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Swanson Academic Center

Photo of the Swanson Academic CenterPhoto of a classroom in the Swanson Academic CenterThe College’s main classroom and faculty office building, the Swanson Academic Center provides 28 classrooms, 61 faculty offices and an 80-seat lecture hall. It also houses the Provost’s Office, the Information Technology Office and various computer centers and laboratories.

Academic departments housed within the SAC include Business Administration, Communication, Computer Science, Economics, Education, English, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology and Anthropology.

The Herrick Foundation Computer Center housed in the SAC provides students and faculty with Macintosh and IBM PC compatible pentium systems.

The Charles J. Strosacker Collaborative Teaching and Learning Center is a state-of-the-art laboratory stocked with high-end Macintosh and PC workstations for digital imaging, video and multimedia, a large format color printer, and several scanners able to scan photographs, film and slides.

Opened in 1974, the Swanson Academic Center is named in honor of President Emeritus Robert D. Swanson and his first wife, Roberta B.

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The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team claimed its ninth consecutive regional championship at the SIFE USA Regional Competition in March 2009. The competition awards the SIFE teams that are most effective in teaching the principals of market economics through outreach projects in their communities.

 

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.