News Releases

TV Commercial Wins Davey Award
The Alma College Marketing and Communications Department was selected by The International Academy of Visual Arts to receive a Davey Award for its 60-second TV commercial that promotes the “Alma Experience.”

Professor Researches Works of Well-known Composer
A leading authority on 19th century Austrian composer Franz Schubert, Alma College professor Scott Messing recently presented the results of his research on the reception of the composer’s “Marche militaire” to an international audience.

Many Courses Include Community Service
Service learning offers students opportunities to make a difference in the community through their academic courses, ranging from teaching creative movement to children to presenting a public literary analysis.

Students Serve Others During Alternative Breaks
Alternative Breaks offer Alma College students opportunities to make a difference in peoples' lives through their contributions to disaster relief, affordable housing, food outreach and other social efforts.

Fulbright Award Supports German Language Study
Alma College faculty member Holly Liu was awarded a Fulbright grant to attend an academic seminar in Germany last summer — an experience she describes as “mind-opening” in her quest to prepare students to understand and communicate with

Students 'See Green' in Sustainable Living Experiment
Some Alma College students in the Carey-Bonbright residence halls are “seeing green” as they participate in a project to practice environment sustainability.

Festival of Carols Spreads Christmas Cheer
The Alma College Glee Club, College Chorale and Alma Choir will spread Christmas cheer at the annual Festival of Carols concert.

Theatre Presents Annual One-Act Play Festival
In a process of learning, growth and collaboration, actors and directors in training come together to produce a series of plays known as the One-Act Play Festival. Alma College Theatre presents four works that are directed and performed by students.

 

Frank Knox’s accomplishments are extraordinary: From fighting alongside Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders and publishing the Chicago Daily News vice presidential candidate in 1936 to Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Through it all, the 1912 graduate stayed true to his Alma College roots. His portrait adorns the conference room in the Reid-Knox Administration Building.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Chih-Ping Chen

Dr. Chih-Ping Chen
Departments: English

Dr. Chih-Ping Chen’s fascination for literature and the English language was inspired from reading Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre when she was just 14 years old. Originally from Taiwan, Chen says, “Although English literature can be quite a challenge, it opens doors to many places.”