News Releases

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.
Posted: Sun, January 6th, 2013 at 1:37PM

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.
Posted: Sun, January 6th, 2013 at 11:57AM

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.
Posted: Sun, January 6th, 2013 at 11:51AM

 

Alma College was born on Oct. 14, 1886. George F. Hunting was appointed the College’s first president and professor of moral and mental science. The College’s founding was made possible by Ammi W. Wright, a lumberman, businessman and civic leader who gave 30 acres of land and more than $300,000 to found and sustain the institution in its early years.

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Graduate Profile

Katie Matonich

Katie Matonich
Graduation: 2008
Major: English

When she was still an Alma College student, Katie Matonich’s advice to students was “to remember that being an English major isn’t all rainbows and sunshine, but it’s what makes writing about rainbows and sunshine fun!”

Now, as the development coordinator for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, she seems to have found her pot of gold.

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