News Releases

Ayoub Bicycles Across the Country for a Cause
When Alma College student Brandt Ayoub, St. Johns junior, travels across the country this summer, his view of the scenery will come from over the handlebars of his bike.

Alma Receives CIC/Walmart College Success Award
A $100,000 grant from the Council of Independent Colleges and the Walmart Foundation will enable Alma College to expand opportunities for first-generation students to succeed both in college and beyond.

Annual Highland Festival Celebrates Scottish Heritage
Over the years, thousands of Christie Freestone's studnets have danced at the Highland Festival. She expected about 30 more will add to that list by participating this year.

Alma College Receives Full 10-year Re-accreditation
The Higher Learning Commission, the accrediting body of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, has granted a full 10-year re-accreditation to Alma College.

Construction Begins on Eddy Music Center Renovations
Despite the rain, Alma College officially broke ground for the new Eddy Music Center addition on Friday, May 7. Trustees, faculty, staff and students joined President Saundra Tracy and Board Chair Candace Dugan for the festivities.

Italy Teaching Experience Connects Students to History
An advocate of studying abroad, Jamie Smith says her recent semester in Macerata, Italy was her best teaching experience yet.

Spring Term Travel Information
South America will be a popular destination for Alma College students during the May 2010 Spring Term, with England, Scotland, New Zealand and Bermuda close behind.

Grad List Includes More Than 225 Degree Candidates
Students participated in graduation ceremony on April 24, 2010

Newest Majors: Biotech, Environmental Studies
Hands-on learning, laboratory research, internships and participation in community problem-solving are among the key features of two new academic programs that will launch at Alma College this fall.

Barlow Awards Recognize Faculty Excellence
Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund and John Putz are the 2010 recipients of the Barlow Award for Faculty Excellence at Alma College.

 

Alma College trustees have adopted a master plan that provides a direction and set of priorities for the development of the physical campus. Key components include an emphasis on advanced and interactive learning, prioritized building renovations, housing initiatives that accommodate enrollment growth, a reconfiguration of parking lots and green spaces, and campus growth plans linked to the Alma downtown business environment.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Derick ‘Sandy’ Hulme

Dr. Derick ‘Sandy’ Hulme
Departments: Political Science

Dr. Derick “Sandy” Hulme, professor of political science, calls the Olympic Games “the most attractive terrorist target because they command the widest, most extensive media coverage in the world.”