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College provides for therapeutic needs
College students often have a wide variety of challenges and issues that can be difficult to deal with alone. They deal with time management issues, stressful environments, social interactions, academic expectations, separation from family and friends, peer pressure situations and many other difficult emotional circumstances. Many Adrian College students find their way to the... »
AC academic departments undergo changes this year
There have been major changes for some of the academic departments during the 2009-2010 academic year, as part of an attempt to better the academic experience of Adrian College students. The Social Work and Athletic Training programs have seen the most results this year. “Every year we’ve been implementing new courses and new requirements,” Tina... »
Alcohol speaker visits Adrian
Adrian College welcomed guest speaker, Adam Ritz, to campus last Thursday to speak about alcohol awareness. Students involved in Greek Life, athletics and the Resident Assistant program on campus were required to attend the event. Ritz, having dealt with a personal situation involving alcohol which led to legal action being taken against him, chooses... »
Health Center strives to provide for students
“It’s been a good year,” Dawn Marsh, director of health services, said about the Health Center at Adrian College. The Health Center is located in the basement of Caine Student Center and is open Monday through Friday. From 9 to 11 a.m., their walk-in clinic is available and from 1 to 4:30 p.m., is open... »
Ribbons of Excellence Day recognizes academic strides
Adrian College celebrated the Ribbons of Excellence Tuesday, by hosting various events and ceremonies around campus. Each of these different programs focused on one of the five elements of the ribbons, which are caring for humanity and the world, learning throughout a lifetime, thinking critically, crossing boundaries and disciplines and developing creativity. There were 30... »
Public Relations office works diligently to serve AC campus
When students at Adrian College look at events like Bruiser’s debut and Declaration Day, they often don’t have the opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes. The Public Relations Office, located in the basement of the Shipman Library is often hard at work, putting together some of the major events on this... »
Sodexo finishes semester, high hopes for next year
Throughout the 2009-2010 academic year, Sodexo has put on various events in Ritchie Marketplace. “We try to do something every month,” Tim McLaughlin, the general manager for Sodexo, said. According to McLaughlin, in October there was steak and shrimp night and in November they put on a specialty Thanksgiving dinner. In December, there was a Christmas... »
Medieval event held at AC late last month
Saturday, March 27, Adrian College co-hosted the first annual “Medieval and Renaissance Studies Consortium,” in conjunction with Alma College. The event is the result of last fall’s call for student papers on the subject. Students from the region sent two hundred word abstracts and were chosen to present their papers from about sixteen local... »
Docking delivers speech
“Shared Vision, Shared Success,” was the title of Adrian College’s Annual State of the College Address given last Friday at noon in the Adrian Tobias room by AC’s seventeenth President, Jeffrey Docking. “The preponderance of this message… will be devoted to looking ahead, planning, visioning and, most importantly, working together as one community to create... »
Students affected by loss of Michigan scholarship
The Michigan Promise scholarship awards eligible Michigan high school students up to $4000 for completing at least two years of post-secondary education. In order to receive this scholarship, students participated in the Michigan Merit Exam, one of Michigan’s most famous standardized tests. As many students know, funding for the Michigan Promise Scholarship has been cut,... »