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Scottish Heritage

In the more than 100 years since its founding, Alma has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive.

Scotty, Alma College's mascot

Scotty, Alma College's mascot

Alma offers a music class in the Scottish arts, a Scottish arts’ scholarship and a study abroad program with the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

The College also features a marching band clad in kilts, a Scottish dance troupe and even its own official tartan!

Each year, the College hosts the Alma Highland Festival, which features traditional Scottish revelry and games.

Every other year the College also hosts the Robert Burns dinner, which celebrates the life of Scotland’s best known poet.

We are the Scots!

 

Since 2003, twenty Alma College students have won prestigious national fellowships, scholarships and awards, including 10 Fulbright fellowships and multiple Udall, Truman, Marshall and Gates-Cambridge scholarships.

 

Student Profile

Melissa Carstens

Melissa Carstens
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Marquette, Michigan
Interests: Singing, Dancing

Alma’s off-campus study programs do more than place students in exciting locales to meet interesting people; they also create new opportunities for personal growth and skill development. One of the best ways to learn about other societies and cultures is to study and travel in international settings. You do not always have to know a foreign language.