News Releases

Students Shine in 15th Annual One-Act Play Festival
A varied range of productions directed by faculty and upper-level theatre students will highlight the 15th annual One-Act Play Festival.

Percussion Ensemble Performs Annual Fall Concert
The Alma College Percussion Ensemble presents its annual fall concert with a varied program featuring works composed by David Gillingham, Christian McBride, Bobbie Gentry and others.

Print Show Highlights Both Craft, Subject Matter
Strong and varied entries that reach beyond artistic technique to tell a story or reveal interesting subject matter are what emerge from the 29th Annual Alma College Statewide Print Competition, according to juror Nancy Macko.

Festival of Carols Rings in the Holiday Season
The Alma College Choirs ring in the Christmas season with the annual Festival of Carols featuring the voices of more than 150 singers plus instrumentalists from the Kiltie Band and Alma Symphony Orchestra.

Researcher Puts Muscle Supplements To the Test
Karen Ball knows a lot about muscles. Her knowledge is based on science more than personal bodybuilding. The associate professor of exercise and health science examines commercially available supplements that claim to enhance muscle mass.

Jazz Concert Features Works by Ellington, Others
An evening of jazz music will feature the works of Sammy Nestico, Alfred James Ellis, Thad Jones, Randy Brecker, Tito Puente and others when the Alma College Jazz Ensemble performs its annual fall concert.

Northern Ireland Student Receives Top Award
Ben Williams left his hometown of Belfast with little idea of what he wanted to do after graduation. After spending an academic year at Alma College, he gained a whole new perspective on life — and an award.

Students Convert Waste Vegetable Oil to Biodiesel
Chemistry Assistant Professor Sean Mo and a team of students are working with campus food services, the organization Students United for Nature, and the physical plant to convert waste vegetable oil to biodiesel made up of fatty acid methyl ester.

Renovations, Addition Planned for Eddy Music Center
The Alma College Board of Trustees has approved planning for extensive renovations to the Eddy Music Center plus the construction of a 5,000-square-foot building addition.

Fall Concert Celebrates Movement, Dance, Art, Life
A celebration of dance, including ballet set to music by Fredric Chopin and a work choreographed by professional dancer Kristin Bender Polizzi will highlight the annual fa

Advocacy Performance Raises Awareness of Local Hunger
Among the service-learning classes being taught this fall is a seminar in which students serve food at the Community Café and interview the participants in preparation for a theatrical performance during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Wee

Kiltie Marching Band Performs Annual Indoor Show
The annual indoor show of Alma College’s Kiltie Marching Band will feature music by the American rock band Toto along with a set from the popular "Raiders of the Lost Ark" movies.

 

The Hogan Center is the first LEED-certified building (Silver level) for green construction at Alma College and in Gratiot County. Awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.

 

Graduate Profile

Kari Tapley
Graduation: 1999
Major: Communication
Minor: Public Health

Kari St. Bernard Tapley wanted a way to combine her interest in communication with her interest in health. The minor in public health showed her the need for public health programs.

Now a perinatal Hepatitis B surveillance specialist for the Michigan Department of Community Health, she works on reporting and preventing disease in pregnant women.