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| 1/28/2012 | Mining forum at Northland offers insight into mining regulation and legislation More than 50 area residents turned out to hear presentations from state and local officials on the regulatory, scientific and cultural issues surrounding a proposed iron mine in northwestern Wisconsin Saturday, Jan. 28. The forum held at Northland College in Ashland was framed to educate the communi… |
| 1/27/2012 | Northland radio station WRNC explores mining and the environment on Ecotopia Northland College radio station 97.7 WRNC-LP examines the relationship between mining and theenvironment in January's installment of Ecotopia. Ecotopia is a monthly radio program produced by WRNC that looks at a topic or series of subjects related to the environment. The program will air Monday, Jan… |
| 1/20/2012 | Dog mushers to speak at Northland College about Pebble Mine controversy in Alaska Tim Osmar and Monica Zappa, competitive dog mushers, will visit Northland College to speak about the impact of an open pit mining proposal in Bristol Bay, Alaska, on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Alvord Theatre. The event is one of several lectures being held during Mining and the Environment … |
| 1/18/2012 | Northland College to sponsor mining education week Residents of northern Wisconsin will have the opportunity to learn about the proposed Penokee Hills and Gogebic Range iron ore mine from a variety of perspectives during Mining and the Environment Week at Northland College in Ashland, Wis. The college will sponsor a public forum on Saturday, Jan. 28… |
| 1/13/2012 | Northland College radio station WRNC now available for streaming on smart phones Is there an app for that? You bet. Northland College radio station 97.7 WRNC-LP can now be streamed from a variety of smart phones, including the iPhone, Droid and Blackberry. WRNC listeners and iPhone users may tune in using the Public Radio Player application from the Public Radio Exchange. In add… |
| 1/12/2012 | Sustainability and campus culture topic of Hulings Lecture event at Northland The next featured speaker in the Hulings Lecture series at Northland College takes on a topic near and dear to a school with a unique environmental mission. Dr. James Farrell looks at how college and American culture impact sustainability in his presentation, "The Nature of Our Lives: Sustainab… |
| 12/30/2011 | Northland College hires Vice President of Finance and Administration Northland College recently named Robert Jackson to serve as the college's Vice President of Finance and Administration. Jackson has been serving as the college's Interim Vice President of Finance and Administration since April 1, 2011. "Bob has performed well in key responsibilities," s… |
| 12/21/2011 | Northland radio station 97.7 WRNC presents three evenings of holiday specials Northland College radio station 97.7 WRNC will air a series of radio specials on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve to celebrate the holiday season. On Christmas Eve, WRNC kicks off the evening with a recording of the Northland College Winds performing their seasonal concert "Tr… |
| 12/20/2011 | Northland names Debra and Robert Cervenka 2011 Philanthropists of the Year Northland College is recognizing a Phillips, Wis., couple for their generous support of students, most recently through the creation of a new four-year scholarship. Debra and Robert Cervenka have been named the 2011 Philanthropists of the Year for providing students with the financial resources to p… |
| 12/19/2011 | Northland College hires Regional Sustainability Coordinator Solar panels, wind turbines and sustainable agriculture are a few examples of sustainability initiatives driven by the unique environmental mission of Northland College. Now the college is building on those initiatives through the hiring of a new sustainability coordinator who is charged with foste… |
