They are full of knowledge and experiences that the instructors love to share with students. This summer Stone Lab hosted instructors from eight universities and two other institutions. Spending 24 hours a day with them lets you see that professors are human too. Students and instructors share housing, dining halls and even a rowboat or two. They like to fish, play volleyball and hang out . . .
Many students find themselves less intimidated by their instructors after a summer at the lake.
Stone Lab was built for research as well as for instruction. It provides an excellent base from which experiments can be conducted. The research and laboratory building provides workspace, equipment and running lake water for experimentation. This year, Stone Lab hosted several projects that were conducted by 65 researchers from 22 universities and agencies. Researchers from the Northern Illinois University focused on the water snakes of the Lake Erie Islands.