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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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Alma College provides a network of opportunities for students to become responsible leaders, including the Robert D. Swanson Responsible Leadership Speaker Series and the Leadership Fellows’ Program. The 2006 class of Leadership Fellows participated in an International Leadership Institute at Wroxton College in England in August 2007.

 

Student Profile

Drew Emge

Drew Emge
Graduation: 2009
Major: POE: International Health
From: Bay City
Interests: Health Professions, Community Service

A Truman Scholarship finalist and Center for Responsible Leadership Fellow, Drew has traveled to South Africa and China studying the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Bay City native intends to use his French minor and POE in International Health to improve AIDS care in Africa, hopefully as a physician with a global public health organization.