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Nicola J Findley, Ph.D.

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Service to the College

Service to the Department - Chair

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In addition to the regular chair responsibilities, in 2010-11 this included leading the development and writing of a new Elementary Education program in line with Michigan Department of Education standards. It included supervising revisions to the Early Childhood Program, Social Studies elementary and secondary majors, and History secondary major, and a new Integrated Science elementary major. It included preparing these programs, all new course descriptions and syllabi, for EPC and catalog and scheduling. It also involved leading the process for preparing for national accreditation through the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).

 

Alma encourages its students to look beyond Michigan’s boundaries. The Posey Global Leadership Scholarship provides opportunities for Alma College students to travel anywhere in the world and complete a self-designed project. Alma students have completed projects on topics ranging from teaching to public policy, in places from the Philippines to South Africa.

 

Leadership Profile

Ronald Kapp

Ronald Kapp

Ron Kapp taught more than 2,500 students during his 32 years at Alma College. Teaching was more than just a job for him, though. He took a genuine interest in impacting and shaping the lives of the students he taught. He helped enhance Alma's reputation through measures such as the Africa Fellowship Program and installing Phi Beta Kappa at the College.