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Student Presentations Examine World Religions
A pair of public presentations on world religions will take place at Alma College.

Choir Concert Features ‘St. John’s Passion’
The Alma College Choirs will perform one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s great works of religious music, “The Passion According to St. John,” during a special Good Friday performance.

Seniors Share Inspirational, Innovative Art
Each of the eight seniors whose work comprises the current Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery exhibition at Alma College has a unique and personal understanding of the power and purpose of art, but they all adamantly agree that art is more than something pretty on

Relay for Life Raises $32,000
Alma's Third Annual Relay for Life raised more than $32,000.

Hoffmann Delivers Honors Day Keynote Address
American theoretical chemist, poet and author Roald Hoffmann, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will deliver the keynote address for Alma College’s 11th annual Kapp Honors Day.

Honorary Sponsors Matt Reinke 5K Run/Walk
Alma College exercise and health science students have organized a 5K run/walk to benefit the Matthew J. Reinke Scholarship Fund at Alma College.

Model UN Team Wins Top Award
For the 11th straight year, the Alma College Model United Nations team captured the top award at the National Model UN Conference.

Dance Company Presents Pageantry of a Chinese Festival
A professional dance troupe that celebrates the color and pageantry of a Chinese festival is coming to Alma College.

Student Arrangements Highlight Percussion Concert
The annual spring concert by the Alma College Percussion Ensemble will feature a premiere performance of a work by 2006 alumnus Chris Ozinga.

SIFE Team Wins Regional Competition
The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team claimed its sixth consecutive regional championship after competing in the SIFE USA Regional Competition in Chicago March 18 and 19.

Campus Observes Third Annual Relay for Life
The third annual Relay for Life at Alma College is a 24-hour event designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer and raise money in support of the American Cancer Society.

Dance Concert Welcomes Spring
The Alma College Dance Company will celebrate the arrival of spring at its annual spring dance concert.

Grant Establishes Mentor PLUS Program
Alma College has been awarded a Michigan Campus Compact grant for a program called Mentor PLUS, which will provide a mentor support system for Alma middle school and high school youth.

Ben Folds Tickets Go On Sale March 15
Singer/pianist Ben Folds brings his solo musical act to Alma College for a live concert April 15 at 6 p.m. in Cappaert Gymnasium.

Brehm Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Josh Brehm, an Alma College senior from Ithaca and the 2006 Gagliardi Trophy recipient as the best player in Division III football, has been awarded a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

First Female Rabbi To Speak at Alma
Rabbi Sally Priesand, America's first female rabbi, will discuss “Groundbreaking Leadership” during a speech at Alma College.

Turkish Novelist to Read at Alma College
Novelist, critic and essayist Nedim Gürsel, one of Turkey's most important writers, will read from his short fiction and discuss his career in Istanbul and Paris during a presentation at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 in the Alma College Library.

Award-winning Novelist Dorothy Allison to Read at Alma
Award-winning novelist Dorothy Allison will read from her published works at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at the Alma College Library.

German Writer Helga Schutz To Speak at Alma
Award-winning German writer Helga Schutz will speak about her personal experiences with the Berlin Wall during a talk at Alma College.

Research Investigates Physiological Challenges of Mountain Hiking
John Davis, Alma’s Dana Professor of Exercise and Health Science, and a team of students are investigating the physiological and nutritional challenges that mountain hikers face.

Global Security Authority Robert Musil Visits Alma as Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Visiting Fellow Robert Musil, an international authority on contemporary global security, sustainability, health issues and the Cold War, will discuss leadership in a nuclear age during a public talk at Alma College.

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term ‘07 students explored important cultural sites in China, worked to restore a Jewish Holocaust cemetery in Poland, analyzed ethic politics in Scotland, and studied medieval literature in London.

 

Student Profile

Melissa Boguslawski

Melissa Boguslawski
Graduation: 2008
Major: Exercise Health Science, Chemistry
From: Madison Heights, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Heritage

Alma students are good stewards of the world around them. Whether cleaning a long-neglected Jewish cemetery in Poland or the Pine River in our backyard, you can be involved in service projects through classroom work or volunteer activities. Your education is personalized to your talents and interests to prepare you for service, leadership and stewardship.