To prepare for MacCurdy's role as a temporary safe house on the Alma College campus, the residents must receive training at the start of each academic year. Toni Davis, from Women's Aid Inc., provides a day of training in domestic/dating violence, crisis intervention, and local referrals.
Members of the Kappa Iota sorority also participate in the training and assist in staffing the house.
Alma College received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2009 for research that could eventually lead to the development of more effective drugs to treat and prevent certain kinds of influenza, including human infections of swine and avian flu. "This project provides an opportunity for students to get involved in important laboratory research," says faculty member Jeff Turk, principal investigator.
Tammi Neuscheler
Graduation: 1996
Major: Communication
Minor: Women’s Studies
Tammi Johnson Neuscheler has used her women’s studies minor in a variety of positions — working in marketing and sales, economic aid and now as a stay-at-home mother.
“What I find so important about women’s studies is that it is about more than providing a career field,” the 1996 graduate says. “It also helps us to be more responsible and informed people.”
