NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA
Alma College President Saundra Tracy Announces Retirement Plans.
“My decision to retire next summer is based not only on the desire of Doug and myself to spend more time with our children and grandchildren, but also because the College is at the right place and time to enter a presidential transition,” said Tracy.
- Crain’s Detroit Business, June 3, 2009
- Vision Mid Michigan, Mount Pleasant, June 3, 2009
- Saginaw News, June 4, 2009
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, June 4, 2009
- Channel 9 & 10, CBS affiliate, Cadillac, June 4, 2009
- Channel 7 & 4, NBC affiliate, Traverse City, June 4, 2009
- Channel 25, NBC affiliate, Saginaw, June 4, 2009
- WLUC-TV6, Negaunee, June 4, 2009
- Fox 19, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 4, 2009
- Burlington County Times, Pennsylvania, June 4, 2009
- Times-Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, June 4, 2009
- Detroit News, June 4, 2009
- Chicago Tribune, June 4, 2009
- Midland Daily News, June 5, 2009
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, editorial, June 7, 2009
- Detroit Free Press, June 7, 2009
- Chronicle of Higher Education, June 8, 2009
- Collegenews.org, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2009
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, June 11, 2009
- Presbyterian Outlook, June 29, 2009
Women’s Basketball Coach Charlie Goffnett Announces Retirement.
- Lansing State Journal, June 5, 2009
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, June 5, 2009
- Holland Sentinel, June 5, 2009
- Saginaw News, June 5, 2009
- Niles Daily Star, June 8, 2009
Alma Alumna Candy Hill Will Speak at United Nations Symposium.
Hill is vice president for social policy and government affairs for Catholic Charities USA. She will speak at Religions for Peace, a consultative symposium of the North American Women of Faith Network, on June 15, 2009.
- EarthTimes.org, London, UK, June 10, 2009
- DFW Catholic, June 11, 2009
- PR Newswire, national, June 10, 2009
Michigan Lawmakers Prepare to Tighten College Financial Aid Budget.
Thousands of college students counting on state merit scholarships this fall may be in for a surprise as lawmakers are poised to gut the state's financial aid budget. "People use that [Michigan Promise Scholarship] for their plan," said Donald Neely of White Lake Township, whose son will start at Alma College this fall.
- Detroit News, June 16, 2009
Alma College Unveils Memorial Sculpture for Bishop Makarios.
- AsiaNet TV, India and USA, estimated 50 million audience worldwide, June 13, 2009
Percussion Ensemble Performs in Annual University Circle Festival in Cleveland.
- The Morning Journal, Cleveland, June 7, 2009
- The Morning Journal, Cleveland, June 12, 2009
- Local Cleveland TV news mentions, June 13, 2009
LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA
Local Students Plan to Attend Alma College.
- Muskegon Chronicle, June 1, 2009
- Muskegon Chronicle, June 2, 2009
- Flint Journal, June 2, 2009
- Journal Newspapers, Wayne, June 4, 2009
- Midland Daily News, June 4, 2009
- Muskegon Chronicle, June 8, 2009
- Battle Creek Enquirer, June 8, 2009
- Gaylord Herald Times, June 13, 2009
- Midland Daily News, June 14, 2009
- Port Huron Times Herald, June 24, 2009
- Sanilac County News, Sandusky, June 24, 2009
- Fenton Tri-County Times, June 26, 2009
- Monroe Evening News, June 27, 2009
- Elmira Star Gazette, Elmira, N.Y., June 27, 2009
- Bedford Now, June 27, 2009
- Battle Creek Enquirer, June 28, 2009
- Port Huron Times Herald, June 28, 2009
- Naperville Sun, Naperville, Ill., June 28, 2009
- Petoskey News-Review, June 29, 2009
Local Students Named to Alma College Honors List.
- Rockford Squire, June 11, 2009
- The Journal, Williamston, S.C., June 17, 2009
- Livonia Observer, June 21, 2009
- Ingham County Community News, Lansing, June 21, 2009
- Midland Daily News, June 23, 2009
- Hometown Life, Livonia Observer & Eccentric, June 25, 2009
- Hometown Life, Novi Observer & Eccentric, June 25, 2009
- Hometown Life, Livonia Observer & Eccentric, June 28, 2009
Local stories about Alma College alumni.
- Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, June 4, 2009
- Escanaba Daily Press, June 9, 2009
- Shelby County Reporter, Columbiana, Alabama, June 10, 2009
- Petoskey News-Review, June 17, 2009
- Petoskey News-Review, June 21, 2009
- Port Huron Times Herald, June 24, 2009
Columnist Recalls Time when Mother Duck Lost Ducklings in a Sewer Grate.
The incident happened in front of Alma College.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, June 7, 2009
Professor John Davis Tests High Altitude Exposure in Ecuador.
“Our ultimate goal is to determine the physiological differences between people who live at high altitude and people who live at sea level,” says Davis.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, June 18, 2009
Alma Students Educate on Lakota at Crazy Horse Memorial.
“I took the class because I wanted to learn about the Lakota people and Indian history,” said May 2009 graduate Dan Laatz.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, June 19, 2009
Local Artist Displayed Artwork at Alma College.
- Lansing State Journal, June 25, 2009
Chicago Kids Visit Alma for Local Church Camp.
Former Alma College student Haley Underwood hosted the kids.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, June 26, 2009
Cleanup Backers Plan to Take Their Case to Washington, D.C.
Story quotes Alma College professor and Pine River Task Force member Ed Lorenz.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, June 30, 2009
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, June 1, 2009
- Midland Daily News, June 5, 2009
- Tuscola County Advertiser, Kingston, June 13, 2009
- Lansing State Journal, June 14, 2009
- Holland Sentinel, June 25, 2009
