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Northwood University's Strosacker Library to Hold Open House

Published on 10/9/2009 3:53:33 PM
The Strosacker Library on Northwood University's Michigan Campus will be having a 40th anniversary open house on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

MIDLAND, MI – The Strosacker Library on Northwood University's Michigan Campus will be having a 40th anniversary open house on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Northwood President Keith A. Pretty will be speaking during a brief ceremony at the Library with refreshments served following the introduction. The public is welcome to attend the open house.

The Library is named for Charles J. Strosacker to honor the early Dow Chemical Company pioneer executive whose family and Foundation contributed the funds to build this first library in the Northwood system. Alden B. Dow was the architect and groundbreaking took place in 1968 with Dr. Strosacker's nephew James B. Arnold, his wife Martha, and Strosacker's niece Ethel Thrune and her husband, Richard, among those in attendance. The family and many members of the community were on hand again in 1969 when Dr. Willis Tate, president of Southern Methodist University, keynoted the dedication ceremonies for the newly completed building, the centerpiece for the all-Dow designed Michigan Campus.

Today, the still striking edifice has been updated with electronic communications facilities and is linked to major library systems around the world including Midland's Grace A. Dow Library, which offers reciprocal privileges for Northwood students. The Strosacker Library continues to be a key resource center for Northwood students.

ABOUT NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY

Northwood University is committed to the most personal attention to prepare students for success in their careers and in their communities; it promotes critical thinking skills and personal effectiveness, and the importance of ethics, individual freedom and responsibility.

Private, nonprofit and accredited, Northwood University specializes in managerial and entrepreneurial education at three full-service, residential campuses located in southern Florida, mid-Michigan and northern Texas. Adult Degree Programs are available in eight states with many course delivery options including online.The DeVos Graduate School offers full-time, evening and industry specific master's degree programs for entrepreneurs and executives in Michigan, Texas and Switzerland. The Alden B. Dow Creativity Center on the Midland, Michigan campus specializes in creative thinking and innovation development. International education is offered through terms abroad and in Program Centers in Switzerland, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bahrain. Northwood University also operates the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Maine.