Alma News

Could ethanol be the key to Michigan's renewable energy future? Ethanol has become more popular as a renewable energy source.

A celebration of dance, including ballet set to music by Fredric Chopin, a work choreographed by professional dancer Kristin Bender Polizzi, and a tribute to Matt Boles, an area student who died unexpectedly earlier this year, will highlight the annual fall performance of the Alma College Dance Company.

Alma College students are annual high achievers in the national Model United Nations competition.

The 10,000-square-foot Eddy Music Center opened in 1975 on the private, liberal arts college in Alma, Mich.

The Alma Volleyball team played at Trine University on Wednesday evening and lost a hard-fought 2-3 decision.

Author and poet Anne-Marie Oomen, recipient of the Michigan Notable Book Award for Pulling Down the Barn , is coming to Alma College to read from her works.

The state Parole and Commutation Board will have a public hearing to consider commuting the prison sentence of a man sentenced in 2005 in what was touted as the largest drug bust in Gratiot County.

Sculptures made from car Bondo, color prints and intricate pastel landscapes are among the creative artwork on display at the Community Art Invitational presented by Alma College and the Creative Arts Guild of Mid-Michigan. Faculty and staff at Alma College along with members of the Creative Arts Guild were invited in early September to submit ...

The first thing you notice about Alejandro Orellana is his big smile. It seems to stretch from ear to ear.

The $10.2 million Hogan Center renovation and building project includes the construction of a new sports arena and convocation center along with renovated locker rooms, athletic training space, natatorium, coaches' offices and classrooms.

Alma College has successfully completed its largest fund-raising campaign in its history more than nine months ahead of schedule.

The Alma Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 50th anniversary season with a gala opening concert that covers the gamut of emotions and drama, plus highlights the talents of an award-winning guest pianist.

In the more than 100 years since its founding, Alma has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive.

The program will include drumming for peace, led by Trybal Revival; songs by Catherine Ellis and Alma Muxlow; and messages from local peace activists.

Students learn important leadership principles from internationally recognized speakers like Madeleine Albright and Vicente Fox and by participating in international study opportunities through inventive programs like the Center for Responsible Leadership and the Posey Global Leadership Fellows Program.

The memory and spiritual ideals of the late Bishop Thomas Makarios remain alive in a figurative sculpture that was dedicated in May 2009 near the center of campus.

The Alma College Percussion Ensemble will present an encore of its Detroit International Jazz Festival performance to help kick off homecoming weekend.

The DeWitt Marching Band will host its sixth annual high school marching band invitational competition on Saturday, Oct.17 at 4 p.m. at DeWitt Memorial Stadium.

Alma College has enrolled its second highest number of students in its 123-year history, just barely missing a record enrollment.

Part of the World's Largest Truck Convoy drove it's way through Mt. Pleasant, in Isabella County today to support the Special Olympics.