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A different take on community set a fitting tone for nearly 200 participants in Albion College’s third annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Dialogue and Service, held January 15. Several athletic teams and student clubs gave up their last late morning of winter break for an inspiring keynote by Skot Welch, ’90, an internationally recognized consultant and facilitator for organizational diversity initiatives. Following his remarks, attendees engaged in small-group dialogues and participated in service projects.

A three-person delegation from the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), located near the City of Albion’s Sister Cities of Noisy-le-Roi and Bailly, France, visited Albion College earlier this week to discuss the possibility of expanding educational and cultural opportunities between the two institutions. “There’s quite a lot of potential here,” said one of the officials.

Larry Steinhauer, professor emeritus of economics and management, passed away on Christmas Day at his home in Albion, at the age of 75. A student of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, Steinhauer’s research and teaching focused on money, money systems and the Federal Reserve. Over his 32 years with Albion, he taught and mentored many successful Albion alumni, including some who have gone on to become Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs and leaders in a wide range of industries. A celebration-of-life service will be held at Goodrich Chapel on Saturday January 27, at 11 a.m.

Bram Siemers, ’19, hopes to graduate from Albion College with a degree in biochemistry and use the experience he gained from four years in the Marines, which included tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, to forge a next-generation career that can help save lives.

Beau Brockett, ’19, was one of 12 Michigan college students to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship earlier this month by the Michigan Press Association (MPA) Foundation. The English-Creative Writing major from Richmond is the managing editor of The Pleiad, the Albion College student newspaper.

On Monday, January 15 (the MLK holiday), Welch will give the keynote at Albion College’s third-annual Day of Dialogue and Service in Washington Gardner Auditorium. Two weeks later, on Monday, January 29, the College and community will gather at the Bohm Theatre for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation and Community Celebration. Williams, a former Albion mayor and current College trustee, will be the featured speaker.

“People with a disability like diabetes are often viewed as unable to do certain tasks, and this stereotype can cause issues during employment,” says Zachary Hall, ’18, who is interning with the national College Diabetes Network (CDN) while simultaneously finishing his senior year at Albion College. His work focuses on the CDN “Off to Work” guide, which gives practical advice to young people with diabetes in the job market.

An almost forgotten family history reveals a grandfather’s past as a noncombatant war hero in the first book published by Albion’s newest history professor, who is just finishing his first semester on campus. Joseph W. Ho, with University of Michigan emeritus professor Charles Bright, is co-editor of War and Occupation in China: The Letters of an American Missionary from Hangzhou, 1937–1938.

Andrea Wells, Albion College’s new equestrian center director, has done just about everything in the horse world and now she brings that experience to a school looking to make an impact of its own on the national level.

The spirit of generosity was on display as alumni, faculty, students and friends of Albion College donated more than $185,000 on Giving Tuesday that was held November 28