NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA
Tom Crean, Indiana Basketball Coach, Coached at Alma College Many Years Ago.
- Winston-Salem News, North Carolina, December 3, 2008
Talk Show Discussion: Obama’s Cabinet and Appointments.
Political science faculty member Bill Gorton served on the panel.
- Currently Speaking, Delta Public Television, December 9, 2008
Students Believe in Future for Auto Dealerships, Says Northwood University President.
The Northwood campus in Midland was founded in 1957 by the admissions director and basketball coach at nearby Alma College.
- Ward’s Auto newsletter, Detroit, December 8, 2008
Alma College Student Will Participate in a Mission-Building Trip to Mississippi.
Matt Sabo of Salisbury will join Catawba students.
- Salisbury Post, North Carolina, December 10, 2008
Alma College Pianist Anthony Patterson Performs in Local Christmas Show.
- Daily Register, Oelwein, Iowa, December 16, 2008
Factory Pig Farms Create Pollution.
Faculty geologist Murray Borrello, who researches environmental water problems, says “pig and cow poop” is killing everything in some of the water he studies. He’s skeptical of attempts to genetically modify pigs to produce less pollution.
- Environmental Report, online news service, Ann Arbor, December 22, 2008
Michigan Man Gets Class Ring Three Decades Later.
Ferris State ring is found at the Alma College tennis courts and returned to 62-year-old Vestaburg man who works as a pharmacist at Alma Kmart. Associated Press story.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, December 27, 2008
- Chicago Tribune, December 29, 2008
- Greenville Daily News, December 30, 2008
- Marinette Eagle Herald, December 31, 2008
LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA
Local Students Plan to Attend Alma College.
- Three Rivers Commercial, December 5, 2008
- Alpena News, December 17, 2008
Local Stories About Alma College Alumni.
(These listings do not include wedding, engagement or obituary announcements).
- Kalamazoo Gazette, December 7, 2008
- Owosso Argus-Press, December 10, 2008
- Port Huron Times Herald, December 14, 2008
- MarketWatch online, December 15, 2008
- Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, December 16, 2008
- Ludington Daily News, December 17, 2008
- Macomb Journal, Warren, December 17, 2008
- Saginaw Township Times, December 17, 2008
- Port Huron Times Herald, December 23, 2008
- Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, December 25, 2008
Local Stories About Exhibits, Events and Performances at Alma College.
(These listings are in addition to Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald coverage).
- Saginaw News, December 4, 2008
- Midland Daily News, December 4, 2008
- Saginaw News, December 6, 2008
- Midland Daily News, December 11, 2008
Hemlock Marching Band Takes First Place at Band Invitational at Alma College.
- Saginaw Township Times, December 3, 2008
Alma College to Open Public Ice Rink Soon.
- Alma Morning Sun, December 4, 2008
Anniversary Adventure Benefits Cancer Research.
Parents of Alma College swim coach Chris Hamstra participate in “ride for the relay” program sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
- Holland Sentinel, December 7,2008
Alma College VP Jerry Scoby is a VP Candidate at Ferris State University.
- Big Rapids Pioneer, December 11, 2008
- Big Rapids Pioneer, December 16, 2008
Common Table Institute Raises Awareness About Global Agricultural Issues.
- Vision Mid Michigan, Mount Pleasant, December 11, 2008
Play Adaptation by Joanne Gilbert Is a Finalist for Regional Cable Award.
“Showing a performance on public access cable widens the audience considerably,” says Gilbert, professor of communication at Alma College. Her adaptation of The Emperor’s New Clothes was filmed the Mid Michigan Area Cable and Telecommunications Consortium.
- Vision Mid Michigan, Mount Pleasant, December 11, 2008
Alma Students Head to Juvenile Detention — to Teach Ethics.
Members of SIFE teach business ethics at the Saginaw center. “It was good to be there as a role model. We were able to relate to the groups,” said Marcy Gilstad, Midland sophomore.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, December 11, 2008
- Saginaw News, December 26, 2008
- Vision Mid Michigan, Mount Pleasant December 29, 2008
Shetland, Orkney May Push for Scottish Independence, Says Researcher Britt Cartrite.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, December 11, 2008
Needs in Health Care Industry Lure Students to Grad School.
Mores students are enrolling in pre-professional programs, including at Alma College.
- Saginaw News, December 15, 2008
New Book by David Mcmacken Focuses on Alma Community History.
The book includes photos from Alma College.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, December 22, 2008
Local Chorus Leader Jane Bellen from Saginaw Retires.
Bellen ranks Alma College’s Will Nichols as “one of the great voices in the region.”
- Saginaw News, December 20, 2008
Pulitzer Prize Author Jared Diamond to Speak at Alma College in October.
Diamond will be the Swanson Leadership Speaker Series keynoter in 2009.
- Saginaw News, December 24, 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.
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, December 2, 2008
- Deckerville Recorder, December 3, 2008
- Midland Daily News, December 5, 2008
- Saginaw News, December 6, 2008
- Royal Oak Mirror, December 6, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, December 7, 2008
- Grand Rapids Press, December 7, 2008
- Lansing State Journal, December 7,2008
- Holland Sentinel, December 8, 2008
- Royal Oak Mirror, December 9, 2008
- Saginaw News, December 9, 2008
- Traverse City Record-Eagle, December 9, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, December 9, 2008
- Harbor Light, Harbor Springs, December 10, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, December 11, 2008
- Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, December 11, 2008
- Saginaw News, December 14, 2008
- Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, December 15, 2008
- Petoskey News-Review, December 16, 2008
- Traverse City Record-News, December 16, 2008
- St. Ignace News, December 16, 2008
- Plymouth Observer, December 18, 2008
- Garden City Observer, December 18, 2008
- Livonia Observer, December 18, 2008
- Westland Observer, December 18, 2008
- Redford Observer, December 18, 2008
- Canton Observer, December 18, 2008
- Midland Daily News, December 22, 2008
- Holland Sentinel, December 22, 2008
- Greenville Daily News, December 23, 2008
- Benzie County Record Patriot, December 24, 2008
- Leelanau Enterprise, Lake Leelanau, December 25, 2008
- Springfield News Sun, Springfield, Ohio, December 29, 2008
- Tri-City Times, Imlay City, December 30, 2008
- Saginaw News, December 31, 2008
