August

NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA

Dorm Decor 101: Tried-and-true Tips for Freshmen.
Alma College student Rugelio “Ruggie” Ramereiz has lived in Mitchell Hall for four years and is starting his second year as a resident advisor. He offers room decoration tips.

  • Detroit News, August 7, 2009

Alma Football Picked to Finish Fourth in Coaches’ Preseason Poll.

  • Detroit Free Press, August 7, 2009
  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 7, 2009
  • Saginaw News, August 7, 2009
  • Battle Creek Enquirer, August 7, 2009
  • Holland Sentinel, August 7, 2009
  • Saginaw News, August 9, 2009

Alma College Receives $150,000 From NSF to Research Influenza Inhibition.
“This project provides an opportunity for students to get involved in important laboratory research,” said Jeff Turk, assistant professor of chemistry. “It allows them to not only explore the structural differences between the neuraminidase proteins through synthesis, but also to immerse themselves in the design and testing phases of biochemical research.”

  • Saginaw News, August 9, 2009
  • Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, August 9, 2009
  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 23, 2009
  • Great Lakes IT Report, Detroit, August 31, 2009

Gary Peters Represents Michigan’s 9th Congressional District.
Peters is an Alma College graduate.

  • Detroit Examiner, August 18, 2009

Percussion Ensemble Performs at 30th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival.

  • Oakland Press, Pontiac, August 30, 2009
  • Earth Times, London, United Kingdom, August 31, 2009

LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA

Local Students Plan to Attend Alma College.

  • Petoskey News-Review, August 21, 2009

Local Stories About Alma College Students.

  • Three Rivers Commercial-News, August 12, 2009

Local Students Named to Alma College Honors List.

  • Oxford Leader, August 5, 2009

Local Students Graduate From Alma College.

  • Livingston Daily, Brighton, August 30, 2009
  • Clinton County News, St. Johns, August 30, 2009

Local Stories About Alma College Alumni.

  • Livingston Daily, Brighton, August 4, 2009
  • Clare County Review, August 4, 2009
  • Business Wire, August 4, 2009
  • Hotel News Resource, August 5, 2009
  • Northville Record, hometown news, August 6, 2009
  • Journal Newspapers, Wayne, August 7, 2009
  • The Chattanoogan, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 9, 2009
  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 16, 2009
  • Clinton County News, St. Johns, August 16, 2009
  • Manchester Enterprise, August 20, 2009
  • Saline Reporter, August 20, 2009
  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 23, 2009
  • Bay City Times, August 25, 2009
  • Saginaw News, August 27, 2009
  • Bay City Times, August 27, 2009
  • Detroit Free Press, August 30, 2009
  • Battle Creek Enquirer, August 30, 2009
  • Kalamazoo Gazette, August 30, 2009

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

  • “What’s Happening,” Midland Daily News, August 27, 2009

Alma Students Experience History During European Tour.
International law students in Ed Lorenz’s class visited the sites of war atrocities and historical landmarks. “The visit dramatized that the reaction to crimes against humanity in World War II created new approaches to international law,” said Lorenz.

  • Saginaw News, August 2, 2009

Local Student Presented Research at Honors Day.

  • Livingston Daily, Brighton, August 2, 2009

Alma College Student Alissa Coldwell Is the Isabella County Fair Queen.

  • Saginaw News, August 7, 2009
  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 10, 2009

Local Student Participates in Musical Theatre.
Tara Riedel leaves Traverse City to start her freshman year at Alma College.

  • Traverse City Record-Eagle, August 7, 2009

Alma College Senior Takes on New Responsibilities.
Rob Van Dorin is an intern with Greater Gratiot Development.

  • Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, August 13, 2009

Local Alma College Students Achieve Eagle Scout Rank.
William Drouillard is a sophomore at Alma College. Brandon Newton is an incoming freshman.

  • Grand Rapids Press, August 14, 2009
  • Kalamazoo Gazette, August 15, 2009

Alma College Participates in Local College Night.

  • Iron County Reporter, Iron River, August 19, 2009

Doug Dice Named Permanent Director of the Physical Plant.

  • Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, August 20, 2009
  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 23, 2009

Veterans Can Attend Alma College for Free Through Yellow Ribbon Program.

  • Saginaw News, August 23, 2009
  • Bay City Times, August 23, 2009

Planes From the Gratiot County Air Show Fly Over Alma College.

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 23, 2009

Pine River Task Force Eyes Cleanup Answers.
The cleanup is expected to cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars, said Alma College professor and task force member Murray Borrello.

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 24, 2009

Task Force Members Say EPA Still in Dark.
It’s astonishing how much EPA officials still don’t know about the Velsicol contamination, said Ed Lorenz, Alma College professor and task force member.

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 25, 2009

Mid Michigan Community College Announces Record Enrollment.
MMCC is recruiting faculty: “The college is situated not just near Central Michigan University, but other institutions of higher education like Alma College and Saginaw Valley State University where candidates might be found.”

  • Midland Daily News, August 27, 2009

Alma College Freshman Class Enrollment Tops 400.
President Tracy, retiring next spring, helps students and families on move-in day. “I intend to savor the evens and activities, all the most sweet because I know there will not be more of them,” she said

  • Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, August 29, 2009

Alma College Prepares for the Swine Flu.
“An H1N1 flu outbreak should be taken seriously, but not be cause for panic,” said Anne Lambrecht, director of Alma’s counseling, health and wellness center. “At this time, we are taking steps to prevent the spread of flu at Alma College for as long as possible, but we need everyone’s help to accomplish this.”

  • Saginaw News, August 31, 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.

  • Gaylord Herald Times, August 1, 2009
  • Ionia Sentinel-Standard, August 4, 2009
  • Advisor and Chronicle, Marshall, August 8, 2009
  • Royal Oak Tribune, August 9, 2009
  • Port Huron Times Herald, August 11, 2009
  • Lansing State Journal, August 16, 2009
  • Williamston Enterprise, August 16, 2009
  • Midland Daily News, August 16, 2009
  • Putnam County Sentinel, Ottawa, Ohio, August 19, 2009
  • Waterford Spinal Column, August 19, 2009
  • Vassar Pioneer times, August 19, 2009
  • Swimming World Magazine, August 20, 2009
  • Holland Sentinel, August 20, 2009
  • Holland Sentinel, August 21, 2009
  • Macomb Journal, Macomb, Ill., August 24, 2009
  • Gaylord Herald Times, August 25, 2009
  • Lansing State Journal, August 26, 2009
  • Crawford County Avalanche, Grayling, August 26, 2009
  • Gaylord Herald Times, August 26, 2009
  • Battle Creek Enquirer, August 27, 2009
  • Traverse City Record-Eagle, August 27, 2009
  • Bay City Times, August 27, 2009
  • Detroit News, August 28, 2009
  • Detroit Free Press, August 28, 2009
  • Crawford County Avalanche, Grayling, August 28, 2009
  • Macomb Journal, Macomb, Ill., August 29, 2009
  • Holland Sentinel, August 31, 2009

 

The Hogan Center is the first LEED-certified building (Silver level) for green construction at Alma College and in Gratiot County. Awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.

 

Graduate Profile

Meredith Henry

Meredith Henry
Graduation: 2003
Major: Communication

Meredith Henry credits the liberal arts education at Alma with helping her focus her love for communication.

“I loved to write and knew I wanted to do something communication and business-related,” the 2003 alumnus says. “Liberal arts communication was the perfect fit to explore exactly which avenue of communication I wanted to pursue. Looking back on it, my interests evolved naturally throughout my class work and internship experience.”