At the beginning of the semester, Laura Owen, former Greek Life coordinator, took over the position of housing director for Adrian College. She was promoted after Amanda Burke left due to her engagement. Her position has been filled by Jake Docking. Owen was selected to take over for her positive qualities, specifically her focus on…
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Goetting chairs new Institute for Law and Public Policy
This summer Adrian College established the George Romney Institute for Law and Public Policy, named in honor of former Michigan governor and presidential cabinet member. This program joined the other four institutes on campus to help create better opportunities for students. “He was a great person to name this institute after,” said Nathan Goetting, professor…
Keith McCleary promoted to administrative position
Keith McCleary, former associate professor of chemistry, was promoted to assistant dean of academic affairs at Adrian College this summer. His duties in the administration department commenced July 1st. He now assists Agnes Caldwell, dean of academic affairs, in her duties while also overseeing his own projects. “I felt that I had skills that would…
Author Jonah Lehrer kicks off convocation series
Adrian College’s 2010-2011 Dr. James Borland convocation series kicked off Wednesday at noon in Herrick Chapel and featured speaker Jonah Lehrer, author of “How We Decide” and “Proust Was a Neuroscientist.” Lehrer is a contributing editor for Wired magazine, National Public Radio’s “ Radio Lab” and Scientific American Mind. In addition, Lehrer has written for…
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 to…
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 campus. …
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