2009

Alma College in the News 2009

A sampling of Alma College news items, gleaned from newspaper clippings, Web searches and conversations with campus news sources and compiled each month during 2009.

The most recent month during which Alma College is mentioned in the news may be found at this site. Previous months' notices may be selected from the list below or navigation menu at left. The navigation menu at left also offers archives of previous years' mentions.

— Compiled by Mike Silverthorn, Director of College Communications, 463-7290.


 

Alma College’s early acceptance agreement with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine recognizes the College’s strengths in science and health education. The agreement reserves two admissions slots per year for Alma College pre-med graduates.

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Student Profile

Mercy Bourdet

Mercy Bourdet
Graduation: 2014
Major: Anthropology

A Posey Global Fellowship gave Mercy Bourdet the opportunity to make her lifelong dream of traveling to Africa a reality. It also changed her life.

“I taught classes at a school in Ghana that is supported by Literacy Beyond Borders,” she says. “Though I really enjoyed teaching, I realized interacting with the people and learning about their daily lives was my true passion. Anthropology is what I’m meant to major in.”

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