News Releases

Students Experience China's History, Diversity, Culture
Traveling from rural to urban areas in China, students in Liping Bu’s “China Past and Present” Spring Term class learned why the country is a land of diversity.

Survey: Homeless People Appreciate Public Libraries
Public libraries can do more to serve their homeless patrons, says Alma College Librarian Angie Kelleher, a former social worker who researched the topic.

Students Examine Human Rights in Nine Countries
Taking 29 trains in 21 days, an Alma College class traveling through Europe met members of the Polish trade union Solidarity and sat in on a trial of an accused war criminal.

Alma College Highland Dancer Qualifies for Nationals
Dancing at this year’s Alma Highland Festival and Games, Maria Taylor fulfilled one of her dreams: Qualifying for nationals for the first time.

Hogan Center Awarded LEED Silver Certification
Alma College’s renovated Hogan Center and new Art Smith Arena have been awarded LEED® certification at the Silver level by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Bike Program Helps Students Stay Fit, Reduce Pollution
First-year students can go green this fall through a new initiative designed to reduce Alma College’s carbon impact.

Stucchi's Ice Cream To Reopen in New College Corner
The new College Corner Coffee and Books will feature Stucchi's Ice Cream and the College Bookstore.

 

Alma College students have the ability to design their own area of academic concentration—with the assistance of a faculty advisor—to meet specific educational or career goals. In recent years, students have graduated with Programs of Emphasis majors in such fields as arts management, archaeology and anthropology, environmental policy and community advocacy, Foreign Service and international law, and music technology and digital media.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Melvin Nyman

Dr. Melvin Nyman
Departments: Mathematics

Melvin Nyman found his job at Alma simply by chance. A job posting led to a Good Friday interview between family events.

More than 30 years later, he is a professor in the math department and has been the mayor of the city of Alma since 2002.