Alma's "green" residence hall, Wright Hall, was completed in January 2005. The modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall features a number of environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling, recycled-content ceiling tiles and carpeting, energy-efficient windows, rooftop solar heating panels, energy-efficient showers and washing machines, and a computerized energy monitoring system.
Pamela McCarthy
Graduation: 2006
Major: Biology
Minor: Math
Pamela McCarthy received a broad background of knowledge in her biology major at Alma College that will allow her to reach her dream of becoming a marine researcher.
“My science training gives me a much more rounded background in terms of future management jobs,” the 2006 graduate says.
