Chemistry

 

The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team has won 10 consecutive regional championships at the SIFE USA Regional Competition in Chicago. The competition awards the SIFE teams that are most effective in teaching the principles of market economics through outreach projects in their communities. Last year's team presented 12 projects, including teaching ethics and entrepreneurship skills to students at a juvenile detention center and creating a sustainable business plan for villagers in Uganda.

 

Student Profile

Claire Swift

Claire Swift
Graduation: 2014
Major: Chemistry

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what’s the look on a patient’s face worth? For Claire Swift, it’s priceless.

The Grand Rapids junior, who is pursing a career in medicine, recently completed hospital rotations at Mid Michigan Health Center—Gratiot. She says observing a patient with Parkinson’s disease was something she’ll never forget.