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Fraternities, Sororities Recruit New Members
Every year the fraternities and sororities at Alma College take the spotlight during Greek Recruitment Week. This year 56 women and 47 men went through formal recruitment and committed themselves to the Greek system.

Trip to Amazon Reveals Threats to Ecosystem
Mark Seals is back in Alma after spending 10 days deep in the Amazon rain forest where he learned first-hand about an ecosystem that is severely threatened due to the expansion of petroleum exploration.

Alma Symphony Orchestra To Perform French Favorites
The Alma Symphony Orchestra continues its year-long international theme with a Sunday afternoon concert of French favorites.

Campus Community Observes Obama Inauguration
Students, faculty and staff set aside homework, classes and other activities for a few hours Jan. 20 to observe the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, part of Alma College's celebration of Marting Luther King Jr. Week.

Obama Transition Team Member To Speak at Alma
Voters don’t choose politicians; politicians choose voters by manipulating election laws, argues Spencer Overton, an author and election law scholar who will speak at Alma College.

Honors Recital Features Top Student Musicians
The Alma College Music Department opens the winter semester with its annual Honor’s Recital featuring 13 student soloists.

Contests Celebrate 500th Anniversary of Calvin’s Birth
Alma College will observe the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin with two contests — one for students and the other for Presbyterian Church clergy.

Year in Review: Alma College in the News
2008 proved to be a newsworthy year for Alma College.

East Lansing Artist Displays Watercolors in Gallery
East Lansing artist Margaret Meade-Turnbull provides a 30-year retrospective of her life figure watercolor paintings in an exhibit at Alma College’s Clack Art Center.

Inauguration To Highlight Martin Luther King Jr. Week
The inauguration of the first African-American president of the United States will highlight Alma College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Week Celebration Jan. 18 through 22.

The Infamous Stringdusters Bring Bluegrass to Alma
A progressive style of bluegrass music is coming to Alma College for a concert that promises to heat up a cold January night.

 

The $10.2 million Hogan Center renovation and building project includes the construction of a new sports arena and convocation center along with renovated locker rooms, athletic training space, natatorium, coaches' offices and classrooms. The "new" Hogan is designed to be Alma College's first LEED-certified building for sustainable construction. The estimated completion date is August 2010.

 

Student Profile

Elizabeth Heitsch

Elizabeth Heitsch
Graduation: 2008
Major: History
From: St. Louis, Michigan
Interests: Reading, Music

You do not have to know a foreign language to study internationally, but for the languages offered at Alma there are six sites to hone your language skills. Alma has partnered with universities across the globe to provide students and faculty with the best in study and research opportunities abroad in 12 countries.