ALMA COLLEGE IN THE NEWS
January 2010
A sampling of Alma College news items, gleaned from newspaper clippings, Web searches and conversations with campus news sources, is listed below. Compiled by Mike Silverthorn, director of communications, (989) 463-7290.
NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA
Mentor Michigan Award grants celebrate mentors during Michigan Mentoring Month.
Alma College received a mini-grant for its Mentor Plus program. "The future of Michigan's children is the responsibility of all citizens," said Governor Jennifer Granholm. "By strengthening young people through mentoring, we are building a stronger future for them, our communities, and our great state."
- Michigan.gov Newswire, January 10, 2010
Robert Vivian is the author of a new novel: “Lamb Bright Saviors.”
Vivian is an associate professor of English at Alma. “Writing influences the teaching I do,” said Vivian. “I look at novels as a reader and a teacher but also as a writer.”
- University of Nebraska Press blog, January 11, 2010
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 31, 2010
Silver was crucial for WWII bomb.
Cameron Reed, physics professor at Alma College, looked at government microfilms to trace the odyssey of the silver from New York to Oak Ridge. Reed said that if all the silver borrowed by the Army were made into a cube, the dimension of each side would be 35 feet.
- Physics.org news service, January 13, 2010
Winter Olympics has a California flavor.
IOC embraces snowboarding and freestyle skiing, illustrating the growing influence of California culture on the Olympic movement. “The challenge is how not to alienate the Olympic purists and at the same time make sure the Winter Olympics are viable,” says Olympic historian and Alma College professor Derick Hulme.
- Orange County Register, Los Angeles, January 22, 2010
LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA
Local students plan to attend Alma College.
- Grand Ledge Independent, January 15, 2010
- Grand Ledge Independent, January 17, 2010
- Owosso Argus-Press, January 24, 2010
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., January 29, 2010
Local stories about Alma College students.
- Port Huron Times Herald, January 7, 2010
- Grand Rapids Press, January 14, 2010
Local stories about Alma College alumni.
- Saginaw News, January 1, 2010
- Gaylord Herald Times, January 5, 2010
- Gaylord Herald Times, January 6, 2010
- Battle Creek Shopper News, January 7, 2010
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 9, 2010
- Clare County Review, January 8, 2010
- City Pulse, Lansing, January 13, 2010
- Manistee News-Advocate, January 14, 2010
- Portland Review & Observer, January 17, 2010
- Detroit Legal News, January 25, 2010
- Oakland County Legal News, Troy, January 25, 2010
- Yahoo Finance.com, January 29, 2010
- StreetInsider.com, January 29, 2010
- South Mississippi Sun Herald, January 29, 2010
- MSN Money, January 29, 2010
- MLive.com, January 29, 2010
- Flint Journal, January 29, 2010
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 31, 2010
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, January 7, 2010
- Bay City Times, January 7, 2010
- Midland Daily News, January 14, 2010
- Bay City Times, January 14, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 14, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 21, 2010
- Bay City Times, January 21, 2010
- Midland Daily News, January 21, 2010
- Midland Daily News, January 24, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 28, 2010
- Bay City Times, January 28, 2010
Charity auction, “The Meeting,” highlighting Martin Luther King Jr. Week at Alma.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 11, 2010
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 14, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 15, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 16, 2010
- Midland Daily News, January 17, 2010
Local student earns prize in John Calvin contest.
- Advisor and Chronicle, Marshall, January 5, 2010
Birds keep watching: Feathered friends are a part of winter, too.
Alma College biologist Mike Bishop bands birds. He collects data to determine just what is going on in the bird world. Using nets he places on the ground, he has little trouble banding them and locating them later on in the summer, or even the next year.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 10, 2010
Bob Garcia named director of admissions at Alma College.
“Alma is a great institution that has meant a lot to the community of Alma, the mid-Michigan area, the state of Michigan and the thousands of alumni that have studied there,“ said Garcia.
- Saginaw News, January 12, 2010
- Central Michigan Life, Mount Pleasant, January 15, 2010
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, January 21, 2010
More than 300 compete at Special Olympics basketball tournament.
Tournament took place at the Stone Recreation Center at Alma College.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 17, 2010
Arsenic can be found in water.
The hit and miss distribution of arsenic contamination can be blamed on the glaciers, said Alma College geologist Murray Borrello. Copper, lead and other metals were deposited here and there, sometimes from one glacier after another.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 17, 2010
Alma students challenged: What would King do about Haiti?
Professor Mike Vickery pointed out that the earthquake didn’t cause poverty, lack of medical care or other on-going problems in Haiti. “It is injustice–If you think things can’t change, you’re wrong,” he said.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 19, 2010
Troupe improvises Shakespeare at Alma College.
- Cover story, TimeOut, Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 21, 2010
Former Alma College faculty member Frances Lichtman hired at Delta College.
- Midland Daily News, January 22, 2010
After heart surgery, he had one goal: Run a marathon.
Shepherd resident Dave Peters is the father of Alma College graduate and former All-American football player Josh Peters.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 24, 2010
State Sen. Roger Kahn hosts forum on how to appeal property tax bills.
Forum will take place at Alma College.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 27, 2010
Labov: Students must understand science.
“Science impacts virtually every occupation. People who deny science are being faced with information that is constantly changing,” said Jay Labov from the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., while speaking to students at Alma College.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, January 27, 2010
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.
- USA Today, January 3, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 3, 2010
- Grand Rapids Press, January 3, 2010
- Holland Sentinel, January 5, 2010
- Holland Sentinel, January 6, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 6, 2010
- Hometown Life, metro Detroit, January 6, 2010
- Detroit Free Press, January 7, 2010
- Medina Sun, Medina, Ohio, January 7, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 7, 2010
- Holland Sentinel, January 8, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 8, 2010
- Holland Sentinel, January 9, 2010
- Holland Sentinel, January 10, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 10, 2010
- Central Michigan Life, Mount Pleasant, January 11, 2010
- Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, January 13, 2010
- Holland Sentinel, January 13, 2010
- Central Michigan Life, Mount Pleasant, January 13, 2010
- Lansing State Journal, January 13, 2010
- Adrian Daily Telegram, January 14, 2010
- Hometown Life, metro Detroit, January 14, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 15, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 16, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 17, 2010
- Lansing State Journal, January 19, 2010
- Midland Daily News, January 19, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 20, 2010
- Lapeer Area View, January 20, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 23, 2010
- Bay City Times, January 25, 2010
- Cadillac News, January 26, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 27, 2010
- Muskegon Chronicle, January 28, 2010
- Flint Journal, January 28, 2010
- Flint Journal, January 29, 2010
- Saginaw News, January 29, 2010
- Muskegon Chronicle, January 29,2010
- Saginaw News, January 30, 2010
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 30, 2010
- Holland Sentinel, January 30, 2010
- Kalamazoo Gazette, January 31, 2010
