Highlights of 2010 MLK Week

Highlights from the Fifth Annual Calvin Hilson Poetry Slam (2010)



In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Alma College faculty, staff and students participated in the Fifth Annual Calvin Hilson Poetry Slam. Professor Maurie Luetkemeier performs a drum piece with students. Senior Tony Romano recites a poem. Professors Joanne Gilbert and Stephany Slaughter offer a Spanish-English oral interpretation. And De’Anna Monique Daniels ’10 recites a poem. You can also download the video highlights.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 33 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Robert Vivian

Dr. Robert Vivian
Departments: English

It doesn’t matter the genre — poetry, plays, nonfiction, novels or short-stories — Bob Vivian just loves to write.

“Teaching and writing are a kind of moveable feast for me,” says Vivian. What I love about Alma is the opportunity to teach and learn on all kinds of different subjects without being pigeon-holed into just one.”

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