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Thumbnail image for Dr. Melissa StraitDr. Melissa Strait

Dr. Melissa Strait, professor of chemistry, has allowed her educational interests to take her to places few have been. In 2000 Strait lived for six weeks in Antarctica, where she and other explorers collected meteorites. [more]


Thumbnail image of Dr. Cameron ReedDr. Cameron Reed

Dr. Cameron Reed is an admitted stargazer. The Alma College professor of physics, though, has his eyes set on a specific kind of star — the luminous hot, blue ones found in the spiral arms of galaxies like the Milky Way. [more]


 

Alma College is one of the best colleges fostering social responsibility and public service, according to The Princeton Review and Campus Compact. It is one of 81 institutions in 33 states — and the only private college in Michigan — that The Princeton Review commends and features in its book, Colleges With a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement.

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Graduate Profile

Katie Wibby

Katie Wibby
Graduation: 2001
Major: Chemistry

Katie Wibby felt nothing but prepared to teach chemistry after her Alma College education.

“Having a chemistry degree was important because it made sure that I fully understood the chemistry that I would be teaching,” the 2001 graduate says. “My upper-level classes helped me to understand the theory behind the elementary chemistry concepts. I worked with a local chemistry teacher on my thesis project, and that helped me prepare for student teaching.”

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