News Releases

Alma College Repeats Strong Showing at National Model UN
Alma College Model United Nations teams received two Outstanding Delegation distinctions for the fifth straight year at the National Model UN simulations in New York.

Richard Leakey Delivers Honors Day Keynote Address
More than 109 Alma College students share their original research, creativity and talent with an audience of their peers during the ninth annual Kapp Honors Day, Thursday, April 7, 2005.

Relay For Life Event Huge Success
Taking over the Stone Recreation Center March 11-12, 28 Alma College student and staff teams stayed in the building for 24 hours to raise $22,000 for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event.

Model UN Takes Three of Five Top Awards
Alma College's three delegations of the Model UN Team took three of the possible five top awards at the Midwest Model UN conference Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis.

Water Rights Come Under Scutiny
Water rights in Michigan come under scrutiny from unique perspectives Thursday, March 17, at 8 p.m. in Dunning Memorial Chapel on the Alma College campus.

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar to Discuss WW II Veterans.
Thomas Childers, University of Pennsylvania Sheldon and Lucy Hackney Professor of History, examines the problems of combat veterans returning to the United States after years of combat during his free public lecture.

Alma College Announces Fall Term Dean's List
Alma College has named more than 375 students to the Dean’s List for outstanding academic performance during the 2004 Fall Term

Alma College Students Help Community In Big Way
Alma College students went bowling to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gratiot County in February in the annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake College Night.

Huge Relay for Life Event Fights Cancer
Juliann Schaffer '03 and the Alma College community want to put cancer to sleep by encouraging student and staff teams to stay awake for 24 hours.

 

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.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Karin ‘Kay’ Grimnes

Dr. Karin ‘Kay’ Grimnes
Departments: Biology

Dr. Kay Grimnes, professor of biology, believes her free time spent writing haiku makes her a better biologist. “It reminds me to pay attention to detail,” she said.