Alternative Break, "Leap-Of-Faith" trip
Led a service learning opportunity for students interested in helping those in need in a rural setting near Cranks, Kentucky. This was a 9-day trip that took place over the Holiday break.
Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation. Alma offers 22 varsity sports—11 for the women and 11 for the men—including four sports that debuted in 2011–12: women’s lacrosse and bowling and men’s lacrosse and wrestling.
Katie Keaton
Graduation: 2014
Major: New Media Studies
Though she had an interest in photography, Katie Keaton didn’t expect to develop a love for new media studies at Alma College.
“I came to Alma undecided, but when I took a class with Dr. Riley, I loved everything he was doing with new media,” she says. “Not only is he really open-minded, he is inspiring. I was so excited to go to that class.”
