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Early Childhood Literature Class Reading to Tots
Alma students know how to read a good story. After choosing books appropriate for children as young as two-years-old, Dr. Janet Navarro's early childhood literature class has six storytime sessions scheduled at the Thompson Home Public Library in Itha

Panel Discussion Set on Science, Public Policy
A panel presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in Dow Science Center, Skinner Lecture Hall (L1).

Fairy Tales Subject of Poet's Talk in Library
Robert Bly has added a talk to his previously scheduled visit to Alma College. Earlier in the day he gives a talk "How Does the Spirit Come Into Fairy Tales" at 4 p.m. in the Anderson Reading Area of the Library.

Professors Fire Back at National Media Editorials
Murray Borrello and Dr. Ed Lorenz are firing back at national media editorials calling for the increased use of DDT in third world nations to fight malaria outbreaks.

Student Athletes Take On Smokeless Tobacco
Dr. Joan McGowan speaks about the dangers of smokeless tobacco Monday, Jan 23 at 8 p.m. in the Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall, on the Alma College campus.

MLK Celebration Confronts Stereotypes of Race, Culture
Confrontation of stereotypes and attitudes shaped by race and culture is a recurring theme running through the Alma College week-long commemoration of the legacy of Martin Luther King. Jr.

Burns Dinner, Ceilidh Honors Scottish Roots
The Alma College observance of the birth of Scottish Poet Robert Burns celebrates the life and works of the famous bard and the cultural traditions adopted by Scotland, U.S.A.

 

Alma College has phenomenal 90 percent placement rates into medical and law schools, compared to a national average of 46.6 percent for medical school placement. More than 90 percent of all Alma graduates report working in full-time positions or attending graduate school within six months of graduation.

 

Student Profile

Drew Emge

Drew Emge
Graduation: 2009
Major: POE: International Health
From: Bay City
Interests: Health Professions, Community Service

A Truman Scholarship finalist and Center for Responsible Leadership Fellow, Drew has traveled to South Africa and China studying the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Bay City native intends to use his French minor and POE in International Health to improve AIDS care in Africa, hopefully as a physician with a global public health organization.