[미국대학장학금]Scholars from across Michigan to present research at WMU_Western Michigan University[웨스턴미시간대학교]

[미국대학장학금]Scholars from across Michigan to present research at WMU_Western Michigan University[웨스턴미시간대학교]

Western Michigan University is set to host hundreds of scholars from around the state during the 2017 meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters Friday, March 10, in Sangren Hall.

Some 500 individuals are expected to participate in the event, which brings together faculty and students from various member institutions to share their scholarly and research work. Organized on campus by WMU's College of Arts and Sciences, the multidisciplinary conference features presentations in more than 30 sections of the sciences, humanities and social sciences.

"The annual Michigan Academy conference is a wonderful event for many reasons, but the feedback and interactions among faculty, graduate and undergraduate students made possible by the smaller scale of the individual sessions is really quite special," says Dr. Gregory Veeck, WMU professor of geography and lead organizer for this year's event. "Many presenters who eventually join academia in Michigan or elsewhere warmly remember the academy conference as where they presented their first academic paper."

SHARING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH

Participants at the conference will exchange updates on current research from their own fields and have the rare opportunity to interact with colleagues from a wide range of other disciplines. Abstracts of all papers are then published in the academy's peer-reviewed academic journal, Michigan Academician, and two awards are offered for outstanding papers—the Cohn Prize in Law and Public Policy, and the Ronald O. Kapp Undergraduate Award.

The majority of presenters are from Michigan colleges and universities, while others are employed by public libraries, government agencies, research organizations and non-profit groups, or are K-12 or independent scholars. Roughly 30 WMU faculty and students will participate.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

Established in 1894, the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters is a professional academic organization with a mission to promote exchange among researchers at colleges, universities, government agencies, research and business organizations.

Since 2004, the academy has been located at Alma College and is funded primarily by individual and institutional membership dues and conference registration fees. Currently 38 colleges and universities, including WMU, support the academy through institutional memberships.

Member institutions

Adrian College

Alma College

Andrews University

Aquinas College

Calvin College

Central Michigan University

Concordia University-Ann Arbor

Cornerstone University

Eastern Michigan University

Ferris State University

Glen Oaks Community College

Grace Bible College

Grand Valley State University

Hope College

Kalamazoo College

Kettering University

Kirtland Community College

Lake Superior State University

Lansing Community College

Lawrence Technological University

Macomb Community College

Madonna University

Marygrove College

Michigan State University

Montcalm Community College

Northern Michigan University

Northwood University

Oakland Community College

Oakland University

Olivet College

Saginaw Valley State University

Schoolcraft College

Spring Arbor University

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Michigan-Flint

Wayne County Community College

Wayne State University

Western Michigan University