News Releases

Bu awarded Mellon Fellowship
Dr. Liping Bu, Alma College associate professor of History, has been awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for 2006 by Needham Research Institute (NRI) at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Gerstacker Foundation Provides Alma With a $1 Million Grant
Alma College has been awarded $1 Million from the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation of Midland for construction and maintenance costs of Alma's new environmentally-sustainable residence hall.

Kobzar Named Gates-Cambridge Scholar
Svitlana Kobzar, a 2003 Alma College graduate from Kiev, Ukraine, has been selected as a 2005 Gates-Cambridge Scholar.

Alumnus Joins Students on Border Trip
As Congress battles over the passage of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), some Alma College students attempt to educate Alma College alumni about the negative effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

 

Alma College’s sports teams have been known as the “Scots” since 1931 when Alma students voted on the name. Soon thereafter, “Scotty” emerged as Alma’s official mascot and is regularly seen on campus, in the community and at athletics events.

 

Student Profile

Jacob Hammer

Jacob Hammer
Graduation: 2014
Major: English and History

At Alma College, Allegan junior Jacob Hammer easily finds ways to combine his interests in literature and the outdoors—like taking President Jeff Abernathy’s Spring Term environmental literature course.

“We traveled to the Upper Peninsula, where we kayaked out to an island, explored, then camped out overnight,” he says. “We also read lots of books that dealt with issues and concerns in the environment. It was really cool. Since then, I’ve been working on starting up a Kayaking Club on campus.”