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Fourth Annual Alma College Robotics Challenge

The Robotics Challenge is an invitational high school robotics tournament using the Lego Mindstorms Robotics Platform. Teams construct robots which compete against each other in an attempt to gather eggs and return them to their nest.  The Fourth Annual Alma College Robotics Challenge is coming up this March 30!  Read more on our contest webpage, or contact Dr. John Hawley for information on how your high school could participate. Read all the CS Notes and News.

Posted: Tue, September 19th, 2006 at 10:50AM

 

Alma students can explore the environmental wonders of the Galapagos Islands, practice Spanish language skills, study Ecuadorian culture, complete coursework in business finance, and fulfill a South American internship in entrepreneurship through Alma College’s one-of-a-kind partnership with Equatorialis University in Quito, Ecuador.

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Graduate Profile

Ted Hutchins
Graduation: 1990
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Religious Studies

Ted Hutchins has been interested in computers since middle school, but he says the liberal arts education at Alma College truly prepared him for life.

“At other institutions computer science students have little incentive or ability to further their education in non-science disciplines,” the 1990 graduate says. “Over the years numerous acquaintances have stated they only took those 'other' course to complete their degree. At Alma most of those 'other' classes were the highlight of the term. A well-rounded education furthered my career in ways that are hard to quantify.”

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