Tully
The office cat Tully joined the counseling, health and wellness staff in December 2008. He showed up as a stray at the home of one of our faculty members early in the fall, desperately in need of a home. Tully found his way to the Alma College campus. He came highly recommended to our office through the Theatre Department students and staff. And, once we interviewed him, the staff knew he was a purr-fect fit for the office.
Tully’s credentials include a very loving personality, unlimited ability to accept attention (even bordering on obnoxious), and he has yet to meet a lap that he doesn’t like. Tully is available for student attention anytime the CWC is open.
Tully’s name is Gaelic meaning “calm” and once you meet him, you know that he definitely lives up to his name.
Professional background: Tully earned a B.A. (bachelor of affection) and his M.L.S. (master of luv science) from the Barry White School of Love Studies.
Harley
Although he introduced himself to us off and on during the fall of 2008, Harley the office cat officially joined our staff in January 2009. Harley’s tenure with our office began when we noticed a young cat that would show up near our campus parking area every morning. After a couple of closer visits to our office door we noticed that the cat seemed to be somewhat afraid, but very hungry, thirsty, dirty, and with winter fast approaching, in need of a home. We put up a shelter and began to leave food and water out for him every day. As time went by he learned to trust us. When he finally would allow us to pet him we found him to be a very loving – although still skittish - cat. We also noticed that once we started to pet him he would have a very loud purr that sounded a lot like a motor. So, with that loud purr he told us his name – Harley! Over time Harley came to trust us and with that trust he gave us, we decided to adopt him into our office.
Harley is a very mischievous young cat who is always ready to play; he loves to chase cat toys, laser cat lights, and play with strings so if you miss your cat and would like some one-on-one play time with Harley, be sure to visit him during our office hours.
Professional background: Harley earned his B.F.A. (bachelor of feline arts) and M.F.A. (master of feline arts) from the University of Hard Knocks - Cats (Go ‘Cats). He is currently working on his PhD (Purring like a Harley-Davidson).
Tully and Harley have office hours Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm (of course, closed during lunch). No appointment needed – walk-ins definitely encouraged and welcome.
