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Do Something*

 

What does it mean to Do Something*?

It means to:

  • Listen
  • Not inflict physical or emotional violence on others
  • Ask someone who is eating alone in the cafeteria if you can join them
  • Do the right thing
  • Treat others with respect
  • Be inclusive
  • Think twice before you say (or write) something that could hurt
  • Hold others (and yourself) accountable for action
  • Defend someone who needs your help
  • Practice compassion for others
Students clean up Pine River

The Do Something* project is based on the core values of community building: integrity, respect and responsibility. The goal of the project is to encourage those who study, live and work on campus to incorporate these values, evident in our Alma College mission, into our day-to-day interactions.

Students gather to Do Soemthing

 

Alma College received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2009 for research that could eventually lead to the development of more effective drugs to treat and prevent certain kinds of influenza, including human infections of swine and avian flu. "This project provides an opportunity for students to get involved in important laboratory research," says faculty member Jeff Turk, principal investigator.

 

Student Profile

Brett Seymoure

Brett Seymoure
Graduation: 2009
Major: Biology
From: Paw Paw, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Politics

Alma’s close faculty-student interaction provides numerous benefits such as the ability to do undergraduate research on a graduate level. Alma’s professors treat students more as peers welcoming student input and collaboration on faculty projects. When students are involved in research, faculty aggressively pursue publication of findings including students as co-authors.