News Releases

Pro Sports Face Ethical Quandaries
Nicholas Dixon, professor of philosophy at Alma College and former president of the International Associaton for the Philosophy of Sport, is available to respond to media questions regarding ethical quandaries in sports.

Madeleine Albright To Speak Sept. 12 at Alma
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will be the keynote speaker for the 2007 Robert D. Swanson Responsible Leadership Speaker Series Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Alma College.

Project Promotes Dialogue With Farmers in Mexico
While many students, faculty and staff were planning their summers during the first week of June, a handful of people from Alma College were in Mexico planning a project of global importance.

Faculty Author Reaches Out to Haiti
Tara Hefferan has been intrigued with Haiti ever since she completed her master’s degree thesis on the country. She has written a book on "Catholic Parish Partnering in the U.S. and Haiti."

 

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Student Profile

Cory Townes

Cory Townes
Graduation: 2014
Major: Physics

Livonia junior Cory Townes didn’t need to be on campus for more than a few weeks to know that energy, mass and force would drive the momentum of his college career.

With a passion for problem solving, physics is his major of choice.

“Solving problems is satisfying, and physics is all about solving problems,” he says. “It’s a lot of fun working on a tough problem and then finding the solution.”