December


NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA

Physician from Bloomfield Hills Helps Children in El Salvador.
Dr. Angela Stoutenburg attended Alma College. She went on a medical mission.

  • Detroit Free Press, December 2, 2007

Chi Ly Is Head Coach of Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Tennis Teams.
Ly, from Vietnam, is a former Alma College tennis coach.

  • Palm Beach Post, December 12, 2007

New Book Looks at the History of the Forward Pass.
Former Alma College coach Phil Brooks is the author.

  • American Chronicle, Beverly Hills, Calif., December 15, 2007

Former Alma College Player Jeff Smith Coaches at the University of Utah.
“People ask me why I’d leave Michigan and go out to Utah. It’s an easy answer. It’s because of [University of Utah coach] Jim Boylen,” says Smith.

  • Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 19, 2007

A Stone Cast from the Heavens?
Local resident finds what he believes to be a meteorite. He called professors at both Alma College and the University of Michigan to discuss his find.

  • Livingston County Press & Argus, December 20, 2007
  • Detroit Free Press, December 21, 2007
  • Lansing State Journal, December 21, 2007

LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA

Local Students Plan to Attend Alma College.

  • Owosso Argus-Press, December 9, 2007

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

  • Livingston Daily Press & Argus, Brighton, December 4, 2007
  • Livingston Daily Press & Argus, Brighton, December 7, 2007
  • Jackson Citizen Patriot, December 9, 2007
  • Grand Rapids Press, December 16, 2007
  • Novi News, December 27, 2007
  • Gladwin County Record, December 31, 2007

Local Stories About Exhibits, Events and Performances at Alma College.
(These listings are in addition to Morning Sun coverage).

  • Saginaw News, December 1, 2007
  • Midland Daily News, December 6, 2007
  • "Hot tickets," Saginaw News, December 6, 2007

Critics Target Coal Plans.
Wind, solar power “is viable but it’s extremely difficult,” says Alma instructor Murray Borrello.

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, December 4, 2007

Alma Student Receives Youth to Youth Fellowship Grant.
Grant funds training for a peer-facilitated support group at Alma Republic.

  • Mid-Michigan Vision, December 5, 2007

Alma Students Place in Top 50 Percent at Computer Programming Contest.

  • Mid-Michigan Vision, December 5, 2007

MI-HERC Helps Recruit and Retain Higher Education Employees.
Alma College is part of a new coalition designed to attract and retain faculty and staff.

  • Midland Daily News, December 6, 2007

Alma Native Volunteers With Several Organizations.
Big Sisters volunteer Linda Williams attends Alma College events with her “little sister.”

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, December 17, 2007

Alma Energy Park Draws Federal Support.
A portion of the grant “will involve the beginning of an Alma College partnership, focusing on environmental permitting work.”

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, December 20, 2007
  • Michigan Business News, December 26, 2007
  • Saginaw News, December 26, 2007
  • Ann Arbor News, December 26, 2007

Energy Bill in Line With Planned Alma Project.
Developer Michael Sawruk has stated repeatedly that he wants Alma College to be a partner in the environmental aspects of the park.

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, December 21, 2007

Teen Comes Into His Own Senior Year.
Carson Gormley of Lake Fenton is active in many things. He has been accepted at Alma College but has also applied at other places.

  • Flint Journal, December 24, 2007

Alma College Print Show on Display at the Art Center of Battle Creek.

  • Battle Creek Enquirer, December 28, 2007

Tri-city Treasurers: New Arts Facilities Built in Last 40 Years.
Alma College’s Remick Heritage Center with two performance halls.

  • Saginaw News, December 29, 2008

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.

  • Saginaw News, December 2, 2007
  • Leelanau Daily Telegram, December 3, 2007
  • Lacrosse Magazine, December 5, 2007
  • Saginaw News, December 5, 2007
  • Hometown Life, Observer & Eccentric, metro Detroit, December 6, 2007
  • Midland Daily News, December 7, 2007
  • Burton News, December 9, 2007
  • Saginaw News, December 9, 2007
  • Port Huron Times Herald, December 10, 2007
  • Traverse City Record-Eagle, December 11, 2007
  • Holland Sentinel, December 11, 2007
  • Saginaw News, December 15, 2007
  • Saginaw News, December 16, 2007
  • Grand Rapids Press, December 16, 2007
  • Bay City Times, December 16, 2007
  • Owosso Argus-Press, December 17, 2007
  • The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, December 19, 2007
  • Midland Daily News, December 21, 2007
  • Lansing State Journal, December 22, 2007
  • Saginaw News, December 29, 2007
  • Saginaw News, December 30, 2007
  • Grand Rapids Press, December 30, 2007
  • Muskegon Chronicle, December 30, 2007

 

Alma College students have experiential learning opportunities in Washington, D.C. and around the world through the College’s partnership with the Osgood Center for International Studies. The Osgood Center offers annual leadership, business and foreign policy conferences for college students on contemporary international issues.

 

Student Profile

Katie Krauss

Katie Krauss
Graduation: 2015
Major: Mathematics

Katie Krauss’ love of her favorite subject multiplies exponentially when she has the chance to share it with others, which is why she is working toward a career in secondary education at Alma College.

“Math was always something I was very good at and enjoyed doing, but in high school, I realized my favorite part of math was not the actual work, but instead, helping my friends understand [it],” she says. “I realized that being a math teacher made sense.”