News Releases

Pipers, Kiltie Dancers Combine for Highland Arts Concert
The Alma College Pipers and Kiltie Dancers will join together to perform a mix of traditional and modern compositions in a “Highlands and Islands” concert that celebrates the Scottish arts.
Posted: Wed, March 2nd, 2011 at 4:11PM

Faculty Novelist Concludes Tall Grass Trilogy
Robert Vivian has written the third and final novel in his critically acclaimed Tall Grass Trilogy. Another Burning Kingdom examines profoundly alienated people in America.
Posted: Wed, March 2nd, 2011 at 7:57AM

Economist Speaks on Impact of Economic Freedom
Economist Joshua C. Hall, co-creator of the "Economic Freedom of the World" annual report, visits Alma College to discuss how economic freedom is measured and how it impacts other social and political issues.
Posted: Wed, March 2nd, 2011 at 7:49AM

 

Alma’s innovative PRISM project—Positive Routes Into Science and Mathematics—gets more students excited about science. It engages students in research opportunities not only in their first, second, third and fourth years of college but also in the summer prior to taking their first college course. PRISM is funded by a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Leadership Profile

Kailey Vlug

Kailey Vlug
Graduation: 2015
Major: Business Administration

When she started playing soccer as a child, Kailey Vlug already had her eye on the prize: to play the sport she loved on the collegiate level. Now, she’s playing on the Alma College women’s soccer team, on which she is considered a leader.

“Coming into a whole new team after being with my same high school team for years was challenging as a freshman, but I did my best and worked hard,” she says. “I’ve learned that I can lead through example. My coach, Jeff Hosler, trusts me and gives me leadership responsibilities, so I’ve risen to meet his expectations.”

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