Department News
My Top Five Favorite Classes at Olivet College — Rising Junior Bray Wright
When I started applying to colleges, I knew I wanted to study English (I was the kind of person who read Dickens for fun, after all). But, aside from reading a few books, I did not know what to expect from my classes. I know other students probably feel the same way,...
Meet Rising Junior Bray Wright
I was 16, debating with my mother how to pay for college, when I first heard about Olivet College. Being from a small city and a close family, I had decided early on that my ideal school would be a small Michigan college with a tight knit community. I found a matching...
Meet Junior Nina Butts, Editor of The Echo
Junior Nina Butts is a media production and communication major from Hartland. She is interested in the multimedia field and her experience as editor of The Echo is helping her develop leadership skills. In addition, Nina says her time at Olivet College has helped her...
Meet First-Year Music Major Eli McIntosh
There’s no doubt that Eli McIntosh has a passion for music. A first-year music major from Chicago, Eli’s goal is to earn a doctorate in music and become a professional maestro and songwriter. He hasn’t hesitated to get involved on campus, joining the Gospel Choir,...
Junior Michael Fisk — A Passion for Sports
Junior Michael Fisk is a media production and communication major with a minor in sport and recreation management. He has always had a deep passion for sports and has a dream to work in the sports industry. The small community in Olivet has allowed Michael to build...
Marching Comets Reflect on Virtual Performance
Eight Olivet College Marching Comets hit the national stage this January, including Savanna Baughan ’24, color guard; Grace Forbush ’21, color guard; Laura Fox ’23, drum major; Carsten Gregersen ’22, mellophone; Victoria Herson ’22, baritone; Tori John ’21,...
Christine (Moulton) Pedder ’11 — Young Alumni Award Recipient
Christine (Moulton) Pedder ’11 leads an engaged life, focusing her love and passion on her family, youth sports, education, health, nutrition and community work. Her roots were planted in Olivet long before her freshman year of college with three uncles as alumni and...
Practical Journalism — Matthew Rice
Veteran Matthew Rice is from North Manchester, Indiana, and he is studying media production and communication and political science. Matthew previously attended a Division I university from 2009 to 2013 with a major in journalism and enlisted in the Navy as a naval...
What a Wonderful World — Justin Hatt ’19
Trees rustle in the wind, and nature goes silent listening to the gentle plucking of guitar strings in Justin Hatt’s arrangement of “What a Wonderful World.” Justin Hatt, a 2019 alumnus of Olivet College from Lansing, graduated with a degree in music. He focused his...
Gaming is for Everyone — Senior Aaron Goudie
The clicking of controllers and mousepads has become a familiar sound in the dorms at Olivet. Many students use gaming as a stress reliever when life throws curveballs or classes get tough. Aaron Goudie is a senior media production and communication major and music...
