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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.

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.

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

 

The Alma College Percussion Ensemble performed at the prestigious Centrum Jazz Festival, an international festival in Port Townsend, Wash., in July 2007. Alma was the only college group invited to perform. "It's a huge honor," says faculty director Dave Zerbe. "You can't apply to perform there; they seek you out."

 

Student Profile

Kwon JinJu

Kwon JinJu
Graduation: 2008
Major: Advertising and Public Relations
From: Seoul, South Korea
Interests: Dance, Nature, Travel

Alma has had lasting relationships with colleges and universities in South Korea, with the Korean international students completing one full year of study at Alma. Here at Alma, the international students make lifelong friendships and leave everlasting impacts on our students and on the surrounding communities.