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Faculty Tenure and Rank Advancements

Andrea Chapdelaine, Ph.D., psychology, and Guillaume de Syon, Ph.D., history, have both advanced in rank from assistant professor to associate professor. They both were granted tenure as well.

Rank and tenure advancements require unanimous recommendations of the Faculty Committee on Rank and Tenure, a recommendation from the executive vice president and dean of academic affairs, and approval of the president.

Albright  D o m i n o   P l a y e r s  Theatre Company
Receives Certificate of Merit

Albright College received a Certificate of Merit from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region II. The ensemble cast was recognized for acting in Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class which was performed at Albright in November 2000. Representatives from the American College Theatre Festival came to the College to see the show.

The production, directed by Lynn Morrow, professor of English and director of theatre, explored contemporary issues while addressing itself to the loss of the "old-fashioned" rural values of mid-America. Morrow noted in the show’s program that, "This play does not focus on a starving class like the Oakies of the Depression, nor does it focus on the contemporary impoverishment of the inner city ghetto. Rather, Shepard highlights a new form of starving class, one which we associate with the midwestern, rural American family, that has arisen from the greed and scam artists of the late 19th century."

Morrow said of the honor, "It was nice for the College to have some kind of public recognition, but I think our audiences can testify to the ensemble’s merits."

Region II is comprised of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C.
Two Faternities Close Their Doors

In January, the Albright chapters of Alpha Chi Rho and Sigma Phi Epsilon disbanded and forfeited their charters. Both fraternity chapters suffered from low membership at the time of forfeiture. Sigma Phi Epsilon had 15 recognized members and Alpha Chi Rho had only six. Both chapters were established in 1986.

The brothers of Alpha Chi Rho surrendered their charter to the National Office of Alpha Chi Rho because the Albright chapter has been financially unable to provide the liability insurance required by the fraternity's national office. Sigma Phi Epsilon decided to forfeit its charter because of an increase in national dues and new membership standards set by the national Sigma Phi Epsilon office.

Neither fraternity is now recognized as a fraternity or authorized as a student organization at Albright College. According to Joseph Rosenberg, interim director of student activities, "It is unfortunate that these men can no longer meet the obligations to their respective national fraternities. In the future, if any of these brothers or an interest group of students would like to re-establish a chapter of Alpha Chi Rho or Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Office of Student Activities would be more than willing to assist them in their endeavors."
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