News Releases

Nation Struggling With Lack of Leadership
A perceived lack of leadership strength pervades American society, according to a national survey that asked businessmen and women to rate the quality of leadership in various sectors of American life.

College Eyes Record New Student Enrollment in the Fall
Alma College is on pace to welcome its largest-ever incoming class of new students when fall classes begin less than three months from now.

Brehm Named Outstanding Student-Athlete
Alma College student-athlete Josh Brehm has been named the winner of the 2006-07 Albert H. Deal Scholar-Athlete Award for his excellence on the field and in the classroom.

Percussion Ensemble To Perform at International Festival
The Alma College Percussion Ensemble has been invited to perform at the prestigious Centrum Jazz Festival in Port Townsend, Wash.

Twenty students earn President's Cup
President's Cup 2007

John Leister Named Permanent Athletic Director
John Leister, a member of the Alma College coaching staff since 1994, has been named the College’s permanent full-time athletic director following a national search that began in February.

Strosacker Foundation Gift Supports Heritage Center Enhancements
Major facility upgrades and equipment enhancements to The Oscar E. Remick Heritage Center for the Performing Arts at Alma College soon will become reality thanks to a $313,000 gift from The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation in Midland.

Dean's List for Winter Term 2007
Winter 2007 Dean's List

 

The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team has won 11 consecutive regional championships. The competition awards the SIFE teams that are most effective in teaching the principles of market economics through outreach projects in their communities. Last year’s team presented 12 projects, including teaching ethics and entrepreneurship skills to students at a juvenile detention center and launching an entrepreneurship competition for students with business ideas.

 

Graduate Profile

Monica Rentfrow

Monica Rentfrow
Graduation: 2008
Major: English

Are you in the mood for a snack? Or is it words and poetry you’re craving?

After taking a creative writing class at Alma College, Monica Rentfrow ’08 has an appetite for little else.

“I knew I had a strong interest for writing poetry when I left Alma,” she says. “I entered graduate school with a hunger for more techniques, experience and writing time.”