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Students Earn Dean's List Honors for Winter Term 2010
Over 425 students earn academic honors

Dr. Lorenz Receives National Honor for Service Learning
A commitment to engaging students in issues related to rural development, pollution and pesticide use, border issues and human rights has brought national recognition to Alma College History Professor Ed Lorenz.

Photos from New Zealand: Kayaks, Seals, Scenery
Twenty-two students explored the rain forest, glaciers, Maori culture, a bird sanctuary and more during their Spring Term course in New Zealand last May.

Band Leaders Improve Their Skills at Music Camps
Drum major and percussion camps are taking place at Alma College as students from across Michigan prepare for the fall marching season.

Jeff Abernathy Assumes Alma College Presidency
Jeff Abernathy assumes the presidency as Alma College launches new academic programs, constructs new facilities, acknowledges the receipt of major gifts, and celebrates its 10-year re-accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission.

Major Gifts Support Art Smith Arena, Scholarships
Alma College has received two $1 million estate gifts that will provide for the naming of the new Hogan Center gymnasium and provide scholarships for students with financial need.

Dean's List announced for Winter Term 2009
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Research Question: Is Political Talk Getting Smarter?
In their academic study “Is Political Talk Getting Smarter?” Alma College researchers Janie Diels and Bill Gorton found that political discourse has become less scientific.

Equatorialis Students Study Michigan's Environment
Alma College students in a Spring Term environmental studies travel class left Ecuador earlier this month with 13 hours of documentary video footage and a few new friends.

Students Advocate in Washington, D.C., for ICC
Alma College students continue to advocate for U.S. membership in the International Criminal Court, with their latest efforts taking place in Washington, D.C.

 

Alma College’s nationally recognized Model United Nations program has won top honors for 16 consecutive years (1997–2012) — the longest active winning streak of any college or university in the nation. Alma College’s all-time 30 “outstanding delegation” awards are the most of any college or university in the 90-year history of the conference.

 

Graduate Profile

Jacki Olson

Jacki Olson
Graduation: 2011
Major: Dance

Jacki Olson ’11 was recently welcomed with open arms as an apprentice at Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre, a company co-founded by fellow alumna Kristin Bender-Polizzi ’95.

“Surfscape is more than a dance company—it’s a family,” says Olson. “I’m so grateful to have been given the opportunity to pursue my passion with such an awesome group of amazingly talented dancers and directors. I am lucky to be able to call them my friends.”