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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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Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term '09, students toured cultural sites in Peru, studied alternative energy in Sweden, analyzed theatre and dance in London, and examined Native American culture at the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota.

 

Student Profile

Jason Latz

Jason Latz
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Elsie, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Habitat for Humanity

Spring Term courses offer students opportunities to break out of the “Alma Bubble.” Off-campus study, especially in a foreign country, shows you how you relate to the rest of the world and how the rest of the world views American people, politics and policies. You can then integrate your real world experiences into your academic programs and your future career.