JACK JONESSTAFF WRITER 3/24/2025 As the winter semester comes to an end, so too does the first year of Alma College's Choir Director Dr Mattfeld. Mattfeld's first year has been a success and the Alma Choirs have put on a multitude of events and concerts this year including a successful Choir tour, The Festival of... Continue Reading →
Outstanding alumnus: Interim President Blackhurst
GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 3/24/2025 Alma College alumni and Interim President Dr. Eric Blackhurst (‘83) has dedicated much of his post-collegiate life to the advancement of the college while successfully practicing law, building a family and becoming a wine sommelier. Blackhurst, who is a first-generation college student and hadn’t stepped foot onto Alma’s campus until the... Continue Reading →
Alma College Special Olympics Club
GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 3/10/2025 It’s been an eventful winter for the Alma College Special Olympics Club who recently participated in the Mt. Pleasant Polar Plunge and have been busy with weekly basketball games. The club, which has grown since its founding in January of 2023, is part of Special Olympics (SO) College, which brings Special... Continue Reading →
Alternative spring breaks assist the community
JACK JONESSTAFF WRITER Over spring break, students from Alma College once again volunteered to assist in different community activities on both a local and national level. They spent their time and break helping communities in need through several organizations, including United Cerebral Palsy, Horse Creek Animal Sanctuary and the Isabella County Soup Kitchen. This is... Continue Reading →
Jason Duika’s Scot Speaker Event
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER JACK JONESSTAFF WRITER 2/17/2025 Earlier this month Alma College hosted speaker Jason Duika for their Scot speakers series. This series is a program through which Alma College hosts speakers of a variety of expertise to share their experiences with students and provide valuable insight into issues at hand and prevalent throughout life. Jason... Continue Reading →
Class of ’25 enters the 100-day home stretch
FILIPPOS MOURIKISSTAFF WRITER 2/17/2025 As we hit the halfway mark of the Winter 2025 semester, the Class of ‘25 begins to wind down their final semester at Alma College. The college is holding events throughout the semester for seniors, leading all the way up to the heavily awaited day of Commencement. One of the first... Continue Reading →
Montreat College Conference Recap
KATELYN THOMASSTAFF WRITER 2/3/2025 Alma College’s Reverend Katrina Bundy and a few of its students attended a conference held at Montreat Conference Center prior to the start of the Winter 2025 semester. Here, these individuals got the opportunity to grow and explore their relationship with God. Montreat Conference Center has allowed people to strengthen their relationship with God for over 100... Continue Reading →
Five year anniversary of Honors 300
YASMINA IDRISPHOTOGRAPHER FILIPPOS MOURIKISSTAFF WRITER 2/3/2025 Five years ago, the Alma College Honors Program set out on an ambitious journey to integrate community engagement into the student experience. What emerged from this vision were two groundbreaking courses, Honors 200 and Honors 300. Now, as this year marks the five-year anniversary of Honors 300, students and... Continue Reading →
The Almanian: News 