Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Lake Superior State University (aerial shot)
Lake Superior State University, situated on the Canadian border in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP), is the smallest of the state’s fifteen public universities. With a five-year average academic year enrollment of just over 3,100 students, the University, under Carnegie Classification, is considered a small four-year undergraduate institution with a professions focus and a single graduate program. The University grants 111 baccalaureate degrees in such diverse fields as English, communication, theatre, fine arts, engineering, business, health sciences, environmental chemistry, fisheries and wildlife, conservation leadership, exercise science, applied geographic information science, psychology, and sociology.
The University sits atop a hill overlooking the sister cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (population 14,144) and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada (population 75,000). The region is a four-season recreational paradise with three Great Lakes within 50 miles, thousands of acres of public access lands, and hundreds of miles of streams, rivers, and inland lakes. Students attending Lake Superior State University enjoy the opportunity to study in a unique international setting abundant in natural resources and historical significance. Sault Ste. Marie has been inhabited by Native Americans for over 2,000 years and was founded as a European settlement in 1668 by Father Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary. It was the first permanent European settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Midwest. It is home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Locks; these are four great reservoirs that enable ships to pass from the lower Great Lakes to Lake Superior. These federal locks, dating back to 1855, along with other attractions, turn Sault Ste. Marie into a busy tourist area during the summer, drawing tens of thousands of visitors each year.
The University sits atop a hill overlooking the sister cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (population 14,144) and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada (population 75,000). The region is a four-season recreational paradise with three Great Lakes within 50 miles, thousands of acres of public access lands, and hundreds of miles of streams, rivers, and inland lakes. Students attending Lake Superior State University enjoy the opportunity to study in a unique international setting abundant in natural resources and historical significance. Sault Ste. Marie has been inhabited by Native Americans for over 2,000 years and was founded as a European settlement in 1668 by Father Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary. It was the first permanent European settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Midwest. It is home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Locks; these are four great reservoirs that enable ships to pass from the lower Great Lakes to Lake Superior. These federal locks, dating back to 1855, along with other attractions, turn Sault Ste. Marie into a busy tourist area during the summer, drawing tens of thousands of visitors each year.
Reception Venue
Arts Center
The Writing Across the Peninsula 2012 reception will be held in LSSU's Center for the Performing Arts. This reception will be a special gathering of the Arts in all genres; be sure to come, mingle, and see the show! Specific reception events will be announced at a later date.
Conference Venue
Walker Cisler Center
Keynote and Plenary talks, as well as meals and panel sessions, will be held at LSSU's Walker Cisler Center.
Parking/Maps
Campus Map
All participants for the conference should park in the lot's labeled in green. For the reception, the Arts Center has a full parking lot directly in front of it.The Cisler Center has a lot to one side, and another behind it. If by chance the lot is full, you may park in adjacent lots. However, if you receive a ticket, please give your ticket to one of the WAP 2012 assistants to avoid the fee.
Another printable version is located below.
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Another printable version is located below.
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