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Alma's First JKC Scholar To Study at Oxford
Will Allen, a 2009 graduate of Alma College, is heading to Oxford University in England as the result of being one of 30 scholars from around the world selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship.

Students Explore Alternative Energy in Sweden, Denmark
Nineteen Alma College students recently explored alternative and renewable energy during a four-week travel course that took them to Sweden, Denmark and England.

Grant Funds Courses on Food, Globalization
What started as a grant application to partner Presbyterian colleges, seminaries and churches turned into a Spring Term class that challenged the way students thought about a basic need — their food.

Peru Destinations: Jungle, Incan Temple
A 2009 Spring Term trip to Peru gave students a chance to learn Spanish, discover the Peruvian culture and serve in a third-world country.

Students Participate in Commencement Ceremony
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Davis To Test High Altitude Exposure in Ecuador
John Davis’ ongoing research on the effects of high altitude exposure on humans takes him to Ecuador this summer, where he and two Alma College students will test climbers at the base of the world’s “largest” mountain.

Dean's List announced for Winter Term 2009
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President Tracy Announces Retirement Plans
Dr. Saundra Tracy, expressing appreciation to a talented faculty and staff and dedicated Board of Trustees for recent College accomplishments, has announced her decision to retire as Alma College president effective in June 2010.

Shakespeare Bibliographies Summarize Early Comedies
After one and a half years of research, reading more than 500 essays and books and moving almost 800 miles for a new position, Dana Aspinall has published bibliographies on four of Shakespeare’s early comedies.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 28 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

 

Student Profile

Melissa Carstens

Melissa Carstens
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Marquette, Michigan
Interests: Singing, Dancing

Alma’s off-campus study programs do more than place students in exciting locales to meet interesting people; they also create new opportunities for personal growth and skill development. One of the best ways to learn about other societies and cultures is to study and travel in international settings. You do not always have to know a foreign language.