Beaver Island college students return to fall campuses, 1977

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Event

Date: circa 1977-09
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1977 Beaver Beacon lists Beaver Island students returning to or attending North Central Michigan College, Central Michigan University, Ferris College, Michigan State University, and Northern Michigan University.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper education notice, not an enrollment register or complete student record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1977, “Returns to College.”
Lists Patti Wojan, Tim McDonough, Michelle Arden, Julie Gillespie, Gerald Connaghan, Susan Hohn, and Frank Solle as returning to or attending named colleges and universities. It is a newspaper education notice, not an enrollment register or complete student record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held ten-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the college notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October–November 1977, “Returns to College.”
Continues the September education list with Audrey Potter’s return to Central Michigan University and Pam and Kathie McDonough’s nursing and occupational-therapy education and work notices. It is a newspaper education report, not an enrollment register or complete student record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October–November 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page combined issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the continuing college notices.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island college students return to fall campuses, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-college-students-return-fall-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1977, “Returns to College.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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