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Jaclyn Freeman

Student Profile: Jaclyn Freeman

Jaclyn Freeman plans to use her American Studies minor to bring a new perspective to teaching high school history.

“Because American Studies is an interdisciplinary program, it brings so many differing viewpoints into the class discussions, and that is not necessarily seen in a single discipline course,” the North Branch senior says. “Each discipline has its own way of thinking. American Studies brings all those differences together and creates an atmosphere completely unique to any other I have observed.”

Freeman, a history major, was attracted to the American Studies minor because of her love for American history.

I was very impressed with the individual attention Alma gave me. Everyone is so friendly here and the professors really seem to care.

“In high school one of my English teachers assigned my class an essay on what it meant to be an American and ever since I have been interested in the question,” she says.

The tight-knit campus and liberal arts education drew Freeman to Alma.

“I was very impressed with the individual attention Alma gave me,” she says. “Everyone is so friendly here and the professors really seem to care.”

In addition to her studies, Freeman is a member of Phi Alpha Theta (an honorary history fraternity), Epsilon Sigma Epsilon (an honorary education fraternity) and Phi Sigma Sigma (a social sorority). In addition, she works at the Heritage Center and at the Bruske Hall switchboard.

 

Many of Alma’s pre-law graduates go on to attend prestigious law schools, including 2004 graduate Jessica Karbowski, who was accepted at Yale, Stanford and Harvard law schools and is attending Yale. Colin McGlaughlin, a 20004 graduated enrolled at Case Western Reserve Law School, is the first American to intern at the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Laura von Wallmenich
Departments: English, American Studies

Laura von Wallmenich knew Alma College was the right fit as soon as she stepped on campus for her interview.

The assistant professor of English and chair of the American Studies program earned her undergraduate degree from Colby College, so she knew she wanted to work in a small liberal arts atmosphere.