Get Out: Bike Program

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Get Out Bike Program

Continuing this fall, first-year students have the opportunity to help us accelerate Alma College’s commitment to staying fit and staying green.

Students ride bikes along the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail that runs through the Alma College campus

Too often, we rely on our cars as a sole means of transportation. Through the Get Out Bike Program, you can break your dependency on cars and put the brakes on traffic congestion, fuel consumption and pollution.

By signing a pledge not to bring a car to campus for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 academic years, you also agree to volunteer for two of the three Adopt-the-Trail days with the Get Out Experience. In return, you will be given a bicycle at the discounted rate of $100 (retail price $379.99). Yep—yours to keep!

With schedules crammed full of fun, we know it’s easy to overlook health and fitness. Luckily, Alma’s small location allows students to effortlessly bike to stores, restaurants and other locations on campus and in the surrounding community. With our 41-mile paved trail, there are really no excuses!

We hope Alma’s bike program also will help you make connections with your new community. By choosing not to bring a car to campus, you’re stepping from behind the windshield and onto a campus with tons of college programming and student life activities—take advantage of it!

 

Distinguishing landmarks on Alma’s campus include the Posey Bench near the Hood Building, the Bishop Makarios Memorial Sculpture, the “Momentum” sculpture near the entrance to the Hogan Center, the Spirit Rock behind the Library, the Bahlke Field Gate, the Peace Poles in McIntyre Mall, and the Redman Gate along Superior Street that welcomes campus visitors.

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Leadership Profile

Kailey Vlug

Kailey Vlug
Graduation: 2015
Major: Business Administration

When she started playing soccer as a child, Kailey Vlug already had her eye on the prize: to play the sport she loved on the collegiate level. Now, she’s playing on the Alma College women’s soccer team, on which she is considered a leader.

“Coming into a whole new team after being with my same high school team for years was challenging as a freshman, but I did my best and worked hard,” she says. “I’ve learned that I can lead through example. My coach, Jeff Hosler, trusts me and gives me leadership responsibilities, so I’ve risen to meet his expectations.”

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