NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND METRO DETROIT MEDIA
Scottish American Society hosts Ceilidh fundraiser.
Alma College Pipe Band will perform at the event.
- Oakland Press, Pontiac, September 5, 2011
Reflections on Year 1.
“I have learned much of Alma in a year, but not at the expense of inaction. I’m grateful to a college community that has been open to a faster pace of responding to the challenges of our time,” wrote President Jeff Abernathy in his blog “Alma Mater.”
- Inside Higher Education, Washington, D.C., September 8, 2011
Spiritual but not religious? Come talk to me.
Religious life faculty member Kate Blanchard wrote an op-ed. “I am energized and encouraged by the quests of those who are seeking something true, even if they don’t know anything other than that it’s not religion,” she wrote.
- Religion Dispatches Magazine, San Francisco, Calif., September 18, 2011
Scottish American Society of Michigan donates to Alma scholarship fund.
- The Highlander Magazine, September/October 2011
Discover nine hot college majors.
Colleges are adding degrees in growth fields, such as new media studies, public health and homeland security. Alma College offers a new media studies major.
- U.S. News & World Report, September 19, 2011
LOCAL AND REGIONAL MICHIGAN MEDIA
Local students plan to attend Alma College.
- Petoskey News-Review, September 9, 2011
- Bay City Times,September 16, 2011
Local stories about Alma College students.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 11, 2011
- Allegan County News, September 15, 2011
- Local Observer, Saugatuck, September 16, 2011
Local stories about Alma College alumni.
- Petoskey News-Review, September 1, 2011
- Newberry News, September 7, 2011
- Flint Journal, September 8, 2011
- Detroit News, September 12, 2011
- Petoskey News-Review, September 12, 2011
- Port Huron Times Herald, September 15, 2011
- Petoskey News-Review, September 15, 2011
- Tuscola County Advertiser, Caro, September 17, 2011
- Macomb County Legal News, Mount Clemens, September 20, 2011
- Oakland County Legal News, September 21, 2011
- Muskegon Chronicle, September 22, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, September 22, 2011
- Battle Creek Enquirer, September 28, 2011
- St. Clair Shores Patch, September 30, 2011
- Petoskey News-Review, September 30, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 30, 2011
Local stories about exhibits, events and performances at Alma College.
(These listings are in addition to Morning Sun and Gratiot County Herald coverage.)
- Lansing State Journal, September 1, 2011
- Bay City Times, September 7, 2011
- Bay City Times, September 8, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 8, 2011
- Dearborn Press & Guide, September 13, 2011
- Midland Daily News, September 13, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, September 15, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, September 22, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, September 29, 2011
Last blast of summer: Labor Day weekend has hordes flocking up north.
Alma College professor Myles McNally scoped out birds wandering through a wildlife refuge.
- Saginaw News, September 5, 2011
Omena and its people were big part of children’s books.
Clara Dillingham served as head instructor at Alma College’s teacher training department in the early 1990s.
- Leelanau Enterprise, September 5, 2011
A life remembered: St. Louis mayor was an environmentalist.
Joe Scholtz “had a strong sense of what needed to be done and developed a path to get it done, somehow, without creating any enemies,” said Alma College faculty member Murray Borrello.
- Saginaw News, September 6, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 8, 2011
Alma College is a member of the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute consortium.
- Hastings Reminder, September 10, 2011
Scots dedicate new football scoreboard in memory of Tom Jakovac.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 12, 2011
Gratiot County United Way ready to begin
Ginna Holmes, director of academic and career planning, is a co-chair for this year’s campaign.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 12, 2011
Louise Plachta: Remembering special occasions and special friends.
Sue Metzger often took walks with her dog around the Alma College campus.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 13, 2011
Taiwanese dancers visit Alma for week of color, culture and collaboration.
- Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca, September 15, 2011
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 22, 2011
Local sculpture contest juried by Alma College faculty artist Carrie Anne Parks.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 15, 2011
Alma College participates in local college recruitment fairs.
- Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, September 20, 2011
- Clare County Cleaver, Harrison, September 22, 2011
- Sturgis Journal, September 28, 2011
Plan to clean up the Velsicol site in St. Louis will include several methods.
The Pine River Task Force will discuss the plans, said Murray Borrello, Alma College geologist and task force member.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 24, 2011
Alma College enrollment numbers exceed 1,400 for third straight year.
“Strong faculty, new academic programs, improved facilities, the addition of new athletic teams, and a continued commitment to providing an exceptional student experience all have contributed to our enrollment success,” said Karen Klumpp, vice president for enrollment.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 27, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 28, 2011
Starting from scratch: Levesque and Jordan usher in lacrosse at Alma College.
“Lacrosse is a natural fit for Alma. We will bring some terrific student-athletes to the college through these programs,” said Alma College President Jeff Abernathy.
- Alma/Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 29, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 29, 2011
Local graduate learns first hand medical experience in Sierra Leone.
“I’ve always been interested in helping in Third World countries,” said Alma College senior Alison Hemenway.
- Ionia Sentinel Standard, September 29, 2011
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.
- Leelanau Enterprise, Lake Leelanau, September 1, 2011
- Adrian Daily Telegram, September 4, 2011
- South Oakland Eccentric, Sterling Heights, September 4, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 5, 2011
- Chicago Sun-Times, September 5, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 6, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 6, 2011
- Lacrosse Magazine, September 7, 2011
- Lacrosse Power, September 7, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 7, 2011
- Yale Expositor, September 7, 2011
- Adrian Daily Telegram, September 8, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 8, 2011
- Jackson Citizen Patriot, September 8, 2011
- Gaylord Herald Times, September 9, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 9, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 9, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 10, 2011
- WJBC News, Central Illinois, September 10, 2011
- Gaston Gazette, Gaston County, N.C., September 11, 2011
- Detroit Free Press, September 11, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 12, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 12, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 13, 2011
- Mt. Vernon News, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, September 13, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 13, 2011
- News Tribune, north central Illinois, September 13, 2011
- WTVO/WQRF, Rockford, Ill. September 15, 2011
- Port Huron Times Herald, September 15, 2011
- Albion Recorder, September 15, 2011
- Midland Daily News, September 16, 2011
- WTVO/WQRF, Rockford, Ill., September 17, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 17, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 18, 2011
- Bay City Times, September 19, 2011
- Grand Haven Tribune, September 20, 2011
- Springfield News Sun, Springfield, Ohio, September 21, 2011
- Lansing State Journal, September 21, 2011
- Yale Expositor, September 21, 2011
- Bluffton News, Bluffton, Ohio, September 22, 2011
- Springfield News Sun, Springfield, Ohio, September 22, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 24, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 24, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 25, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 25, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 26, 2011
- Bay City Times, September 26, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 27, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 28, 2011
- Petoskey News-Review, September 28, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 28, 2011
- Saginaw News, September 29, 2011
- Holland Sentinel, September 29, 2011
- Presque Isle County Advance, Rogers City, September 29, 2011
- WHTC, Holland, September 30, 2011
