News Releases

Alma Eyes Second Straight Year of 400 New Students
Only once in its history has Alma College enrolled back-to-back 400-plus new students. The College is poised to do that again this fall with an anticipated incoming class close to last fall’s record 452 entering students.

Alma College announces Winter 2008 Dean's List
Winter 2008 Dean's List

Alma Collaboration Receives Carter Partnership Award
Alma College and the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force are the 2008 recipients of the Carter Partnership Award, the premier community service award for higher education and community collaboration.

Continued Use of DDT Is a Global Health Concern
Scholars who attended the Eugene Kenaga International DDT Conference on Health and the Environment at Alma College are drafting a consensus statement urging global policymakers to reconsider the future use of the synthetic pesticide DDT.

Mexican Farmers Visit Alma for Common Table Forum
A contingent of 15 farmers, indigenous leaders and agricultural representatives from Mexico will visit Alma June 15 to 21 to participate in the second annual Common Table Forum, an interchange between Mexican and U.S. Midwestern farmers.

Candidates Must Focus on Deficit, Spending Policy
Ron Lemmon, assistant professor of business administration at Alma College, offers his perspective on global economic issues and how Michigan can attract new business.

Compassion, Unity Demonstrated in China Rescue Efforts
Liping Bu, professor of history at Alma College, offers her perspectives on China’s relationship with the United States, societal change in China, and the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

SIFE Project Places Third in National Competition
A hands-on business ethics game developed by a team of Alma College students placed third at the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) National Competition May 13-15 in Chicago.

Religious Rhetoric Shifting to the Political Left, Says Blanchard
With the presidential campaign season in full swing, Kate Blanchard, assistant professor of religious studies at Alma College, offers her thoughts on the role of religion in politics.

Gas Prices Will Continue to Rise, Says Cunningham
Robert Cunningham, assistant professor of economics at Alma College, offers his thoughts on gas prices and economic policy as well as the NFL’s labor agreement.

 

Alma College’s first-year students can choose to “go green” through the Get Out Bike Program, designed to reduce their carbon impact. By signing a pledge not to bring a car to campus, participants in the program receive a bike to keep at a discounted rate. Downtown businesses are easily accessible to student cyclists. Campus also is bordered by the 41-mile Fred Meijer Heartland Trail.

 

Student Profile

Taylor Tripp

Taylor Tripp
Graduation: 2015
Major: Integrative Physiology and Health Science

Middleville sophomore Taylor Tripp has always known that she wanted to be a pediatrician. Choosing a major at Alma College, however, required a little more thought.

“When I came to Alma on a college visit, Dr. Ball and I talked through all the different majors, and she helped me decide that IPHS was right for me,” she says. “Now, I’m in her office all the time, but she never gets sick of me! She’s always there to help me.”