News Releases

Class of 2010 Arrives
The Class of 2010 arrived Saturday for the start of PreTerm and a new phase of life.
Posted: Sat, August 26th, 2006 at 12:35PM

Alma College Receives 'Best in the Midwest' designation
Posted: Sat, August 26th, 2006 at 9:19AM

Faculty Author Robert Vivian Pens New Novel
The bones of a dead girl and the reactions they evoke from a hodgepodge of curious characters in the heartland of America form the framework of a new novel by Robert Vivian that is described as "disturbing, horrifying and beautiful all at once."
Posted: Fri, August 11th, 2006 at 12:55PM

Alma College Welcomes First Visiting Fulbright Scholar
The first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Alma College will help students gain a richer understanding of the Middle East, particularly Islamic history, culture and society.
Posted: Thu, August 10th, 2006 at 2:31PM

 

Wright Hall, Alma’s “green” residence hall, is a modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall that features a number of environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling, recycled-content ceiling tiles and carpeting, energy-efficient windows, rooftop solar heating panels, energy-efficient showers and washing machines, and a computerized energy monitoring system.

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Graduate Profile

Austin Mitchell

Austin Mitchell
Graduation: 2007
Major: Elementary Education

Having long admired his mother’s work as an elementary teacher, it’s no wonder Austin Mitchell ’07 followed in her footsteps.

The fourth-grade math teacher recently was selected as one of 1,100 teachers across the nation to receive surprise donations of school supplies from Office Max and Food Lion Grocery Stores.

Nominated by the principal of his Virginia elementary school for “going beyond the call of duty,” Mitchell says the education faculty members at Alma College, including Peggy Thelen, Janet Navarro and Mark Seals, are a big part of the teacher he is today.

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