Search Alma: > Log-in to my Alma


Jason Bandlow

Graduate Profile: Jason Bandlow

Jason Bandlow is using the knowledge he gained as a student at Alma College to teach future students.

After receiving his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California - San Diego, Bandlow will work at the University of California - Davis as a post-doctoral researcher for the 2007-2008 school year.

"Ever since I was young, I've been attracted to the beauty of mathematics," he says.

After his research, Bandlow hopes to continue his career teaching mathematics at a research institution.

“Ever since I was young, I've been attracted to the beauty of mathematics.”

Completing his undergraduate education in Mathematics and Computer Science at Alma in 1997, he received a master's degree in computer and information science from the University of Michigan - Dearborn in 1999 and a master's degree in mathematics from Colorado Sate University in 2002.

"I was attracted to Alma because it was a small, academically strong college that was close to home," he says.

While at Alma, he ran cross-country and track, was a resident assistant, and was a member of the Young Democrats and the ACM programming team.

 

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.

Read More

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Melvin Nyman

Dr. Melvin Nyman
Departments: Mathematics

Melvin Nyman found his job at Alma simply by chance. A job posting led to a Good Friday interview in between family events.

Twenty-six years later, he is chair of the Math department and has been the mayor of the city of Alma since 2002.

Read More