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proved to be a lucky number for 2013 grad Tom Dukes as he became the 13th Albion student to win a Fulbright award. Dukes heads to Germany next year to teach English to middle and high school students. Classmate Genevieve Kukurugya-Rabaut will join a similar teaching program sponsored by the French government. “I freaked out a little,” Genevieve said, when she got the news about her award. “It is such an exciting thing. This is exactly what I need at this point in my life.”
2,880
meals served this spring at Macho Taco, a student business venture created by Dennis Duncan, ’13, and operated in partnership with Albion’s dining services provider, Bon Appétit, as an alternative student eatery.
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minutes of Albion College YouTube videos watched (all-time). See the latest postings at: www.youtube.com (search on Albion College).
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of Albion graduates in the past 16 years have successfully entered employment or service, or pursued graduate or professional studies, according to annual Career Development Office surveys conducted within the first six months after graduation. For details, go to www.albion.edu/careerdev
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students are pursuing FURSCA research and creative projects this summer on topics ranging from insect-borne diseases to spoken word poetry.
During a recent visit to campus, Chief Flaubert Nana from Batchingou, Cameroon presented this sculpture, created by an artist in his village, to President Donna Randall in appreciation of Albion student and faculty efforts in building new school rooms in Batchingou through the College’s Nwagni Project.
HEARD ON CAMPUS
“Define your BE goals, not just your DO goals.”
—Joel Manby, ’81, president and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment Corp., former “Undercover Boss” on CBS, author of Love Works, and the 2013 Albion College commencement speaker. See the video of the ceremony at: www. albion.edu/commencement
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named bricks (and room for more) in the Dow Recreation and Wellness Center’s commemorative brick walkway.