News Releases

Alumni Donate Cardiac Defibrillators to Alma College
A set of four cardiac defibrillators will be stationed around the Alma College campus thanks to the generosity of alumni Stephen and Susan Meyer.

LaCroix Receives Prestigious Canada-US Fulbright
Alma College graduate April LaCroix has been named a 2005 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Fellow, a prestigious title reserved for a select few in Canada and the United States.

$2.062 Million Gift to Provide Global Experiences
A $2.062 million gift to Alma College will provide new opportunities for students to participate in international internship, research and leadership experiences.

Preparing Responsible Leaders Goal of New Center
Equipping each and every student with the knowledge, skills and commitment to be responsible leaders in their communities and workplaces is the goal of a new Alma College initiative that assumes every Alma student has the potential to be a leader.

Forum Addresses Agricultural Issues
A free public forum addresses changing farming practices and their effect on rural communities at Alma College Wednesday, December 7, 7-9 p.m. in Skinner Auditorium, Dow Science Center.

Kiltie Marching Band Brings Marching Show Inside
Kiltie Marching Band show performs its outdoor marching repertoire of show tunes, rock songs and galactic music at 8:00 p.m. Dec 9 and 10 in the Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall.

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation. Alma offers 22 varsity sports—11 for the women and 11 for the men—including four sports that debuted in 2011–12: women’s lacrosse and bowling and men’s lacrosse and wrestling.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Robert Molina

Dr. Robert Molina
Departments: Mathematics

Math professor Robert Molina has a puzzle obsession. From Sudoku to Rubik’s cubes, he has a vast collection of puzzles in his home—and always brings a table-full to the annual math taco dinner.

Mind puzzles are a branch of his expert field, combinatorics, which is the study of discrete (and usually finite) objects. In other words, it deals with arrangement of items like books on a self, or numbers in a defined set.