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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 State is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment approaching 3500 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 State 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. Due to its remote location in the Upper Peninsula, it is one of three Michigan public universities that functions as both a university and a community college.¹ [1]

Lake State was the first college in the United States to offer an accredited four-year Fire Science program. It is now one of three such programs in the nation.

LSSU is also one of only three universities in the United States to offer the robotics specialization in the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accredited manufacturing engineering technology bachelor of science degree. LSSU is home to one of the best robotics educational facilities in North America.

Lake Superior State University is also known for its world-famous Banished Word List, an annual List of Words 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.

The university's college radio station is WLSO.

Athletics

Lake State is known for its outstanding men's hockey program. The Lakers play in NCAA Division I and are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association conference. They have won four CCHA championships and three NCAA national championships, in 1988, 1992 and 1994. They also won two NAIA national championships when playing in that association. Many Lakers hockey players have gone on to play professionally in the NHL and other leagues.

Other Lakers sports teams participate in NCAA Division II and are members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Footnotes

1. Ferris State University and Northern Michigan University also function as both universities and community colleges.

External links

• Lake Superior State University
• Lakers Athletics
• Banished Word List

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ashland • Ferris • Findlay • Gannon • Grand Valley • Hillsdale • Lake State • Mercyhurst Michigan Tech • Northern Michigan • Northwood • Saginaw Valley • Wayne State Associate Member: Indianapolis

Public universities in Michigan
Central • Eastern • Ferris State • Grand Valley • Lake State • Michigan State Michigan Tech • Northern • Oakland • Saginaw Valley • U-M Ann Arbor U-M Dearborn • U-M Flint • Wayne State • Western

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