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Service Learning

Welcome to Service Learning at Alma College!

The Service Learning Office is located in the Kirk Center of the Chapel (989) 463-7366.

Programs and Opportunities available to students interested in service, volunteerism, and civic engagement include:

Academic Service Learning Courses: courses that include meaningful community service, a clear connection between course objectives and service activities and structed opportunities for reflection for the enhancement of academic learning.

Community Service Workstudy: off campus opportunities with non-profit and service organizations.

Michigan Campus Compact: Alma College is a member of the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC). MCC supports community service and service learning that leads students to develop a life-long service ethic. Students may become involved in the Student Community Action Network, Service Leadership Camp, and various service learning grant opportunities.

    

 

 

Service Organizations: Alpha Phi Omega (national service fraternity) and other student organizations are engaged in service and volunteerism.

Service House: 619 W. Center Street, small housing opportunity for students interested in living with other students engaged in service.

Tutoring Network: mentoring and tutoring opportunities available through email listserve.

 

 

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.

 

Student Profile

Kwon JinJu

Kwon JinJu
Graduation: 2008
Major: Advertising and Public Relations
From: Seoul, South Korea
Interests: Dance, Nature, Travel

Alma has had lasting relationships with colleges and universities in South Korea, with the Korean international students completing one full year of study at Alma. Here at Alma, the international students make lifelong friendships and leave everlasting impacts on our students and on the surrounding communities.