Fiesta!

Say hola at Alma College on Friday, Sept. 17 when the college honors Michigan’s Hispanic heritage with a fiesta celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution and the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence.
The fiesta begins in the Tyler-VanDusen Center at 3 p.m. with an information fair. Latino dancing, including salsa, takes place from 7 [...]

Improvise your weekend

Enjoy The Improvised Musical presented by the legendary iO Theatre in Chicago right here in mid-Michigan. The musical will be hosted in the Remick Heritage Center at Alma College on Saturday, Sept. 18.
The cast of improvisers create all the elements of a big time Broadway musical on the spot, complete with plot, music, choreography and [...]

Appreciate the community

On Sept. 18, Alma College will host Community Appreciation Day.
Bring the family to enjoy a picnic, inflatable games and a petting zoo. The event begins at noon near the Bahlke Field entrance. Afterward, root on Alma College in football in its 1 p.m. game against Rockford College.

New Hogan Center at Alma College enhances student experience

After nearly 18 months of construction, Alma College’s new Hogan Center addition is finished and ready to serve students and the greater community as the college’s primary venue for commencement, convocations, major events and athletics.
The $10.2 million project includes renovated locker rooms, athletic training space, natatorium, coaches offices and classrooms in the existing athletics [...]

New TV commercial created by student promotes the “Alma Experience”

Alma College is rolling out a new 60-second television commercial that uses stop motion photography, upbeat music and humorous visual affects to promote the “Alma Experience” to multiple audiences.
The commercial will air on television throughout the state in coming weeks. In addition, the spot is posted on YouTube, where already it is generating attention on [...]

Woodridge Inn & Suites brings an old building back to life

Arima, Inc. today announced that the Woodridge Suites hotel in Alma, Mich. is now open to mid-Michigan travelers and guests. The Woodridge Inn & Suites hotel offers a combination of affordable room rates, amenities and discount stay packages not found in other hotels in the area. The 47-room Alma hotel was previously a Days Inn [...]

Alma College president uses social media to reach alumni, students and community

by Brooke Adams, Vision Mid Michigan

Social media. We’ve all heard this buzzword usually associated with trendy celebrities and organizations.
So, one might not initially think that Jeff Abernathy, Alma College’s new president, have tweeting and posting to Facebook listed as job responsibilities.
Abernathy, who arrived in Alma last June, uses Facebook, Twitter and a blog to communicate with the Alma community.
The different [...]

New sculpture symbolizes student performance and creativity

At Alma College, a new sculpture at that symbolizes the creative energy and interactions encompassing both athletics and the performing arts has risen on the east end of McIntyre Mall near the entrance to the Art Smith Arena.
Alma College commissioned Ken Thompson, an accomplished sculptor with major works in Detroit, Toledo, Big Rapids and Washington, [...]

“Best in the Midwest”: Alma College

Alma College is one of the best colleges in the Midwest, according to the Princeton Review, an education services company.
The Princeton Review selected Alma College as one of 152 institutions it recommends as “Best in the Midwest” for 2011.
In its online profile of Alma College, the Princeton Review quotes students who describe Alma as a [...]

Alma College uses its spider senses

It’s tough being a male wolf spider. As they court females, they don’t know if they are being evaluated as a potential mate or the main course for dinner.
The complexity of spider behavior — the longstanding research interest of Alma College biologist Dave Clark — is the subject of a research project that has been [...]

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