News Releases

Percussion Ensemble to Perform at Detroit Jazz Fest
The Alma College Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dave Zerbe, performs at the 2005 Detroit International Jazz Festival at noon, Monday, September 5, on the Waterfront Stage.

Wet Behind the Ears; New Students Arrive
The Alma College Class of 2009 began Preterm Saturday, Aug. 27.

Swannie Turns 90
Former Alma College President Robert Swanson, affectionately called "Swannie," was a man of few words at his 90th birthday celebration on the Alma College campus Friday.

 

Alma encourages its students to look beyond Michigan’s boundaries. The Posey Global Leadership Scholarship provides opportunities for Alma College students to travel anywhere in the world and complete a self-designed project. Alma students have completed projects on topics ranging from teaching to public policy, in places from the Philippines to South Africa.

 

Student Profile

Andrea Bouwhuis

Andrea Bouwhuis
Graduation: 2013
Major: Biochemistry

Even when Andrea Bouwhuis isn’t inspecting her Petri dishes or tweaking her test tubes, she’s extracting all the knowledge she can from her research environment.

“You can learn more from 24 hours in the lab than two weeks in class,” says the Grandville senior. “There’s a greater depth to your work when it’s application based.”