Reid-Knox Building

Photo of the Reid-Knox buildingPhoto of the Reid-Knox buildingPhoto of the Reid-Knox buildingThe Reid-Knox Building houses the Admissions Office and the offices for the College President and Vice President of Business Affairs.

The building serves as the starting point for the admissions process for every incoming freshman and transfer student. The Admissions Office contains offices of the vice president for enrollment, director of admissions, and admissions counselors. Prospective students are introduced to an Alma Ambassador — a student volunteer who assists with tours, hosts overnights, takes students to lunch, and escorts them to class.

The Building was given by Mrs. Annie Reid-Knox as a memorial to her husband, W. Franklin “Frank” Knox, both Alma alumni. Frank Knox was editor and publisher of The Chicago Daily News and served as Secretary of the Navy during World War II. The Building’s largest room, the Reid-Knox Memorial Room, is a replica of the Knox’s living room in Manchester, N.H.

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Alma College ranks second in the nation in the percentage of students who participate in alternative break service trips, according to Break Away, the national organization that supports the development of alternative break experiences that inspire lifelong active citizenship. Last year, Alma students provided flood relief, built affordable homes, planned activities for terminally ill children, constructed wheelchair ramps, worked with immigrants, and assisted in after-school programs.

 

Graduate Profile

Austin Mitchell

Austin Mitchell
Graduation: 2007
Major: Elementary Education

Having long admired his mother’s work as an elementary teacher, it’s no wonder Austin Mitchell ’07 followed in her footsteps.

The fourth-grade math teacher recently was selected as one of 1,100 teachers across the nation to receive surprise donations of school supplies from Office Max and Food Lion Grocery Stores.

Nominated by the principal of his Virginia elementary school for “going beyond the call of duty,” Mitchell says the education faculty members at Alma College, including Peggy Thelen, Janet Navarro and Mark Seals, are a big part of the teacher he is today.