Gwyneth Hill Beagley, Ph.D.
Chair & Professor of Psychology
Office: Swanson Academic Center B-28
Phone: (989) 463-7308
Nicholas J Dixon
Chair & Dykstra Professor of Philosophy
Office: SAC 347
Phone: (989) 463-7219
Faculty
In the more than 125 years since its founding, Alma College has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive. Today, Alma features a marching band clad in kilts, a Scottish dance troupe, a competitive pipe band and its own tartan. Each year, the College hosts the Alma Highland Festival and Games, which feature traditional Scottish games and revelry.
Faculty Profile
Dr. Robert Molina
Departments: Mathematics
Math professor Robert Molina has a puzzle obsession. From Sudoku to Rubik’s cubes, he has a vast collection of puzzles in his home—and always brings a table-full to the annual math taco dinner.
Mind puzzles are a branch of his expert field, combinatorics, which is the study of discrete (and usually finite) objects. In other words, it deals with arrangement of items like books on a self, or numbers in a defined set.