- Date
- 1967-02
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Central Michigan University
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In February 1967, Central Michigan University announced a $44,940 grant to support a Summer Institute of Biology for Secondary School Teachers at the Beaver Island Biological Station. The Beacon described field-biology subjects, a planned June 19–August 11 session, and facilities limited to 32 students.
Evidence and limits
This is a contemporary grant and program announcement. It does not establish the award’s legal terms, final enrollment, or whether every planned session occurred.
Open questions
- Which agency made the grant and what were its formal conditions?
- What final roster, curriculum, and research outputs survive?
Sources
- Reports a $44,940 grant for a Summer Institute of Biology for Secondary School Teachers at the Beaver Island Biological Station, with a planned June 19–August 11 session and 32-student facility limit. It does not provide the grant instrument, final enrollment, or completion report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University receives grant for a Beaver Island biology institute, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/central-michigan-university-summer-institute-grant-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1967, “C.M.U. Gets Big Grant for Classes on Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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