Mary Ellen Brines
Instructor of Modern Language - Spanish
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1997
Swanson Academic Center 329
(989) 463-7394
Office Hours: by appointment
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The Smith Arena, the new addition to the Hogan Center, serves as the primary venue for commencement, convocations, major speakers, concerts, athletics and other major events.
Student Profile
Tara Riedel
Graduation: 2013
Major: Theatre
When Tara Riedel came to Alma College, she knew she would meet plenty of new people. But through her involvement in theatre, she has gotten to know someone she didn’t necessarily expect to: herself.
“I’ve learned so much about myself as a person in the last three years,” she says. “The Meisner technique has us focus on our acting partner instead of ourselves. As backward as it seems, I’ve learned that when you stop focusing on yourself, you really learn about yourself.”