Maximilian Loria, '21, a member of the Britons' men's soccer team, arrived at Albion College thinking he would prepare for a career in accounting. A marketing class in the recently completed spring semester may have changed his outlook, and he is using a summer internship at DTE Energy to help narrow his focus while making connections that will assist in his professional development.
Albion College is among a select group of institutions featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020. The publication, now in its 36th edition and considered one of the best independent college guides available, mentions that Albion "attracts an ambitious, involved group of students" while touting the College's "top-notch academic and career counseling."
Elijah Shalis, '02, has always loved history, and when he learned that James Robinson, a slave who fought for American independence, had been all but forgotten, he worked to make sure he received the honors he deserved in the Detroit cemetery where he is buried. And that story has resonated.
Out of thousands of applicants and 100 interviewees, Josh Sannes, ’19, who graduated in May after majoring in finance in the Economics and Management Department, was offered and accepted a position with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as a financial institution specialist in Columbus, Ohio.
Albion College Professor and Director of Choral Activities Clayton Parr, '80, has long viewed the Republic of Georgia as something of a second home so when the chance was presented to take his Briton Singers, a 12-member a capella group, to the country in May to perform and learn about the culure, it was an opportunity not to be missed.
A new endowed gift from Stephen and Susan Brochu Greehalgh, '74 '75, will offer a greater opportunity for students with financial need to take part in faculty-sponsored academic trips. "I believe that experiential learning can make all the difference in a liberal arts education," Stephen Greenhalgh said.
