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Students to Serve at Ronald McDonald House

About 25 Alma College students from New Life Campus Ministry (formerly Trinity Bible Fellowship), Students Offering Service and Zeta Sigma will serve dinner and do clean-up work April 1 at the Ronald McDonald House in the Detroit Medical Center adjacent to Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.

The Ronald McDonald House provides a home-away-from-home service for parents with hospitalized children. The students will serve individual meals for the residents while also providing cleaning services.

"It's often hard for families to take care of dinner, so there are lots of opportunities to provide home-cooked meals for the families," says Alma senior Brandon Gostomski.

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Posted: Fri, March 24th, 2006 at 10:44AM

 

Alma College students have experiential learning opportunities in Washington, D.C. and around the world through the College’s partnership with the Osgood Center for International Studies. The Osgood Center offers annual leadership, business and foreign policy conferences for college students on contemporary international issues.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Peggy Thelen

Dr. Peggy Thelen
Departments: Education

Dr. Peggy Thelen wanted to be a teacher since she was a young girl, but she did not take a direct route to the classroom. As an undergraduate, the assistant professor of education earned a degree in business administration. After working in the business field for many years, she went back to college, earning a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

Thelen also earned a Master of Arts degree in elementary administration. After substitute teaching in elementary and middle school classrooms, and teaching preschool for many years, Thelen earned a doctorate from Michigan State University in family and child ecology.

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