Jean Noble Parsons Center Press Release:
EMU received largest estate gift in school history

The Jean Noble Parsons Center for the Study of Art and Science is an interdisciplinary educational center and natural area located in rural Benzie County, Michigan. The Center sits on 86 acres, consisting of mostly natural woodland and marsh, with Parsons Lake in the center of the property. The Center is the legacy of the late Jean Parsons, renowned sculptor and potter, and is run jointly by the Departments of Art, Biology, and Psychology at Eastern Michigan University.