News Releases

Alma Symphony Orchestra Performs Russian Classics
The enchantment of Russian classical music, from the charm of “Peter and the Wolf” to the dramatic exhilaration of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, will highlight the Alma Symphony Orchestra’s annual mid-winter concert.

New Book Explores Religion, Sexual Ethics
A new book co-edited by Alma College’s Kate Blanchard explores the complicated relationship between religion and sexual ethics.

Cirque le Jazz Features High-flying Acrobatics
Circus arts, musical theatre and old-time vaudeville come together for a Broadway-style show “under the Big Top” at Alma College.

Gallery Features Work by Award-winning Artists
The work of award-winning visual artists Denise Rehm-Mott, David Griffin and Ke-Hsin Jenny Chi are on display in the Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery at Alma College.

Robotic Lizards Star in British 3D Documentary
During the summer of 2012, biologist Dave Clark was invited to work as the visiting scientist on site with British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough on a 3D documentary.

Acoustic Band Celebrates American Traditional Music
An up-and-coming acoustic band born in Michigan will perform high-energy bluegrass tunes, waltzes, love songs and “everything in between” in a concert at Alma College.

Martin Luther King Jr. Week Reflects on Civil Rights
Nationally acclaimed actor Jim Lucas will chronicle the civil rights movement through the eyes of Martin Luther King Jr. in a one-man show at Alma College.

Dance Company Showcases Student Choreographers
The Alma College Dance Company presents the annual Student Choreographers’ Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 3 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Remick Heritage Center Dance Studio.

 

Alma College is one of the first undergraduate colleges in the United States to belong to the International Criminal Court Student Network (ICCSN). Created in 2006 by students at the London School of Economics, the ICCSN aims to promote the work of the ICC and increase knowledge of international criminal law. Alma joins Duke University School of Law, the University of Cambridge and other institutions in a global community that connects students who share an interest in the ICC.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Joel Dopke

Dr. Joel Dopke
Departments: Chemistry

Joel Dopke always wanted to be a teacher and entered college planning on teaching high school chemistry and physics.

“As I came to learn more about chemistry and research, I decided to try to teach at the college level,” the assistant professor of chemistry says.