Brief Biography:

‍Born and raised in Michigan, Alec earned his bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish from Saginaw Valley State University in 2022. Following his mission work in Guatemala, Mexico, France, and Germany, he felt God calling him to Cañon City, Colorado where he is serving as Administrative Director and Event Coordinator for the Worldview Crux Bridge Year Program. Alec also serves as adjunct faculty for Canon Christian Academy and teaches Chemistry, Logic, and Rhetoric.

Post-Graduation Plans:

‍Upon graduating from the MCEL program, I hope to pursue a Ph.D. in Literature and teach the Great Books at the college level.

Extracurricular Academic Activities:

‍In my downtime, I enjoy playing piano, guitar, and trumpet, keeping up with European soccer, and learning languages.

What brought you to Hillsdale?

‍Having grown up in Michigan, I appreciated Hillsdale’s intentionality in engaging the culture, but it didn’t work out to attend for my undergrad. But as I was looking to continue my education in the classical world, Hillsdale was the natural choice. My friends who have attended Hillsdale rave about the professors and the high-quality thinking and discussions, and I jumped at the opportunity to engage with those for myself.

What has been the thing you’ve appreciated most about your time here?

‍I’ve appreciated the willingness of both faculty and students to say, “I don’t know, but let’s find out.” In my undergrad, most of the teachers were unwilling to ever admit they didn’t know, but if they did, they certainly didn’t care to follow up. Hillsdale’s faculty do. They will put in the effort to back up their reasoning, even when they don’t have to, and I greatly admire that quality.

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