April

NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA

“Blue Star Database Is One Of A Kind.”
Alma College Professor Cameron Reed compiles only known database on blue stars in the world. “Researchers who are interested in these kinds of stars have told me they use the database and publish research articles based on the information in the database,” said Reed.

  • Muskegon Chronicle, April 3, 2007

“Judge And His Wife Offer Help For Abused Animals.”
Feature story profiles Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Borrello. Story mentions that his brother, Murray Borrello, teaches at Alma College.

  • Oakland County Legal News, April 3, 2007
  • Saginaw Press, April 6, 2007
  • Flint Legal News, April 6, 2007
  • Jackson City Legal News, April 9, 2007

“Clean Coal Plant Could Help Michigan Into Future.”
Op-ed piece by Alma College Professor and Alma Mayor Mel Nyman.

  • Alma Morning Sun, April 8, 2007
  • Lansing State Journal, April 9, 2007
  • Saginaw News, April 15, 2007

Steven D. Oesterle Is The Spring Commencement Speaker.

  • Chronicle of Higher Education Online Gazette, April 13, 2007
  • Alma Morning Sun, April 21, 2007

Alma Alumnus Gary Peters Accepts Griffin Endowed Chair Position at CMU.
Peters is a former state senator who is serving as state lottery commissioner.

  • Ann Arbor News, April 16, 2007
  • Alma Morning Sun, April 17, 2007
  • Lansing State Journal, April 16, 2007
  • WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, April 17, 2007
  • Michigan Business Review, Lansing, April 17, 2007
  • Detroit News, April 17, 2007
  • Lottery Post, New Jersey, April 17, 2007
  • Flint Journal, April 17, 2007
  • Marquette Mining Journal, April 17, 2007

Twin Sisters Are Now Coaching Rivals.
Heather and Holly Bruder graduated from Alma in 1999. Heather is head softball coach at Bluffton. Holly is head softball coach at Denison.

  • NCAA Sports.com, April 18, 2007

Josh Brehm Could Be Drafted By The NFL.
Student-athlete Brehm has relatives in Watertown, Wisc.

  • Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, Wisconsin, April 20, 2007

Madeleine Albright Will Speak At Alma College This Fall.

  • Update, the electronic newsletter for the Synod of the Covenant, April 27, 2007

Duke Ethics Professor Stanley Hauerwas Will Speak At Alma College.

  • Update, the electronic newsletter for the Synod of the Covenant, April 27, 2007

LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA

Local Students Plan To Attend Alma College.

  • Huron Daily Tribune, Bad Axe, April 4, 2007
  • Greenville Daily News, April 4, 2007
  • Huron Daily Tribune, Bad Axe, April 4, 2007
  • Frankenmuth News, April 11, 2007
  • Owosso Argus-Press, April 15, 2007
  • Saginaw Township Times, April 18, 2007
  • Presque Isle City Advance, Rogers City, April 19, 2007
  • Alma Morning Sun, April 22, 2007
  • Saginaw News, April 28, 2007
  • Williamston Enterprise, April 29, 2007

Local Stories About Alma College Students.

  • Clare Sentinel, April 24, 2007

Local Students Named To Alma College Honors List.

  • Milford Times, April 5, 2007Lansing State Journal, April 10, 2007
  • Adrian Daily Telegram, April 10, 2007

Local Students Graduate From Alma College.

  • Minden City Herald, April 26, 2007
  • Flint Journal, April 28, 2007
  • Tri-County Citizen, Chesaning, April 29, 2007
  • Midland Daily News, April 29, 2007

Local Stories About Alma College Alumni.
(These listings do not include wedding, engagement or obituary announcements).

  • Owosso Argus-Press, April 5, 2007
  • Dowagiac Daily, April 13, 2007
  • Niles Daily Star, April 14, 2007
  • St. Joseph Herald-Palladium, April 16, 2007
  • Dowagiac Daily News, April 20, 2007
  • Manistee News-Advocate, April 25, 2007
  • Davison Index, April 25, 2007
  • Port Huron Times Herald, April 26, 2007

Local Stories About Exhibits, Events And Performances At Alma College.

  • Saginaw News, April 1, 2007
  • Saginaw News, April 5, 2007
  • Midland Daily News, April 5, 2007
  • “Hot tickets,” Saginaw News, April 5, 2007
  • Saginaw News, April 7, 2007
  • “Hot tickets,” Saginaw News, April 12, 2007

“Perez-Trejo Volunteers At Philly School.”
Local Alma College student participates in Alternative Break trip.

  • Ingham County News, April 1, 2007

Local Student Displays Work In Senior Art Show At Alma College.

  • DeWitt-Bath Review, April 1, 2007

Alma College Hosts Gratiot Chamber’s Athena Award Presentation.

  • Saginaw News, April 2, 2007

Local Students Do Volunteer Work During Alternative Breaks.

  • (Kristina Fuehring) Ludington Daily News, April 3, 2007

Alma Will Host Citizenship Seminar Sponsored By Farm Bureau.

  • Valley Farmer, Bay City, April 5, 2007

Will Nichols Will Sing As Soloist In Local Productions.

  • Zeeland Recorder, April 5, 2007
  • Holland Sentinel, April 12, 2007
  • Saginaw News, April 28, 2007

Afghan Student Will Study at CMU.
Rotary scholars can select from CMU, Alma College, and other institutions.

  • CM-Life, CMU student newspaper, April 6, 2007

Alma Will Participate In Local College Planning Program.

  • Shiawassee County Independent, Owosso, April 8, 2007

Local Art Center Hosts The Alma College Statewide Print Competition Show.

  • Petoskey News, April 9, 2007
  • Gaylord Herald, April 18, 2007

Scott Messing Writes Books On Franz Schubert.

  • Alma Morning Sun, April 12, 2007

Joe Fox Named Athletic Trainer For The Great Lakes Loons Baseball Team In Midland.
Fox is a former trainer at Alma.

  • Saginaw News, April 11, 2007

Sally Bowen Is A Member Of The Midland Youth Leadership Steering Team.
Bowen is capital campaign coordinator at Alma.

  • Midland Daily News, April 12, 2007

Alma College Percussion Ensemble Will Perform at LaSalle High School.

  • St. Ignace News, April 17, 2007
  • St. Ignace News, April 19, 2007
  • St. Ignace News, April 26, 2007

Mid-Michigan Colleges Have Emergency Plans In Place.
Alma College has an emergency plan and emergency response team. “There’s not one cookie cutter plan. It’s a helpful guide, it’s not a script. You can plan all you want but then you have to trust the good judgment of the emergency response team,” says Jerry Scoby, vice president for finance and administration.

  • Alma Morning Sun, April 18, 2007

Alma College Hosts MSU Extension Farm Forum.

  • Valley Farmer, Bay City, April 19, 2007

“Bygone Days.”
Alma College student drowned in 1967.

  • Saginaw News, April 20, 2007

Local Student Performs With Percussion Ensemble.

  • Cadillac News, April 20, 2007

Wassenaar Wins Athena Award.
Dr. Sara Wassenaar was awarded the Gratiot Area Chamber of Commerce Athena Award at a ceremony that took place at Alma College. The award goes to an individual who assists women in reaching their full leadership potential, demonstrates excellence in their profession, and donates time to improve the quality of life for others in the community.

  • Saginaw News, April 19, 2007
  • Alma Morning Sun, April 28, 2007

Alma College to Host Highland Festival.

  • Grand Rapids Press, April 22, 2007

“Bygone Days.”
Alma students wins African Fellowship award in 1977.

  • Saginaw News, April 24, 20007

Down Memory Lane.
Alma athletes rank high in the NCAA during the 2001-02 season.

  • Cass City Chronicle, April 25, 2007

Alma Percussion Ensemble Presents High School Clinic.

  • Gaylord Herald, April 25, 2007

“Colleges Wary Of Dangers On The Sideline.”
Quotes Alma football coach Jim Cole about access on the sidelines during football games: “We’ve offered to elementary schools over the years sort of like a ‘Student of the Week’ thing where the youngster is rewarded by letting him or her be a ball boy or ball girl.”

  • Saginaw News, April 26, 2007

Local Student Receives Grant To Work With Middle School Youth.

  • Cadillac News, April 27, 2007

Alma’s Music Department Is Making News.
Murray Gross receives composing award. Percussion Ensemble is invited to Centrum Jazz Festival. Scott Messing’s book gets good reviews.

  • Saginaw News, April 28, 2007

Josh Brehm Seeks Free Agent Deal in the NFL.

  • Saginaw News, April 30, 2007

STORIES ABOUT ALMA COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Alma College is mentioned multiple times daily and hundreds of times every week in conference standings, national polls, statistics, schedules, predictions, game results and previews. The following list is only a sampling of news items on Alma College sports teams and athletes. Stories about Alma athletics appear in nearly every issue of the Alma Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald and are not included here.

  • Lansing State Journal, April 1, 2007
  • Port Huron Times Herald, April 1, 2007
  • Owosso Argus-Press, April 1, 2007
  • Delta Collegiate, University Center, April 5, 2007
  • Grand Rapids Press, April 6, 2007
  • Petoskey News Review, April 10, 2007
  • Grand Rapids Press, April 12, 2007
  • White Lake Beacon, Whitehall, April 15, 2007
  • Marquette Mining Journal, April 16, 2007
  • Port Huron Times Herald, April 16, 2007
  • Traverse City Record Eagle, April 17, 2007
  • Lansing State Journal, April 18, 2007
  • Frankenmuth News, April 18, 2007
  • Muskegon Chronicle, April 20, 2007
  • Royal Oak Daily Tribune, April 20, 2007
  • Owosso Argus-Press, April 22, 2007
  • Port Huron Times Herald, April 24, 2007
  • Port Huron Times Herald, April 25, 2007
  • South Bend Tribune, April 29, 2007
  • Jackson Citizen Patriot, April 29, 2007
  • Owosso Argus-Press, April 29, 2007
  • Jackson Citizen Patriot, April 30, 2007

 

Alma College is one of the first undergraduate colleges in the United States to belong to the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN). Created in 2006 by students at the London School of Economics, the ICCSN aims to promote the work of the ICC and increase knowledge of international criminal law. Alma joins Duke University School of Law, the University of Cambridge and other institutions in a global community that connects students who share an interest in the ICC.

 

Leadership Profile

Ryan Cramer

Ryan Cramer

For Ryan Cramer ’13, being a leader also means being a learner. Luckily, with his involvement in International Club, Chinese Club and the Center for Responsible Leadership, he never stops learning.