NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA
Poll: Ugliness May Trump Charisma, Good Looks in Presidential Leadership Test.
Voters don't care if the 2008 presidential candidates are ugly, boring, uninspired or verbose. What they want more than anything else are leaders with integrity. Honesty and integrity were the highest valued traits in a national survey that asked businessmen and women to identify the characteristics of superior leaders.
- Radio station CKLW, Windsor/Detroit, (live interview) August 1, 2007
- PR Newswire (national distribution), August 1, 2007
- Washington Times, Washington, D.C., August 2, 2007
- KLFY TV 10, Lafayette, LA, August 2, 2007
- WOOD Radio, Grand Rapids, August 2, 2007
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 4, 2007
- The Big Show, statewide political talk radio show, August 6, 2007
- WKZO radio, Kalamazoo, August 6, 2007
- CollegeNews.org, August 28, 2007
Web links to PR Newswire article:
- ADVFN, August 1, 2007
- AOL Money News, August 1, 2007
- Bizjournals.com Inc., August 1, 2007
- Balsamania Web Financial Group, August 1, 2007
- Crains Detroit.com, August 1, 2007
- Detroit News, August 1, 2007
- Earth Times, August 1, 2007
- Forbes.com, August 1, 2007
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel, August 1, 2007
- KRON-San Francisco TV4, August 1, 2007
- Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2007
- MITECHNEWS.com, August 1, 2007
- MarketWatch, August 1, 2007
- Quote.com, August 1, 2007
- Ste house News Service, August 1, 2007
- Yahoo, August 1, 2007
- CNN Money, August 1, 2007
- Motley Fool, August 1, 2007
- Quicken.com, August 1, 2007
- USATOday.com/Money, August 1, 2007
- Fidelity Investments, August 1, 2007
- ETrade Financial, August 1, 2007
- Nasdaq.com, August 1, 2007
- Reuters, August 1, 2007
- Bloomberg, August 1, 2007
Michigan Campus Compact highlights Alma College.
Spotlight features the partnership between Alma and the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force.
- Micampuscompact.org, August 2007
College Finder 2007.
Special education supplement shows location of Alma College.
- Detroit Free Press, August 5, 2007
Madeleine Albright will speak at Alma College.
- Worldwide Faith News (Presbyterian Church USA), New York City, August 7, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 21, 2007
- Midland Daily News, August 21, 2007
- Midland Daily News, August 30, 2007
Former Alma College coach named coach at Owens Community College.
Kevin Skaggs coached basketball at Alma for six years.
- Toledo Blade, August 8, 2007
- Perrysburg, Ohio, News-Messenger, August 8, 2007
"Colleges say loans are okay."
Alma, Lawrence Tech and MSU College of Law say they are offering better deals for students through private lenders than the federal government offers through its own programs.
- Detroit Free Press, August 11, 2007
- Lansing State Journal, August 11, 2007
Tom Crean remembers deceased Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser.
Quotes Crean, former Alma College basketball coach: "He was one of the first guys who really gave me the time of day when I was coaching at Mount Pleasant High School and Alma College. We developed a really good friendship."
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 12, 2007
Almaâs teacher education program is rated âexemplary.â
- Detroit Free Press, August 12, 2007
Alma College information is included in annual College Guide 2007.
- Grand Rapids Press, August 12, 2007
Christine Vogel named dean of students and VP for student affairs at McCormick Theological Seminary.
Vogel is a former chaplain at Alma College.
- Worldwide Faith News, Presbyterian Church USA, August 16, 2007
Michigan, Michigan State dip in U.S. News college ratings.
Story quotes Alma President Saundra Tracy: "We understand the rankings are a reality." But she takes issue with subjective 'peer assessment' and will not review other universities in the liberal arts category. Alma will continue to submit other statistics to the magazine.
- Detroit News, August 17, 2007
Kyle Schack named assistant swimming coach at Arizona State University.
Schack was Almaâs swimming and diving coach in 2006-07.
- Swimming World Magazine, Phoenix, Arizona, August 17, 2007
Former Alma College faculty pianist Nicholas Roth will perform.
- Des Moines Register, August 21, 2007
LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA
Local students plan to attend Alma College.
- Gaylord Herald, August 4, 2007
- Port Huron Times Herald, August 13, 2007
- Saginaw Township Times, August 15, 2007
Local stories about Alma College students.
- Greenville Daily News, August 3, 2007
- Benzie County Record, August 8, 2007
- Burton News, August 12, 2007
- Midland Daily News, August 16, 2007
Local students graduate from Alma College.
- Bedford Now, Lambertville, August 17, 2007
- St. Ignace News, August 30, 2007
Local stories about Alma College alumni.
(These listings do not include wedding, engagement or obituary announcements).
- Greenville Daily News, August 3, 2007
- Alma Morning Sun, August 5, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 7, 2007
- Owosso Argus-Press, August 7, 2007
- Escanaba Daily-Press, August 11, 2007
- Ironwood Daily Globe, August 11, 2007
- Marquette Mining Journal, August 11, 2007
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 13, 2007
- Greenville Daily News, August 13, 2007
- Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, August 14, 2007
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 14, 2007
- Bay City Times, August 14, 2007
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, August 16, 2007
- Lansing State Journal, August 22, 2007
- White Lake Beacon, Whitehall, August 26, 2007
- Bay City Times, August 26, 2007
- Midland Daily News, August 29, 2007
- Birch Run Herald, August 29, 2007
- Petoskey News, August 30, 2007
- Big Rapids Pioneer, August 30, 2007
Local stories about exhibits, events and performances at Alma College.
- Hot Tickets, Saginaw News, August 30, 2007
Fixing, making guitars.
Story features Jonah Powell, who majored in vocal music at Alma College.
- Leelanau Enterprise, August 1, 2007
Local students attend International Leadership Institute in England.
- Houghton Lake Resorter, August 2, 2007
- Greenville Daily News, August 4, 2007
- Lapeer County Press, August 5, 2007
- Midland Daily News, August 7, 2007
- Chelsea Standard, August 9, 2007
- Bay City Times, August 18, 2007
Meteor knowledge: Alma College profs excel at identification.
Melissa Strait and Murray Borrello have become the stateâs unofficial examiners of all the suspected meteorites found in the state.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 7, 2007
Gary Peters declares candidacy for a U.S. House seat.
Peters is a graduate of Alma College.
- Midland Daily News, August 8, 2007
Profile: Larry Andrus. Opportunities arise once or twice in a lifetime.
Andrus, CEO of Trivalent Group, is an Alma College alum and board member.
- Western Business Review, Kalamazoo, August 9, 2007
Kelly Luplow signs on as Alma College assistant football coach.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 15, 2007
- Midland Daily News, August 15, 2007
Reception planned for cherry queen.
Alma College student Danielle Moss is the cherry queen.
- Benzie County Record, August 15, 2007
Alma College hosts Gratiot County CROP Hunger Walk.
- Saginaw News, August 19, 2007
EHS Professor John Davis climbs Mount Rainier.
Column by Dick Bolton.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 20, 2007
Alma College expects record freshman class.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 21, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 22, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 29, 2007
Motorcycle ride benefits Matt Reinke Scholarship Fund.
Reinke was an Alma alumnus.
- Clare County Cleaver, Harrison, August 23, 2007
Alma College named âBest Midwestern Collegeâ by the Princeton Review.
- BusinessWire, August 24, 2007
- Great Lakes IT Report, August 26, 2007
âSleuth uncovers fraternity history.â
Former baseball coach Bill Klenk preparing for Phi Phi Alpha fraternity reunion.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 27, 2007
Bygone Days. Alma seeks arts grant in 1977.
- Saginaw News, August 27, 2007
Local students attend Farm Bureau citizenship seminar at Alma College.
- Marlette Leader, August 29, 2007
Local students participate in Kapp Honors Day.
- Manistee News-Advocate, August 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.
- Grand Rapids Press, August 5, 2007
- Burton News, August 12, 2007
- Burton News, August 19, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 22, 2007
- Tuscola County Advertiser, Caro, August 22, 2007
- Port Huron Times Herald, August 23, 2007
- By City Times, August 23, 2007
- Grand Rapids Press, August 23, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 23, 2007
- Hillsdale Daily News, August 25, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 25, 2007
- Detroit Free Press, August 26, 2007
- Saginaw News, August 26, 2007
- Midland Daily News, August 28, 2007
- Niles Daily Star, August 28, 2007
- Muskegon Chronicle, August 30, 2007
