News Releases

Gallery Presents 30th Statewide Print Competition
For 30 years, the Alma College Statewide Print Competition has attracted the creative work of the state’s most talented printmakers.

London Travel Course Explores Genius of Woolf
Carol Bender had a certain destination on her mind during her sabbatical last winter term: London. The English professor spent her sabbatical preparing for her Spring Term travel course, Virginia Woolf and London, which she taught last May.

Renovations Planned for Scots Softball Field
Extensive renovations are planned for Scots Park, the home of the Alma College softball team, including a repositioned field, larger dugouts, permanent home run fence, warm-up areas, storage facility and press box.

Service Includes Drama, Pursuit of Life Stories
Among the ways Alma College students interact with the Alma community include introducing Shakespeare to second graders at a local elementary school and creating memoir portfolios with residents at Masonic Pathways.

Professor Invited To Give Keynote Speech in Austria
Austria has invited Liping Bu to be the keynote speaker at an academic conference that celebrates the 60th anniversary of the country’s Fulbright Program.

Alumni Return; King, Queen Crowned at Homecoming
Bright fall colors and a beautiful campus welcomed alumni, students and community members for Homecoming 2010.

ASO Opens 51st Season With Music from the Movies
From “Star Wars” to “The Magnificent Seven,” the Alma Symphony Orchestra opens its 51st concert season with music from the movies.

Ribbon-cutting Officially Opens New Hogan Center
Building tours, speeches, a ribbon-cutting and gorgeous weather highlighted the Hogan Center Grand Opening and Dedication Ceremony at Alma College Friday, Oct. 8.

Pipers, Dancers Invited to Weekend of Highland Arts
The Scottish arts are alive and well at Alma College. On Nov. 6 and 7, the first official Weekend of Highland Arts will be held on campus.

Lighthearted Humor, Witty Dialogue Highlight 'Smash'
Hilarity ensues when a British millionaire jilts his wife and pursues the socialist cause in Alma College’s theatrical production of “Smash.”

Homecoming 2010: Alma Through the Seasons
Homecoming 2010 at Alma College focuses on the theme of “Alma College Through the Seasons” with a weekend full of activities Oct. 8-10 for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the local community.

Senior Class Nominates 2010 Homecoming Court
Members of the Alma College senior class nominated 10 of their classmates to the 2010 Homecoming Court. The entire student body votes for the King and Queen with the results announced during halftime of the football game on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Percussion Ensemble, Choir Perform at Homecoming
The Alma College Percussion Ensemble presents its annual homecoming concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 in the Remick Heritage Center.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 33 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.

 

Graduate Profile

Cathy Millon

Cathy Millon
Graduation: 2009
Major: Sociology
Minor: Women’s Studies and Psychology

If Cathy Millon ’09 were a superhero, her power would be activism.

The Alma College alumna is an AmeriCorps*VISTA worker with the Girl Scouts of America in Colorado. She builds partnerships in the community, recruits volunteers and writes curricula for programs and events while interacting with young women.

“Our goal is to teach girls how to think, not what to think,” says Millon. “I love knowing I am helping to empower girls to fight against bullying, low self-esteem and unhealthy relationships.”