The Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters is active all over the state, so it's understandable that not all that many people realize its home base is little Alma.
But the Academy has been administrated from
Alma College since 2004, the latest host for the 118-year-old academy that supports the sciences, social sciences and humanities across the state, with the help of 32 member institutions including universities and colleges.
So, it's fitting that the academy's annual conference for 2012 is coming home to Alma this spring, on March 2. Topics presented at the conference range from business administration to zoology.
"This organization is unusual in its broad and multidisciplinary focus," says Karen Gross, director of the Michigan Academy. "There are many state academies that focus solely on sciences. We do it all."
The keynote speaker also is from Alma; history and political science professor Ed Lorenz will address the Academy members and students. Awards also will be given to both undergraduate research projects and faculty presentations.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Karen Gross, Alma College
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