Honors Day

A Celebration of the Liberal Arts


Alma College Honors Day
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Over the years, Alma College has fostered a tradition of involving undergraduate students in high-level scholarship and creative work. Our students have presented the results of their work from the laboratories, library and studios in local, national and international venues. The purpose of Honors Day is to celebrate scholarly and creative activities in the liberal arts on our campus.

Alma students browse the poster presentations during Honors Day 2009

The 2013 Honors Day events will begin with a presentation by the 2013 Honors Day Keynote Speaker, Edward Burger, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in the Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

Other Honors Day events include student poster presentations and the awarding of the 12th Annual Ronald O. Kapp Honors Prize.

Completed electronic forms for Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations were due by Friday, Feb. 8. Students will be notified of acceptance of their presentations by Friday, Feb. 15.

 

Alma College graduates have extraordinary placement rates into medical and law schools. Alma’s 84 percent placement rate into medical school compares to a 46.3 percent national average. Alma’s placement rate for law school is 86.9 percent, compared to a 66.8 percent national average.

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Graduate Profile

Meredith Henry

Meredith Henry
Graduation: 2003
Major: Communication

Meredith Henry credits the liberal arts education at Alma with helping her focus her love for communication.

“I loved to write and knew I wanted to do something communication and business-related,” the 2003 alumnus says. “Liberal arts communication was the perfect fit to explore exactly which avenue of communication I wanted to pursue. Looking back on it, my interests evolved naturally throughout my class work and internship experience.”

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