Faculty List

Xiao Yu

Modern Language Assistant - Chinese
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2010
SAC312B
(989) 463-7138
Office Hours: M W 4:00- 5:00 pm Th 10:00- 11:00 am and by appointment

Education

  • B.A., English, Peking University(2010)

Research Interests

Asian studies, History of 16th century.

Recent Courses Taught

  • Intermed Chinese II.  CHN222.
  • Beginning Chinese II.  CHN112.
  • Beginning Chinese I.  CHN111.

Service to the Community

 

Wright Hall, Alma’s “green” residence hall, is a modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall that 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

Marissa Sheffield

Marissa Sheffield
Graduation: 2014
Major: Dance and Elementary Education

Almont junior Marissa Sheffield is an elementary education and dance double major who knows a thing or two about coloring outside of the lines.

“I have a wide variety of interests, so I really like doing everything, thus my double major and my double minor,” she says. “I do best when I focus on a lot at once.”