September 2005 Events

Open House/Tea for International Students, September 2
     The women of MacCurdy House invited new international students to join them for tea, in  hopes of making them feel welcome and providing a few friendly faces as they navigate their unfamiliar environments. 

Campus Organization Fair, September 11
     House residents staffed a table promoting house events and a program on ovarian cancer.


Becky, Kristi, Bethany & Katie

Campus Safety & Awareness Event, September 15
      This event was intended to help the Alma College campus become more aware of safety and related issues.  A panel of campus and community members discussed awareness and safety.  A personal protection program, provided by Instinctive Response Training, followed the panel discussion.

 


Panel members: Women's Studies & Communication  professor Dr. Joanne Gilbert, Vice-President for Student Life Dr. Nick Piccolo, student & MacCurdy House resident Becky Peacock, Physical Plant Director Bob Boyce,  & Mitchell Hall Director Jake Acton.  (Panel member not in photo: Dave Walsh, Director of Alma Department of Public Safety)

 

 

 

 

 

Alma College is among the top 40 baccalaureate institutions in the country for the percentage of students who choose to study abroad, according to a report published by the Institute for International Education. Among Alma’s graduates in the 2009–10 academic year, 61.4 percent participated in study abroad, which ranked 37th in the nation.

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Graduate Profile

Buddy Scarborough

Buddy Scarborough
Graduation: 2009
Major: Sociology
Minor: Women’s Studies

Prior to an “eye-opening freshman year,” Buddy Scarborough ’09 had never thought about the lived experiences of women. Once he started reading about the concepts of gender and social construction, however, he says he couldn’t get enough.

“The more I learned and understood, the more I wanted to be active in breaking down these constructs,” he says. “I broke down my own perceptions and actions and saw how the things I do on daily basis perpetuate or disintegrate restrictive constructions of gender.”

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