The Spring 2021 issue of the Laker Log will be released next week! Look for a link in your Inbox soon.
Have you gotten married, received a promotion or award, received a higher degree or added to your family? That's newsworthy stuff! Let your Alumni office know - we'll include your story in the next Laker Log. Recognition and awards can get you featured on our alumni website or in the Laker E-ffect e-newsletter. Share your update with us or send an email to alumnirelations@lssu.edu with your update; include a link to any associated news release.
If you have been working on the frontlines during the pandemic, we want to include your experiences in the upcoming Laker Log, planned to be released digitally at the end of the month. Click here to submit your experience.
Thank you to all of our alumni on the frontlines, we are so proud and thankful of the work you do.
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We are excited to share that over $8,000 has been raised during
Superior Give-A-Thon so far! The Superior Give-A-Thon is a time of encouraging yearly gifts to Lake Superior State University from alumni, friends, faculty and staff. For 2021, our goal is to raise $15,000 combined for the Fund for LSSU, the Bud Mansfield Student Emergency Fund, and Laker Club from February 1 – May 1, 2021.
You can be an inspiration to LSSU students by helping them achieve their goals with a gift. It is our donors and their willingness to come together to sustain and build Lake Superior State University that is so inspiring.
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Lake Superior State University CFO Morrie Walworth Announces Upcoming Retirement
Morrie Walworth, vice president for finance and operations at Lake Superior State University, has announced his retirement effective Aug. 1, 2021. Holding numerous academic and administrative positions at LSSU over an illustrious 30-year career, he has been chief financial officer since January 2016. A search is underway to fill the position.
“I’ve been fortunate to wear many hats at LSSU: professor, department chair, associate dean, dean, provost, and, ultimately, CFO,” said Walworth. “I’m grateful for the variety of opportunities to further, as our strategic plan puts it, student learning and development; diversity, inclusion, and belonging; community partnerships and engagement; sustainability; and fiscal resilience and operational excellence.” Read more.
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Wink Alert From Lake Superior State University On The 50th Anniversary Of Its Department Of Natural Unicorns: Show Love To The Legendary Horned Creatures By Not Hunting Them On Valentine’s Day
“A half-century ago, Lake Superior State University smiled as it established one of the most fantastic branches of pursuit in all of higher education: the Department of Natural Unicorns. Over the decades, countless questers at LSSU, across the U.S., and around the world have not only embraced the unique search but also suspended their affectionate trail on Valentine’s Day as a further gesture of endearment toward the prized figures,” said Game Warden of the Department of Natural Unicorns, Peter Szatmary, who also doubles as executive director of marketing and communications at LSSU. “Unicorn hunters understand the importance of the 24-hour pause in the fabulous chase just as they know that questing hours normally run day and night except when the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus is around because there’s only so much magic available at one time.” Read more.
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Michael Desrochers '77, After 32 years of Service with the Michigan State Senate and 17 as the Director of Information Services, Mike has finally retired (Feb 4, 2021). A special tribute was read on the Senate floor recognizing his years of service and dedication.
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No. 20 Lake Superior State (10-4-3, 4-3-0 WCHA) will look to build upon their three game winning streak as the Lakers host the Alabama Huntsville Chargers (3-10-1, 3-5-0 WCHA) on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 20 at 5:07 p.m. at the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) series. Read more.
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The Lake Superior State women's basketball team fell to the Ferris State Bulldogs by a final score of 54-47 on Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. in the second game of a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) season series. Read more.
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The Lake Superior State men's basketball team will continue their three game homestand as the Lakers will host the Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers this weekend in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The two-game Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) series will open on Friday, Feb. 19 at 3:00 p.m. and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1:00 p.m. Read more.
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CULINARY ARTS - RECIPE OF THE MONTH |
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We are very proud of our Laker Alumni serving on the frontlines in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. We are equally proud of our faculty and staff who taught, guided and advised these heroes toward their journey into some of the most noble professions.
There are many of our alumni and staff partnering here in Sault Ste. Marie in incredible ways to help our Laker and local community get Covid testing and earlier this month get vaccinated. The leadership and staff of War Memorial Hospital has worked in concert with the LSSU administration to operate vaccination stations in our Norris Center. Almost 1,000 community members have been vaccinated. Congratulations and thank you to all involved.
Watch for more stories in the upcoming Laker Log about these brave women and men. If you have a story to share with us, please use the link in this E-ffect to do so.
As we continue to navigate the challenges of Covid-related restrictions check out the monthly recipes we will be sharing from our Les Cheneaux Culinary School. You may want to give them a shot or check out their web-site for other activities.
Bon appetit and stay safe.
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