Pre-Professional Programs
The Alma College Percussion Ensemble performed at the prestigious Centrum Jazz Festival, an international festival in Port Townsend, Wash., in July 2007. Alma was the only college group invited to perform. "It's a huge honor," says faculty director Dave Zerbe. "You can't apply to perform there; they seek you out."
Graduate Profile
Mary Kay Ecken
Graduation: 1995
Major: Exercise and Health Science, Psychology
Mary Kay Ecken gained a wide variety of skills by double majoring in exercise and health science and psychology.
“The combination of science, fitness and psychology prepared me for physical therapy school,” the 1995 graduate says. “As much as I need my medical and fitness knowledge, I use psychology to motivate patients every day!”