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Funded by MPG Impact Development, a new Albright College residence hall, located across from Gene L. Shirk Stadium and between Exeter and Bern streets, will offer five stories of suite-style living for sophomore, junior and senior students.

Albright will build a new state-of-the-art collegiate esports facility at the corner of 13th and Richmond streets in collaboration with Nerd Street Gamers, the national esports infrastructure company, and CSL Esports, a Playfly Sports company. The new esports venue will make professional grade gaming equipment available to community members, high school teams and tournament organizers. MPG Impact Development will partner with Albright to develop the property. Nerd Street and CSL Esports are known for launching the largest collegiate esports league in North America — the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Starleague, of which Albright College’s esports team is a member.

Albright College celebrated its 162nd Commencement ceremony at Santander Arena, Sunday, May 15, 2022. Albright’s guest speakers included Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory, the first African American to sit on the Fourth Circuit United States Court of Appeals; and continuing education student Kenneth Rolon ’22, who graduated from the School of Professional Studies with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. View video and pictures.

In April, President Jacque Fetrow and Science Research Institute Director Adelle Schade were the only educators invited to present their approach to education at the National Day of Glass in Washington, D.C., in April—a U.S. celebration that is part of the International Year of Glass in Geneva. Attendees include the director of the National Science Foundation, the director of DARPA and the director of Livermore National Labs.

Founders Wall, located in the heart of Albright College’s campus, honors alumni and friends whose philanthropic support of the college reaches or exceeds $1 million. Its engravings are permanent expressions of gratitude to visionaries who have strengthened Albright College’s foundation and future through exemplary leadership and service.

Albright College held a campus ceremony June 10 to celebrate the 2022 honorees: President Jacquelyn S. Fetrow, Ph.D. ’82, Jean and Jeffrey ’73 Griffiths, Robin (Feldman) ’93 and Terrence ’90 Curtin and Ann and Christ ’69 Kraras and Stephen Menyhart ’61.