Cultural Activities

Chinese Movie Night

Monday, Oct. 25, 2010: After Shock

Monday, Nov. 22, 2010: Farewell My Concubine

All screenings take place at 8:00 p.m. in Jones Auditorium and have English subtitles. Please join us for the screenings!

Chinese Table

The Alma College Chinese Course invites you to join our bi-weekly Language Table!

What: A meal with everyone who is interested in Chinese and the Chinese culture!

Where: Hamilton Commons

When: Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m.; Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Xiao Yu, x7138.

 

Frank Knox’s accomplishments are extraordinary: From fighting alongside Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders and publishing the Chicago Daily News vice presidential candidate in 1936 to Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Through it all, the 1912 graduate stayed true to his Alma College roots. His portrait adorns the conference room in the Reid-Knox Administration Building.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Stephany Slaughter

Dr. Stephany Slaughter
Departments: Spanish

When Stephany Slaughter went to college, she planned to major in French and English with a teaching concentration. But around the time she discovered her college didn’t offer a study aboard program in France, a spot opened up to study abroad in Spain.

“I’ve always been addicted to languages and travel,” the assistant professor of Spanish says, “but the switch from French to Spanish was really accidental. The spot opened up in November, and by January I was in Spain.”

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