Albion Signs Agreement to Implement New Programs in Sustainability Studies
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Albion President Donna Randall signs the agreement as Martin O'Connor, director of the International Center for Research in Ecological Economics, Eco-Innovation & Tool Development for Sustainability at UVSQ, looks on.Albion College and its French partner, the University of Versailles Saint Quentin (UVSQ), are taking a global approach to sustainability in more ways than one. The two institutions have recently signed an agreement to implement two new programs for Albion students that will involve them in sustainability studies on both institutions' campuses.
Students may choose either an undergraduate major in sustainability studies or a one-year postgraduate course of study based at UVSQ culminating in a certificate of sustainability studies which is equivalent to completing the first year of a master's program. The programs will provide a worldwide perspective on key environmental problems and solutions and will prepare students to advance sustainable lifestyles on a broad scale.
Environmental Activist Annie Leonard Tells 'The Story of Stuff' in Calvaruso Lecture
Friday, April 15, 2011
Environmental activist and researcher Annie Leonard has a sober message: the Earth is in crisis and consumerism is a major problem—but it's not a problem that can't be fixed. She delivered this message with an optimistic and often humorous enthusiasm to a receptive crowd in Goodrich Chapel, closing the 2011 Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.
On-Campus Electric Vehicle Charging Station Now Available for Students, Faculty, Staff
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Albion College students, faculty, and staff who drive electric vehicles now have a 240-volt charging station available on campus, behind the Science Complex.
Pryce Hadley Wins Udall Environmental Scholarship
Friday, April 01, 2011
Albion College junior Pryce Hadley, '12, is the third Albion student in four years to be named a Udall Scholar by the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation. Previous Albion winners are Erica Tauzer, '10 (2009 Udall Scholar), and Catherine Game, '08 (2007 Udall).
Water, Wealth and War in the MIddle East Discussed for 2011 Daoud Lecture
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
The Middle East's most valuable resource – water – and its impact on the past, present and future is the subject of Albion College's 2011 Daoud Lectureship in Middle Eastern Studies. Writer Steven Solomon brings this complicated and compelling story Tuesday, March 15.
