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Wet Behind the Ears; New Students Arrive

 

Wet behind the ears is a good term to describe the newest Alma College first-year students. They arrived in a driving rain Saturday. But with help from parents, siblings and College staff and students, they moved clothes and computers, snacks and stuff into their residence hall rooms.

After lunch and a welcoming convocation, they began their exciting college experience. The 2005 Preterm running from Aug. 27-Sept. 5 helps the new students familiarize themselves with Alma's offerings and services, meet other first-year students and embark on a journey of engaged learning.

The week's activities conclude Friday, Sept. 2, with the annual Traditions Dinner where the first-year students receive a pine tree that symbolizes a new start rich with Alma College  heritage. A Labor Day picnic brings the new students together with the rest of the student body, faculty and staff before Fall Term classes begin Sept. 6.

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term ’08, students toured cultural sites in Argentina, studied lizards in Jamaica, analyzed World War II topics at the British National Archives in London, performed music in Italy, and examined the natural wonders of New Zealand.

 

Student Profile

Kwon JinJu

Kwon JinJu
Graduation: 2008
Major: Advertising and Public Relations
From: Seoul, South Korea
Interests: Dance, Nature, Travel

Alma has had lasting relationships with colleges and universities in South Korea, with the Korean international students completing one full year of study at Alma. Here at Alma, the international students make lifelong friendships and leave everlasting impacts on our students and on the surrounding communities.