November

Alma College Kiltie Dancers
Highland Arts Fall Performance Concert

The Alma College Highland Arts program presents the 3rd annual Alma College Weekend of Highland Arts Fall Performance Concert. The program will feature a diverse selection of traditional Highland Dances and innovative choreography with international influence.

Saturday, November 3, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Heritage Center, Strosacker Theatre
$10 adults; $5 seniors 62+; Alma College Staff, students, and youth 18 and under are free; seating is reserved

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Alma College Dance Company
Fall Concert

Alma College Dance Company

Celebrate this very special Alma College Dance Company concert as we invite Maxine Steinman from New York City to do an extended 10-day residency working with our Alma College Dancers. Ms. Steinman will choreograph in the style of modern dance luminary Jose Limon for the first act. Her choreography is beautifully crafted and rich with emotion and earthy sequences that will be exquisite to watch. For the second act we are thrilled to welcome our new Ballet Professor, Jenifer Sarver, as she stages excerpts from the holiday classic “The Nutcracker Suite” to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky.

Friday, November 9, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 10, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 11, 2012, 3:00 p.m.

Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
$10 adults; $5 seniors 62+; Alma College staff, students, and youth 18 and under are free; seating is reserved

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Alma College Jazz Ensemble
Fall Concert

The Jazz Ensemble will perform music by Fats Waller, Pat Metheny, Bill Evans, David Maslanka, Minoru Miki and more.

Sunday, November 11, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
$10 adults; $5 seniors 62+; Alma College Staff, students, and youth 18 and under are free; seating is reserved

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Kiltie Marching Band
Indoor Show

The Kiltie Band presents its annual indoor show. This sight and sound spectacular will feature the music of Wayne Bergeron, Michael Whalen and Michel Camilo as well as contemporary rock pianist Ben Folds. Also featured will be performances by the National Champion Alma College Pipe Band and the Alma Highland Dancers!

Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 18, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
$10 adults; $5 seniors 62+; Alma College staff, students, and youth 18 and under are free; seating is reserved

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Alma College Percussion Ensemble
Fall Concert

The performance will feature a new work, “Hurtling Through Space at an Unimaginable Speed” by composer David Maslanka; Minoru Miki’s “Marimba Spiritual” featuring David Fair as marimba soloist; as well as music by Fats Waller, Pat Metheny, Bill Evans and more!

Friday, November 30, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Remick Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall
$10 adults; $5 seniors 62+; Alma College staff, students, and youth 18 and under are free; seating is reserved

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Alma College students have the ability to design their own area of academic concentration—with the assistance of a faculty advisor—to meet specific educational or career goals. In recent years, students have graduated with Programs of Emphasis majors in such fields as arts management, archaeology and anthropology, environmental policy and community advocacy, Foreign Service and international law, and music technology and digital media.

 

Leadership Profile

Robert Swanson

Robert Swanson

There is little one can say about Bob Swanson without mentioning leadership. After all, he was Alma College's longest serving president, with 24 years under his kilt. From 1956 to 1980, he helped transform the College into a nationally recognized private liberal arts institution, both in terms of academic reputation and economic stability.