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Dr.Keith J. Wise

Instructor of History
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1994
Swanson Academic Center 323
Office Hours: Mondays 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Dr. Keith J. Wise is a native of Steubenville, Ohio. He is an ordained minister with the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. He holds an A.B. degree from Kentucky Christian University,(1972) an MA Degree is history from Youngstown State University, (1976) and a PhD from American University in Washington, D.C.(1997)
Dr. Wise has held ministries in Ohio, Kentucky and presently in Michgan. He has taught at Wilberforce University, Ohio University and has been a member of the National Association of Pastors and Scholars since 1979. He has served on the Board of Trustees for Kentucky Christian University (1995-2002) and the Board of Trustees of Great Lakes Christian College (2002-2005). Dr. Wise is also cross-culturally trained having lectured and taught in the Dominican Republic and India. He has published in The Christian Standard, Christianity Today and The Restoration Herald.
Along with his wife Sharon they have three adult children. Sharon is the director and teacher of The St. Louis Public School's Pre-School Readiness Program.

Education

  • AB Bible and History (Kentucky Christian University) 1972
  • MA- History- (Youngstown State University) 1976
  • PhD- Greco-Roman Studies - (American University) 1997

 

Alma's "green" residence hall, Wright Hall, was completed in January 2005. The modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall features a number of environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling, recycled-content ceiling tiles and carpeting, energy-efficient windows, rooftop solar heating panels, energy-efficient showers and washing machines, and a computerized energy monitoring system.

 

Student Profile

Drew Emge

Drew Emge
Graduation: 2009
Major: POE: International Health
From: Bay City
Interests: Health Professions, Community Service

A Truman Scholarship finalist and Center for Responsible Leadership Fellow, Drew has traveled to South Africa and China studying the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Bay City native intends to use his French minor and POE in International Health to improve AIDS care in Africa, hopefully as a physician with a global public health organization.