Welcome to the Michigan Four Year Public University (MFYPU) Geocaches series
The state of Michigan has 15 four-year public Universities. They all have their specialties and accreditations of their own. We all have our own favorite one for a variety of reasons. This cache series to set up to honor each of the 15 universities. All of these caches are easy park and grabs. Inside each one is a letter and a number to go along with it. Once you have all 15, you can determine the cords to the 16th and final series of the cache. Only the finial has room for swag. Please keep with the university theme.
You will need your own writing utensil for all 15 caches. As always please the cache as you found it or better.
Congrats to The Reinkes for the FTF
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public research university located in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. MSU was founded in 1855 and became the nation's first land-grant institution under the Morrill Act of 1862, serving as a model for future land-grant universities.[4]
MSU pioneered the studies of packaging, hospitality business, plant biology, supply chain management, and telecommunication. U.S. News & World Report ranks several MSU graduate programs in the nation's top 10, including African history, industrial and organizational psychology, osteopathic medicine, and veterinary medicine, and identifies its graduate programs in elementary education, secondary education, and nuclear physics as the best in the country.
University Founded Mascot
Central Michigan University 1892 Chippewas
Eastern Michigan University 1849 Eagles
Ferris State University 1884 Bulldogs
Grand Valley State University 1960 Lakers
Lake Superior State University 1946 Lakers
Michigan State University 1855 Spartans
Michigan Technological University 1885 Huskies
Northern Michigan University 1899 Wildcats
Oakland University 1957 Grizzlies
Saginaw Valley State University 1963 Cardinals
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 1817 Wolverines
University of Michigan – Dearborn 1959 Wolverines
University of Michigan – Flint 1956 Wolverines
Wayne State University 1868 Warriors
Western Michigan University 1903 Broncos
Code for the finial
N AB CD.EFG
W HIJ KL.MNO
Good Luck and go team!