News Releases

Andison, Barlow Awards Recognize Faculty Excellence
Kristin Olbertson and Steven Vest are the 2012 recipients of the Andison Awards for Excellence in Teaching at Alma College, while Chih-Ping Chen and Will Nichols have received this year’s Barlow Awards for Faculty Excellence.

Dance Company Visits Taiwan in Cultural Exchange
Members of the Alma College Dance Company will complete the final chapter of an international exchange with Tainan University of Technology when they travel to Taiwan in May.

 

Alma College’s first-year students can choose to “go green” through the Get Out Bike Program, designed to reduce their carbon impact. By signing a pledge not to bring a car to campus, participants in the program receive a bike to keep at a discounted rate. Downtown businesses are easily accessible to student cyclists. Campus also is bordered by the 41-mile Fred Meijer Heartland Trail.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Keith Wise
Departments: Religious Studies

Dr. Keith J. Wise always wanted to be a college professor. Though he found his calling in the ministry, teaching still followed him. He comes from a family of teachers — his mother and both grandmothers taught in the public schools in Ohio.

Wise was asked to teach an ancient history class at Alma while a pastor at the St. Louis Church of Christ, where he has been for over 15 years. He has since taught a variety of courses in the areas of ancient history and religious studies department.