Faculty List

Steven T Vest

Steven T Vest

Associate Professor of Library Science and Head, Reference and Instruction Services
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1999
Library
(989) 463-7344
Office Hours: 9:00-5:00 MTWF 1:00-9:30 Th
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Education

  • MSLS Clarion University of Pennsylvania
  • MFA Indiana University
  • BFA Bowling Green State University

Research Interests

Collaborative and participative learning in library instruction.

Recent Courses Taught

Recent Presentations

Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • Posey Award for Teaching

Professional Memberships

  • Association of Collge and Research Libraries
  • Michigan Library Association
  • American Library Association

Service to the College

  • Educational Technology Committee
  • Campus Judicial Committee
  • Communication Committee
  • Co-advisor Campus Radio Station
  • Search Committee: Reference and Instruction Librarian
  • Technology Advisory Committee

Service to the Profession

  • Michigan Library Association (Information Literacy Round Table)
  • American Library Association , Reference and User Services Association (Management and Operation of User Services Section)
  • American Library Association , Reference and User Services Association (Machine Assisted Reference Section)

 

Alma College’s first-year students can choose to “go green” through the Get Out Bike Program, designed to reduce their carbon impact. By signing a pledge not to bring a car to campus, participants in the program receive a bike to keep at a discounted rate. Downtown businesses are easily accessible to student cyclists. Campus also is bordered by the 41-mile Fred Meijer Heartland Trail.

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Student Profile

Kait Squanda

Kait Squanda
Graduation: 2014
Major: Integrative Physiology and Health Science

For Kait Squanda, who has played sports her entire life, exercising and staying healthy are daily activities. Inspiring others to do the same is her passion.

“The human body amazes me every single day,” she says. “It’s so complex, and to be able to know what’s going on in it and to talk about it with my friends is really cool. I like to be a nerd. After graduation, I want to teach, so I can help others understand how to be healthy.”

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