Your Host for the 2013 Writing Across the Peninsula Conference is
Michigan Technological University--Houghton, Michigan
Conference and Opening Ceremony Venue
Michigan Tech's Memorial Union building
The Writing Across the Peninsula 2013 opening ceremony and conference will be held in Michigan Technological University's Memorial Union building, which is centrally located on Tech's campus. The need for housing auxiliary services for the campus in one location became apparent after World War II. The planning for the Memorial Union began in the summer of 1947. The Alumni Association started the fund drive and the Alumni Foundation was formed to handle the finances. The alumni, reaching out to former students and the community, conducted a successful drive. On February 24, 1949, the Lode reported, "Union Fund Drive Nears Goal." The goal was $300,000 and $200,000 had been raised. The Board of Control decided that the Alumni Association had come close enough to its goal to justify the project and on June 6, 1950, approved borrowing 1.3 million dollars for construction. The Memorial Union opened two years later on May 5, 1952.
The Memorial Union Building's Isle Royale Ballroom
A virtual view of the Isle Royale Ballroom can be found here:
http://www.youvisit.com/360fullscreen.php?college=80073&pano=9734
The Isle Royale Ballroom will be the site of the opening ceremony, keynote and plenary talks, and the conference lunch. Presentation sessions will be held in individual session rooms across the hall and down a flight of stairs or elevator from the ballroom.
http://www.youvisit.com/360fullscreen.php?college=80073&pano=9734
The Isle Royale Ballroom will be the site of the opening ceremony, keynote and plenary talks, and the conference lunch. Presentation sessions will be held in individual session rooms across the hall and down a flight of stairs or elevator from the ballroom.
Campus Map and Parking
The Memorial Union Building is #34 on this map of Michigan Technological University. Parking is available in the lot west of the Memorial Union Building (left on this map) or to the north of the Memorial Union Building and adjacent J.R. Van Pelt Library. Additional parking is located in the parking lots east (to the right on this map) of the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.