Parent Day

Parent Day
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012

9 a.m.

Registration
Hogan Center, Carra L. Jones-Smith Lobby
Join us for morning refreshments

9:30 a.m.

Parent Association Forum
Hogan Center, Smith Arena Presentations and Q & A with members of the Parent Association Board

10 a.m.

Conversation with the President
Hogan Center, Smith Arena
Remarks and Q & A with President Jeff Abernathy

10:30 a.m.

Presentation by Dr. Karen Klumpp
Hogan Center, Smith Arena
Informational presentation about the newly established Center for Student Opportunity

12 p.m.

Lunch
Tent outside Hogan Center
Please RSVP so we have an accurate count.


Alma College Women’s Soccer vs. St. Mary’s (Indiana)
Scotland Yard

1 p.m.

Alma College Football vs. University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh
Bahlke Field


Alma College Women’s Golf (MIAA Jamboree #2)
Pine River Country Club

2:30 p.m.

Alma College Men’s Soccer vs. Kalamazoo College
Scotland Yard


 

Alma College graduates have extraordinary placement rates into medical and law schools. Alma’s 84 percent placement rate into medical school compares to a 46.3 percent national average. Alma’s placement rate for law school is 86.9 percent, compared to a 66.8 percent national average.

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Student Profile

Neil Youngdahl

Neil Youngdahl
Graduation: 2015
Major: History

Whether you call him a baseball-playing history buff or a history-loving baseball player, one thing is clear: Neil Youngdahl is able to pursue both of his passions at Alma College.

“History is a subject that has interested me since elementary school, so I decided I wanted to keep studying it in college,” he says. “It can be tough to balance sports and academics, but it forces you to learn how to manage your time and prioritize to get things done.”

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