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Lake Superior State University
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| Motto | A Superior University. |
| Established | 1946 [2] |
| Type | Public and Community College |
| Endowment | $6.26 million[1] |
| President | Betty J. Youngblood |
| Faculty | 111 full-time [3] |
| Students | 2907 (Fall 2005)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 2904 (Fall 2005) |
| Postgraduates | 3 (Fall 2005) |
| Location | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA |
| Campus | Rural 115-acre campus [6] |
| Nickname | Lakers |
| Colors | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Seamore the Sea Duck Fog Horn the Sailor [5] |
| Website | lssu.edu |
Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. It is colloquially referred to as Lake State, Lake Superior State and LSSU.
Lake Superior State University is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. It is known for its academic programs such as fisheries and wildlife management, engineering, teacher education, nursing, geology, business management, fire science and criminal justice.
Lake Superior State University offers primarily bachelor's and associate's degrees, but also grants a master of arts in curriculum and instruction and many certificates. The university also offers joint programs with Sault College and Algoma University College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. LSSU also has two regional centers located in northern Michigan in the cities Escanaba and Petoskey. It is one of three Michigan public universities that functions as both a university and a community college[7][8].
Lake Superior State University was the first college in the United States to offer an accredited four-year fire science program, and continues to be one of only three universities to offer such a program.
The institution is also one of only three universities in the United States to offer the robotics specialization in the ABET/TAC accredited manufacturing engineering technology bachelor of science degree. LSSU is home to one of the best robotics educational facilities in North America.
The university's college radio station is WLSO, and its student newspaper is The Compass.
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The institution now known as Lake Superior State University was established in 1946 to address the needs of returning World War II veterans and to provide educational opportunities to the people of the Eastern Upper Peninsula. The 115-acre campus overlooks the St. Mary's River and the Soo Locks in the Michigan side of Sault Ste. Marie. The area that currently makes up the campus of Lake Superior State University served as Fort Brady from 1894 to 1944. Several buildings on campus are included in the National Register of Historic Places.
Much of the university's upbringings can be credited to Michigan College of Mining & Technology, which is now known as Michigan Technological University. The mining and technology college opened the Sault Ste. Marie Residence Center of the Michigan College of Mining & Technology, which was commonly shortened to Soo Tech. The original class consisted of 272 students. The institution was later renamed Lake Superior State College of Michigan Technological University in 1966. The college received autonomy from Michigan Tech. in 1970 and was known as Lake Superior State College until 1987, when the institution was granted university status.[9]
Lake Superior State University has a variety of traditions.
- Banished Words List: Each new year brings another installment of the school's List of Words and Phrases Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness. It has been going strong since New Year's Day 1976 and receives significant media coverage. Word-watchers pull nominations throughout the year from everyday speech, as well as from the news, fields of education, technology, advertising, politics, and more. A committee gathers the entries and chooses the best in December. The list is released on New Year's Day. [10]
- Hoholik Victory Bell: The bell, located outside the Norris Center and Taffy Abel Arena, is rung after each home victory. Fans gather around the bell as members of the hockey team make their way outside in the cold temperatures to ring the bell. This tradition was started after the bell was hung in the early 1980s. The original bell was replaced in 1992 after extensive damage from the 1992 NCAA Championship celebration. [11]
- Ship's Horn: An authentic ship's horn is located within the Taffy Abel Arena, where the Lakers play home hockey games. The horn is mounted high on the wall behind the goal a visiting team defends for two periods. The powerful horn, operated on compressed air, blasts after each Laker goal and at the end of each home game. [12]
- Snowman Burning: Each March, on or near the first day of Spring, students, alumni and townsfolk gather around a 10 to 12 foot snowman on campus and light it on fire. The snowman burning is derived from a German tradition in which the mayor of the town burns a snowman to declare an end to winter. The snowmen are usually made out of recycled paper and wire. In 1992, the event was canceled due to protests from the Environmental Awareness Club, a student group at Lake Superior State University. This decision upset many in the community, and the tradition was resumed in 1993. [13]
- Snowmobile Race: The city of Sault Ste. Marie puts on the annual I-500 snowmobile race held at a one-mile oval behind the Norris Center on the campus of Lake State. The event draws a big crowd and is held the first Saturday of February. [14]
- Unicorn Hunters: The group officially retired in 1987, but their legacy lives on. The group established the banished words list and snowman burning. They also put on stone-skipping tournaments and started a literary magazine. As their name suggests, they also searched for unicorns. Once an ABC News crew found their way to the campus and filmed students "questing for unicorns." [15]
The school's official nickname is the Lakers, but in some instances the university's athletic teams are called the Soo Lakers in reference to the school's hometown. The most prominent sport at LSSU is men's ice hockey, which is the school's only NCAA Division I program. The men's ice hockey team is a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Division II sports at LSSU consist of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, softball, men's and women's track & field, men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball. Each of these teams participate in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, where Lake State is a charter member.[16]
The Lakers were once one of the nation's most feared men's collegiate ice hockey programs. They have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 10 times and have won three national championships at this level (1994, 1992 and 1988). The Lakers were NCAA Tournament runner-up in 1993. They also won two men's NAIA national championships in 1974 and 1972 while playing in that association and were NAIA runners-up in 1970, 1969 and 1968. The Lakers have taken the CCHA regular season title four times (1996, 1991, 1988 and 1974) and have also won the CCHA conference tournament four times (1995, 1993, 1992 and 1991). Many of these teams' players have gone on to play professionally in the NHL and other leagues.
The Lake Superior State University women's basketball team has found recent success. They were the 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002 GLIAC North Division regular season champions. The Lakers also took home the GLIAC conference tournament championship in 2004 and 2003.[17]
The men's basketball team captured the 1996, 1978 and 1976 GLIAC regular season titles. In 1996 they also won the GLIAC tournament championship. [18]
Prior to becoming the Lakers, this institution's sports teams were known as the Hornets. They also fielded a football team under the Soo Tech moniker from 1948 to 1950. [19]
National Championships (5):
- 1972 Men's Ice Hockey - NAIA [20]
- 1974 Men's Ice Hockey - NAIA [21]
- 1988 Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA Division I [22]
- 1992 Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA Division I [23]
- 1994 Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA Division I [24]
National Runners-up (4):
- 1968 Men's Ice Hockey - NAIA
- 1969 Men's Ice Hockey - NAIA
- 1970 Men's Ice Hockey - NAIA
- 1993 Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA Division I
Sports
Bates Battaglia 1994-1997 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
John Grahame 1994-1997 Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Brian Rolston 1991-1993 Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Doug Weight 1989-1991 St. Louis Blues (NHL)
Jim Dowd (hockey player) 1987-1991 New Jersey Devils (NHL)
Paul Boyer (equipment manager) 1988-1993 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2293_brief.php
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/about/facts.php
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/about/facts.php
- ^ http://www.pcsum.org/pdfs/EnrollmentReport2005.pdf
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/whats_new/2000/mascots_111300.html
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/about/facts.php
- ^ Ferris State University and Northern Michigan University also function as both universities and community colleges.
- ^ http://www.michigancc.net/cci/cclinks/index.tml
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/admissions/history.php
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/banished/
- ^ http://lssulakers.cstv.com/trads/lasu-trads.html
- ^ http://lssulakers.cstv.com/trads/lasu-trads.html
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/snowman/
- ^ http://i-500.com/index.php
- ^ http://www.lssu.edu/banished/uh_about.php
- ^ http://www.gliac.org/media/history.asp
- ^ http://www.gliac.org/archive/2005/womens/basketball/honors/wbasketball_record_book.pdf
- ^ http://www.gliac.org/archive/2005/mens/basketball/honors/mbasketball_record_book.pdf
- ^ http://lssulakers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121605aaa.html
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005641972.html
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005641974.html
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005641988.html
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005641992.html
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005641994.html
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
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| Ashland • Ferris State • Findlay • Gannon • Grand Valley State • Hillsdale • Lake Superior State • Mercyhurst • Michigan Tech • Northern Michigan • Northwood • Saginaw Valley State • Wayne State Associate Member: Indianapolis |
| Central Collegiate Hockey Association |
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| Alaska • Bowling Green • Ferris State • Lake Superior State • Miami (OH) • Michigan • Michigan State • Nebraska-Omaha • Northern Michigan • Notre Dame • Ohio State • Western Michigan |
| Public universities in Michigan |
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| Central Michigan • Eastern Michigan • Ferris State • Grand Valley State • Lake Superior State • Michigan State • Michigan Tech • Northern Michigan • Oakland • Saginaw Valley State • U-M Ann Arbor • U-M Dearborn • U-M Flint • Wayne State • Western Michigan |