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Alumni Return to Alma for Homecoming 2006
Alma College alumni will celebrate 120 years of College growth and progress during Homecoming 2006.

Students Meet with Gov. Granholm To Promote Voter Outreach
Alma College students attend Students for Granholm meeting in Lansing to stress the importance of reaching out to college students and their communities to stir up voter participation.

Math, Science and Technology Day
College Hosts Annual Math, Science and Technology Day

Faculty Author to Read from New Novel
Faculty author Robert Vivian will read from his newly published novel, The Mover of Bones, in the Alma College Library at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Admission is free and open to the public

Alma College Celebrates Hispanic Heritage with the Tango
Historically rebellious music of Argentina is coming to Alma College through the instruments of the Tami Tango Trio.

Elder Statesmen Dole, McGovern To Speak at Alma College
Robert Dole and George McGovern will discuss responsible leadership and civility Sept. 27 in Cappaert Gymnasium.

The Tannahill Weavers To Perform Traditional Scottish Music
One of Scotland’s finest traditional Celtic bands returns to Alma College for another performance of traditional Scottish music.

Friends Form Final Gauntlet
People form a gauntlet down Superior Street in front of the college as the funeral procession of former College President Dr. Robert Swanson procedes towards the cemetery.

President Emeritus Robert Swanson dies at 91
Dr. Robert Swanson, the longest-serving president in Alma College history who oversaw a period of remarkable growth for the College, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006. He was 91 years old.

New Trustees Join Alma College Board
Prominent business executives from Lansing, Chicago and Skaneateles, N.Y., have been appointed to the Alma College Board of Trustees.

Faculty Author Analyzes Perceptions of Franz Schubert's Music
More than a decade of careful research and writing has resulted in a two-volume scholarly work by Scott Messing that examines the historical reception of Franz Schubert.

Alma College Awarded $48,000 3M Vision Grant
The 3M Foundation has funded a joint Pine River monitoring project between Alma College and the Alma and St. Louis public schools with a $48,000 grant.

Campus Walk To Raise Money for Orphanage
A campus walk to raise money for an orphanage in Kiev, Ukraine, will take place Sept. 16 at Alma College. The public is welcome.

Cancer Survivor David Bailey To Perform at Alma College
Cancer survivor David Bailey, dubbed a "prophet with a guitar," performs at Alma College Sept. 15.

 

Alma College's partnership with the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force, an EPA-sanctioned Community Advisory Group (CAG), received the 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration, sponsored by Michigan Campus Compact. The Task Force is recognized as one of the most influential and active CAGs nationally and as having the largest membership of any CAG in the United States.

 

Student Profile

Martin Kuustik

Martin Kuustik
Graduation: 2010
Major: Business Administration
From: Saku Harju, Estonia
Interests: Greek Life, Cultural Awareness

While most international students are here for one year, some stay for four years and earn an Alma degree. These students have the opportunity to get involved in student life taking on positions of leadership and enjoying a well-balanced social life.