Conference Information

Submissions are now open for the 2025 Conference at Alma College, submit your abstract here. See the Call for Papers here.

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Conference Registration Fees

Early rate (November 1 through January 15); Regular rate (January 16 through February 14).

Faculty Affiliated with a Member Institution
Early $150; Regular $170; On-Site $190

Non-Affiliated Faculty and Independent Scholars
Early $165; Regular $185; On-Site $205

Retiree/Student with full membership
Early $130; Regular $150; On-Site $170

Student (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Early $90; Regular $110; On-Site $130

From the North:

Take US 127 to Alma, 17 miles south of Mount Pleasant. Take the first Alma exit, which is Business 127. At the fourth light on Business 127 (also called Wright Avenue), turn right on Superior Street; the College will be on your right.

From the South:

Take US 127 to Alma, 48 miles north of Lansing. Take the first Alma exit to Business 127, and follow this route (which becomes Superior Street) through the downtown business district. Continue on Superior Street past Wright Avenue; the College will be on your right.

From the West:

Take route 46 from US 131 about 40 miles. Turn right on Business 127. At the fourth light on Business 127 (also called Wright Avenue) turn right on Superior Street; the College will be on your right.

From the East:

Take route 46 from Saginaw, about 35 miles.

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For questions about appropriate topics, presentation types, presentation lengths, etc. please contact the appropriate section chair(s). General questions about the abstract submission process, conference registration fees, individual membership etc. can be directed to the Michigan Academy staff at michiganacademy@alma.edu or (989) 463-7969.

Anthropology

Need section chair. Please contact the Academy if interested.

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

Aleksandra Kuzmanov, akuzmanov@ltu.edu
Irfana Muqbil, imuqbil@ltu.edu 

Botany and Plant Ecology

David L. Dornbos, Jr., dld9@calvin.edu

Business and Administration

Richardson Amartey, ra@thedigitalwellnesscenter.com
Melissa Granovsky, melissa@indigenousfriends.org

Chemistry

Jim Mazzuca, mazzucajw@alma.edu

Communication

Sara Potter, sapoggie@nmu.edu

Computers

Aby Tehranipour, atehranip@emich.edu

Economics

Soo K. Sieber, sieber@oakland.edu

Education

Christine Knaggs, cknagges@adrian.edu

Environmental Science and Ecology

Jeffrey Lake, jlake2@sienaheights.edu

French & Italian Language and Literature

Mandeta Gjata, aw7002@wayne.edu

Geography

Fred Sunderman, fwsunder@svsu.edu

Geological Sciences

Randall Schaetzl, soils@msu.edu

Health and Human Services

Lihua Dishman, ldish888@aol.com

History

Eric M. Washington, emw23@calvin.edu

Interdisciplinary Studies

Deirdre Hennebury, deirdre@umich.edu
Ben Bennett-Carpenter, bennettc@oakland.edu

Language and Literature

Maureen Thum, mthum@umich.edu

Law and Political Science

Reem Abou-samra, reem.abou@gmail.com

Library and Information Sciences

D. Ryan, ryanchel@msu.edu
Suzi Teghtmeyer, teghtmey@msu.edu

Linguistics

Derek Drake, dpdrake@gmail.com
German Zarate-Sandez, german.zarate-sandez@wmich.edu

Mathematics

Bruce Pell, bpell@ltu.edu

Microbiology

Julie Zwiesler-Vollick, jzwiesler@ltu.edu

Philosophy

Boris Turner, borisduvaul57@gmail.com

Physics and Engineering

George Pappas, gpappas@ltu.edu

Psychology

Harvey Burnett, harveyb@andrews.edu

Religious Studies

Jack Kilcrease, jdk002@aquinas.edu

Rhetoric and Composition

Laura McCann, lmccann1@ltu.edu

Sociology

Need section chair. Please contact the Academy if interested.

Spanish Language, Literature & Culture

Maribel Colorade-Garcia, mcolorad@svsu.edu

Women’s and Gender Studies

Prathim Maya Dora-Laskey, dora-laskepm@alma.edu

Zoology

Gary Lange, gmlange@svsu.edu