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Winter 2005

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Columns: Speaking with an Accent

The Alma College A-Team... What is it? [more stories]

Great Scots: Around the World in 291 Days: The Parkinson Family's Grand Adventure

Imagine picking up, leaving your job and home behind and traveling around the world for a year. While this may seem mere fantasy, one alumni couple dares to dream so big. [more stories]

Highland Games: Fall Sports Recap

The Alma College football team won the 2004 MIAA conference championship, finishing with a 6-1 league record and an 8-3 overall finish. [more stories]

Thistle And Pipes: The Science of Environmental Politics

Bush, Kerry, Nader. For much of 2004, these names dominated the media as the presidential campaign stormed across television, radiowaves and the Internet. [more stories]

Tartan Tidbits: Alumni Notes

See what's happening and stay in touch with Alma alumni.

 

More than 100 Alma College students and staff traveled to destinations in New Mexico, Tennessee, Philadelphia, Louisiana and North Carolina for service projects during winter break in February 2007. “Alternative Break service experiences continue to gain popularity on Alma College’s campus,” says Sallie Scheide, assistant director in the Center for Responsible Leadership.

 

Student Profile

Melissa Carstens

Melissa Carstens
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Marquette, Michigan
Interests: Singing, Dancing

Alma’s off-campus study programs do more than place students in exciting locales to meet interesting people; they also create new opportunities for personal growth and skill development. One of the best ways to learn about other societies and cultures is to study and travel in international settings. You do not always have to know a foreign language.