News Releases

Common Table Focuses on Farm Sustainability
After two years of collaboration and international discussion, the Common Table Institute at Alma College is moving forward with initiatives for raising awareness on issues related to global agriculture.

Alumni Elected to Michigan House, U.S. Congress
Nov. 4 was a day of celebration for three Alma College alumni who were elected to state and national office.

Print Show Highlights Work of Michigan Artists
The state of printmaking is “still strong in Michigan,” according to juror and Ithaca native Michael Barnes after viewing the 28th Annual Alma College Statewide Print Competition.

Festival of Carols Captures an Authentic Christmas
The annual Festival of Carols as performed by the 170-member Alma College Choir marks the beginning of Advent, the four-week period leading up to Christmas.

Play Adaptation a Finalist for Regional Award
Joanne Gilbert’s goal when she adapted Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes” was to create high-quality children’s theatre. The quality of the performance was so high, she was a finalist for a regional c

Marimbas, Steel Drums Highlight Percussion Concert
A broad range of music highlighting drums, marimbas, xylophones and a variety of other less-traditional instruments will highlight the annual fall performance of the Alma College Percussion Ensemble.

Alma Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Romantic Russia
Romantic music from Russia, including the colorful “Pictures at an Exhibition,” along with guest cellist James Fiste will highlight the Alma Symphony Orchestra’s second performance of the 2008-09 season.

Students Produce Fun, Carefree One-Act Plays
From the costumes to set design to direction, the annual One-Act Play Festival at Alma College is a series of productions led by students. For the first time in years, the plays for the 2008 festival were chosen with the intent to be funny.

New Book Examines Middle East Peace Efforts
A five-year labor came to fruition this fall for Alma College’s Derick “Sandy” Hulme with the publishing of his newest book, The Israeli-Palestinian Road Map for Peace: A Critical Analysis.

College Officials Continue to Monitor Campus Health
Health Update: We continue to talk with RAs and the Health Center to assess campus health

Jazz Ensemble Performs Fall Concert
A Sunday afternoon of jazz music will feature the works of Charlie Mingus, Sammy Nestico, Gordon Goodwin, Bob Mintzer and others when the Alma College Jazz Ensemble performs its annual fall concert.

Kiltie Marching Band Performs Indoor Show
As the weather gets colder, the 86th edition of the Kiltie Marching Band at Alma College prepares for its annual indoor concert at the Remick Heritage Center.

Gilbert Researches Story of Crazy Horse Monument
Joanne Gilbert is preparing a theatrical performance to tell the story of the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

 

Alma College students have the ability to design their own area of academic concentration—with the assistance of a faculty advisor—to meet specific educational or career goals. In recent years, students have graduated with Programs of Emphasis majors in such fields as arts management, archaeology and anthropology, environmental policy and community advocacy, Foreign Service and international law, and music technology and digital media.

 

Student Profile

Ashley Mrozinski

Ashley Mrozinski
Graduation: 2013
Major: History and Social Studies

Pinconning senior Ashley Mrozinski chose to attend Alma College because of its size, but thanks to Spring Term trips to Peru and England, she has had plenty of opportunities to see the world at large.

“Alma makes it so easy to travel,” she says. “We visited Machu Picchu while in Peru, and we looked at old documents in England: things from the Crusades, X-rays of Hitler’s head, and a diary of a woman who was arrested during World War II for treason. I love seeing history up close like this.”