The Parsonage Fund

In honor of the retirement of Northland College President Robert Parsonage, this fund was established to provide current students with a wide variety of personal and professional development opportunities. Students use this fund to support special projects to enhance their education at Northland. Each student who applies to the fund writes a grant application proposal, which is reviewed by a committee of faculty and staff. Individual awards range from $25 to $1,500 per year. Previously funded projects have included:

• Senior capstone on Lead Accumulation in Brown Pelicans
• Participation in the American Meteorology Society National Conference
• Habitat for Humanity projects in Mississippi and Hawaii
• Presentation at the North American Association for Environmental Education
• Walking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise funds for the Habitat Education Center
• Senior Art Shows
• Senior capstone on Germline Transmission
• Participation in the Southeast Severe Storms Symposium
• Attendance at the American Fisheries Society annual meeting
• Senior capstones on Feral Cat Socialization
• Biking the American Discovery Trail to raise funds for cancer research
• Participation in the Natural Building and Sustainable Living in Thailand Project
• Capstone research on Eastern and Western Monastic experiences
• Attendance at the Midwest BLGTA College Conference
• Funding to bring the State of Poverty Simulation Project to campus
• Participation in the Sustainable Sweden workshop