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| 4/12/2013 | Northland free electronics recycling event postponed due to weather Northland College is postponing its free electronics recycling event due to inclement weather. The college is partnering with 5R Processors of Ladysmith to host an electronics recycling day, which will now be held at Northland on Saturday, May 11. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Offered through the Northland… |
| 4/10/2013 | Northland hosts Walking in Two Worlds conference People are adjusting to changes in society at a more rapid pace in an age where technological advances can connect people on opposite sides of the globe within seconds. Modern conveniences make it easier to stay connected, but some cultures struggle with the disconnect between contemporary life and … |
| 4/9/2013 | STEM conference hosts middle school students from northern Wisconsin Northland College, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) and Ashland High School hosted around 100 middle school students from 10 school districts as part of the second annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference on Tuesday. The Cooperative Educational Service A… |
| 4/8/2013 | Chequamegon Symphony Orchestra performs the works of Bach & Mendelssohn The Chequamegon Symphony Orchestra will perform the works of classical composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Felix Mendelssohn on Saturday, April 13. The concert, part of the Northland College Community Connections series, will be held in the Presbyterian-Congregational Church at 7:30 p.m. The orch… |
| 4/3/2013 | Northland College kicks off April with music, film and fine arts Northland College marks the beginning of spring with several events highlighting music and the arts in April. An art exhibit, film festival and several concerts will be held on campus. The events, part of the Northland College Community Connections series, are free and open to the public. Debra D… |
| 4/2/2013 | Original poems sought for Northland College songwriting contest Chequamegon Bay area musicians are encouraged to put pen to paper and bring their best verses to bear in a poetry competition hosted by Northland College. Northland College will hold a lyric writing contest for poems about the college and the Northland dubbed The Northland Song Project. Up to five s… |
| 4/1/2013 | Northland hosts free electronics recycling event Northland College is partnering with 5R Processors of Ladysmith to host an electronics recycling day at Northland on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Offered through the Northland College Community Connections series, the event is free and open to the public. "We want to give peopl… |
| 3/28/2013 | Northland College professor presents research on concealed handgun licensing Angela Stroud, assistant professor of sociology and social justice at Northland College, is presenting research this week on how concealed handgun licensing may impact social sustainability. Stroud will present her findings at a meeting of the Midwest Sociology Society in Chicago from March 27-30. … |
| 3/27/2013 | Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute celebrates 40 years During April and May, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute (SOEI) will hold a series of special events at Northland College marking the SOEI's 40th anniversary. The events will focus on three themes underlying the Institute's efforts to promote stewardship and address environmental issues. The S… |
| 3/26/2013 | East African National Park Manager to speak at Northland College Northland College and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute (SOEI) will host a special guest speaker from one of the world's most renowned wild animal reserves. Donatus Gadiye is the senior park warden in conservation of natural resources for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Africa. Gadiye wil… |
| 3/26/2013 | Northland joins Northern Athletics Conference for women’s golf The Northland College Women's Golf team will compete in the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) in the fall of 2013. Northland Director of Athletics Bill Wilson announced the addition of women's golf as a varsity sport beginning in the 2013-2014 season this past September. "We are excited to… |
| 3/22/2013 | “Faceless” art display puts a face to injustice, self-discovery Self-discovery and justice are themes close to the heart of Briana Wallace. That much is evident in the Northland College senior's art display "Faceless," which is set to debut Monday, March 25. Wallace, who studies sociology and art, designed her senior art exhibition around questions tha… |
| 3/21/2013 | 39th Annual Northland College Spring Powwow The Northland College Native American Student Association will host the 39th Annual Northland College Spring Powwow on Saturday, March 23. Grand entries will begin at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Kendrigan Gymnasium at Northland College. A community feast will take place at 5 p.m. The powwow is part of … |
| 3/14/2013 | Northland College and community choirs present spring choral concert Northland College and community choirs will host its spring choral concert, "Birds, Bees and B Flats: Nature in Music," on Sunday, March 17. The performance, part of the Northland College Community Connections series, will take place at 3 p.m. at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. … |
| 3/11/2013 | Loon Preservation Committee receives 2013 SOEI Loon Research Award The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College will be awarding the Loon Preservation Committee as the recipient of the 2013 Sigurd T. Olson Loon Research Award. The committee submitted the winning proposal that seeks to examine how contaminants in the food web may contribute to decli… |
| 3/8/2013 | Business faculty research focuses on forest products industry Many businesses have sought ways to achieve competitive advantages during the "great recession." New research by one of Northland College's business faculty members suggests specific actions that can help companies combat a number of challenges. Though geared specifically toward forest pro… |
| 3/7/2013 | Northland lecture series explores founding fathers’ attitude toward nature Author Andrea Wulf will speak on how the attitudes of America's founding fathers toward nature influenced a budding nation. Wulf will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15, at the Presbyterian First Congregational Church in Ashland. The event, part of the Northland College Community Connections series… |
| 3/5/2013 | Northland College pledges to support local foods economy in the Lake Superior region Northland College has signed the Lake Superior Good Food Charter and the Superior Compact as it expands efforts to support a vibrant local foods system. The Lake Superior Good Food Charter promotes the role of agriculture in the health of communities and the environment. The charter supports inve… |
| 3/1/2013 | Last surviving original Navajo code talker from WW II honored at Northland College Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original Navajo code talkers from World War II, spoke before a crowd of around 1,000 people at Northland College on Friday, March 1. Nez was among the original 29 Navajo marines who developed a code within their own language to aid the U.S. military duri… |
| 2/26/2013 | Conservation coalition sets natural resource plan for Lake Superior Watershed A conservation coalition released a plan this week detailing strategic priorities for natural resource management in the Chequamegon Bay region of the Lake Superior Watershed. The Chequamegon Bay Area Partnership (CBAP) hopes the plan will focus and expand upon its work to improve the ecological, ec… |
| 2/20/2013 | Regional scientists share information at Penokee Data Conference The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute (SOEI) and the Bad River Watershed Association sponsored the second annual Penokee data discussion today at Northland College. Scientists convened to share environmental research from the area surrounding a potential open-pit iron mine in the Penokee Range. … |
| 2/19/2013 | On tap this week for Northland College Northland College is involved is host to several events this week. • Tim Bristol, director for the Alaska office of Trout Unlimited, will offer a public lecture at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at noon on Friday, Feb. 22. Bristol's presentation, "Watersheds: Clean Water, Wild… |
| 2/18/2013 | Penokee Range subject of storytelling event Wisconsin legislation to revise mining law and a potential open-pit iron mine in northern Wisconsin have inspired much discussion around the environment, economy, public health and values of state and local residents. Now, the northern Wisconsin community seeks to highlight people's stories about on… |
| 2/14/2013 | Northland College celebrates Indigenous Cultures Awareness Month Northland College will host several events as part of celebrations marking Indigenous Cultures Awareness Month in March. The events promote awareness and understanding of indigenous culture through the Native American and Indigenous Culture Center (NAICC) at Northland College. The events, offerings … |
| 2/13/2013 | Northland College presents "Stolen Moments" concert Northland College will host the concert "Stolen Moments" on Saturday, Feb. 23. The recital will showcase Professor of Music Joel Glickman and pianist JoniChapman at 7:30 p.m. in the Alvord Theatre at Northland College. The performance, part of the Northland College Community Connections se… |
| 2/7/2013 | Northland alum working at NASA featured speaker in Alumni Career Speaker series Shannon Franks is a featured speaker in the Alumni Career Speaker series beginning next week at Northland College. Franks is a senior scientist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Each year, Northland brings distinguished alumni back to campus to provide insights to current… |
| 2/6/2013 | Northland joins global One Billion Rising campaign to end violence against women Northland College will join with activists around the world to take part in "One Billion Rising." The "One Billion Rising" campaign is part of "V-Day," a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. The event will begin at noon on Thursday, Feb. 14,… |
| 2/5/2013 | Northland College Winds present "Milk and Cookies" concert Northland College will host its annual "Milk And Cookies" concert on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The Northland College Winds will perform selections from kids' favorite films beginning at 7 p.m. in the Alvord Theatre at Northland College. The event, part of the Northland College Community Connection… |
| 2/4/2013 | Kim Falkenhagen named head volleyball coach at Northland College Northland College Director of Athletics Bill Wilson announced today that Kim Falkenhagen has been named head volleyball coach of the Northland College LumberJills. "We are very pleased to have Kim lead our volleyball program," said Wilson. "She has extensive experience, not only co… |
| 2/1/2013 | Music duo Scratch Track touches on racism in music at Northland College Northland College will host an evening of diversity, discussion and music with the Kansas City music group Scratch Track. The acoustic alternative/blues/hip-hop duo will offer the presentation "Racism in Music" in which they explore society's views of racism in popular music. The presentat… |
| 1/25/2013 | Artist ignites hearts with display honoring late Northland College alum In the Dexter Library at Northland College, a bramble of branches hangs suspended over a large, backlit drawing encased in a glass frame circled by stones. The drawing depicts images of aloon, deer, trees and other symbols of the natural world. In its center, the form of a skier takes shape, intertw… |
| 1/24/2013 | Northland College to host Wisconsin Local Food Summit on Feb. 1-2 Northland College will host the 7th Annual Wisconsin Local Food Summit next week Feb.1-2. The focus of the 2013 summit is "Common Ground: Everyone Eats!" The Wisconsin Local Food Network (WLFN) is sponsoring the event. The Wisconsin Local Food Network chose the Chequamegon Bay region as… |
| 1/22/2013 | Jennifer Taft Named Northland College Cross Country Coach Northland College Director of Athletics Bill Wilson announced today that Jennifer Taft has been named the new LumberJacks and LumberJills Cross Country Coach. "We are very pleased to have Jen join our Northland College family and leadour men's and women's cross country programs," said W… |
| 1/14/2013 | Northland College features local poet in next Hulings Lecture series presentation Lee Merrill loves "the surface of things" without regard to the unknown mysteries that may underlie them. The Washburn poet who hails from the Deep South seeks to capture that essence in his writings. Merrill will share his collection of poems in the presentation "A New Home: The Poet… |
| 1/7/2013 | Northland College students step in front of the classroom Students are settling back into their school routines after the holiday break, but it won't be business as usual for some Northland College students. Students from the Teacher Education Program at Northland College will be teaching lesson plans instead of listening to lectures this winter. They will… |
| 1/3/2013 | Northland College president speaks sustainability at higher ed conference Northland College President Dr. Michael A. Miller will present at a prestigious national higher education conference this week. The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) invited Miller to present on best practices in higher education sustainability efforts during the CIC's 2013 Presidents Institute.… |
