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First Year Experience (FYE)

Making a smooth transition to college life is an important step in achieving success at college and at Northland. The FYE will get you started on the right path by connecting you to the people, programs and activities that will help you get the most out of your first year. All first-year students participate in the FYE which runs during the first half of the Fall Term.

You will meet your FYE classmates on the Tuesday before academic classes begin. Each section of the FYE has 8-10 students and an upper-class student instructor. The course will introduce you to other first-year students as well as to many activities and opportunities at Northland and in the local community. This is unlike any other class you will take, so make the most of this time getting to know your fellow classmates and participating in fun activities. Listed below is a tentative schedule for the fall FYE, with some sample programs:

Introductions, Information Sharing, and Planning
Leadership Activities
Sustainability Programming - community garden; composting; renewable energy production
Extracurricular activities with your group - sports events, NCSA meetings, lectures, campus events
Wellness Fair - may include: local health care; Pilates; self-defense, healthy eating
Lifelong Learning Activities - example: organic seed collection; fly fishing; swing dance; musical jams
Community Service Project - Bayfield Apple Festival; Humane Society; LoonWatch; beach clean-up, Faith in Action
Reflection Presentations
Prep for Winter Registration

Event Calendar
September 2012
SU	MO	TU	WE	TH	FR	SA

26	27	28	29	30	31	1

2	3	4	5	6	7	8

9	10	11	12	13	14	15

16	17	18	19	20	21	22

23	24	25	26	27	28	29

30	1	2	3	4	5	6

Intramurals: Ultimate Frisbee
Sep 10, 2012, Sep 11, 2012, Sep 12, 2012, Sep 13, 2012, Sep 14, 2012, Sep 17, 2012, Sep 24, 2012, Sep 26, 2012, Oct 1, 2012, Oct 3, 2012, Oct 8, 2012, Oct 10, 2012, Oct 15, 2012, Oct 17, 2012, Oct 22, 2012, Oct 24, 2012, Oct 29, 2012, Oct 31, 2012
Northland College Mall

LumberJacks Soccer
Sep 1, 2012, Sep 2, 2012, Sep 7, 2012, Sep 9, 2012, Sep 11, 2012, Sep 14, 2012, Sep 15, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Sep 22, 2012, Sep 25, 2012, Sep 28, 2012, Sep 29, 2012, Oct 6, 2012, Oct 9, 2012, Oct 11, 2012, Oct 13, 2012, Oct 19, 2012, Oct 20, 2012, Oct 26, 2012, Oct 27, 2012
See Website For Time & Location

LumberJacks Soccer

Sep 1, 2012, Sep 2, 2012, Sep 7, 2012, Sep 9, 2012, Sep 11, 2012, Sep 14, 2012, Sep 15, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Sep 22, 2012, Sep 25, 2012, Sep 28, 2012, Sep 29, 2012, Oct 6, 2012, Oct 9, 2012, Oct 11, 2012, Oct 13, 2012, Oct 19, 2012, Oct 20, 2012, Oct 26, 2012, Oct 27, 2012

Location Information
See Website For Time & Location

http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc&

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
9/1/2012	MacMurray	Storm Lake, Iowa	4 p.m.
9/2/2012	Buena Vista	Storm Lake, Iowa	4 p.m.
Carthage College Tournament
9/7/2012	Carthage	Kenosha, Wis.	7 p.m.
9/9/2012	Clark	Kenosha, Wis.	1 p.m.
9/11/2012	St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minn.	4:30 p.m.
9/14/2012	Minnesota Morris	Ashland, Wis.	4:30 p.m.
9/15/2012	Crown	Ashland, Wis.	2:30 p.m.
9/20/2012	Northwestern (MN)	St. Paul, Minn	4:30 p.m.
9/22/2012	North Central	Ashland, Wis.	2:30 p.m.
9/25/2012	Northland International	Ashland, Wis.	4 p.m.
9/28/2012	Martin Luther	Ashland, Wis.	4:30 p.m.
9/29/2012	Bethany Lutheran	Ashland, Wis.	2:30 p.m.
10/6/2012	St. Scholastica	Ashland, Wis.	Noon
10/9/2012	Wisconsin-Superior	Ashland, Wis.	4 p.m.
10/11/2012	Northwestern (MN)	Ashland, Wis.	1 p.m.
10/13/2012	North Central	Minneapolis, Minn.	Noon
10/19/2012	Crown	St. Bonifacius, Minn.	1 p.m.
10/20/2012	Minnesota Morris	Morris, Minn.	Noon
10/26/2012	Bethany Lutheran	Mankato, Minn.	1 p.m.
10/27/2012	Martin Luther	New Ulm, Minn.	Noon

LumberJills Soccer
Sep 1, 2012, Sep 2, 2012, Sep 3, 2012, Sep 7, 2012, Sep 9, 2012, Sep 11, 2012, Sep 14, 2012, Sep 15, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Sep 22, 2012, Sep 28, 2012, Sep 29, 2012, Oct 6, 2012, Oct 11, 2012, Oct 13, 2012, Oct 16, 2012, Oct 19, 2012, Oct 20, 2012, Oct 26, 2012, Oct 27, 2012, Oct 30, 2012
See Website For Time & Location

LumberJills Soccer

Sep 1, 2012, Sep 2, 2012, Sep 3, 2012, Sep 7, 2012, Sep 9, 2012, Sep 11, 2012, Sep 14, 2012, Sep 15, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Sep 22, 2012, Sep 28, 2012, Sep 29, 2012, Oct 6, 2012, Oct 11, 2012, Oct 13, 2012, Oct 16, 2012, Oct 19, 2012, Oct 20, 2012, Oct 26, 2012, Oct 27, 2012, Oct 30, 2012

Location Information
See Website For Time & Location

http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wsoc&

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
9/1/2012	MacMurray	Storm Lake, Iowa	2 p.m.
9/2/2012	Buena Vista	Storm Lake, Iowa	2 p.m.
9/3/2012	Wisconsin River Falls	Ashland, Wis.	3 p.m.
Carthage College Tournament
9/7/2012	Carroll	Kenosha, Wis.	3 p.m.
9/9/2012	Robert Morris	Kenosha, Wis.	11 a.m.
9/11/2012	St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minn.	2 p.m.
9/14/2012	Minnesota Morris	Ashland, Wis.	2 p.m.
9/15/2012	Crown	Ashland, Wis.	Noon
9/20/2012	Northwestern (MN)	St. Paul, Minn.	2 p.m.
9/22/2012	North Central	Ashland, Wis.	Noon
9/28/2012	Martin Luther	Ashland, Wis.	2 p.m.
9/29/2012	Bethany Lutheran	Ashland, Wis.	Noon
10/6/2012	St. Scholastica	Ashland, Wis.	2:30 p.m.
10/11/2012	Northwestern (MN)	Ashland, Wis.	3:30 p.m.
10/13/2012	North Central	Minneapolis, Minn.	2:30 p.m.
10/16/2012	Wisconsin-Superior	Ashland, Wis.	4 p.m.
10/19/2012	Crown	St. Bonifacius, Minn.	3:30 p.m.
10/20/2012	Minnesota Morris	Morris, Minn.	2:30 p.m.
10/26/2012	Bethany Lutheran	Mankato, Minn.	3:30 p.m.
10/27/2012	Martin Luther	New Ulm, Minn.	2:30 p.m.
UMAC Tournament
10/30/2012	UMAC Semifinals	TBD	TBD
11/3/2012	UMAC Championship	TBD	TBD

LumberJills Volleyball
Aug 31, 2012, Sep 1, 2012, Sep 7, 2012, Sep 8, 2012, Sep 11, 2012, Sep 12, 2012, Sep 18, 2012, Sep 21, 2012, Sep 22, 2012, Sep 28, 2012, Sep 29, 2012, Oct 3, 2012, Oct 5, 2012, Oct 6, 2012, Oct 12, 2012, Oct 13, 2012, Oct 19, 2012, Oct 20, 2012, Oct 23, 2012, Oct 24, 2012, Oct 26, 2012, Oct 27, 2012, Oct 31, 2012
See Website For Time & Location

LumberJills Volleyball

Aug 31, 2012, Sep 1, 2012, Sep 7, 2012, Sep 8, 2012, Sep 11, 2012, Sep 12, 2012, Sep 18, 2012, Sep 21, 2012, Sep 22, 2012, Sep 28, 2012, Sep 29, 2012, Oct 3, 2012, Oct 5, 2012, Oct 6, 2012, Oct 12, 2012, Oct 13, 2012, Oct 19, 2012, Oct 20, 2012, Oct 23, 2012, Oct 24, 2012, Oct 26, 2012, Oct 27, 2012, Oct 31, 2012

Location Information
See Website For Time & Location

http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wvball&

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
Pacific Coast Classic
8/31/2012	Alverno	Claremont, Calif.	10:30 a.m. (PST)
8/31/2012	Pomona	Claremont, Calif.	12:30 p.m. (PST)
9/1/2012	Colby-Sawyer	Claremont, Calif.	9 a.m. (PST)
9/1/2012	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Claremont, Calif.	11 a.m. (PST)
Bethel University Invitational
9/7/2012	Central	Arden Hills, Minn.	4 p.m.
9/7/2012	Carleton	Arden Hills, Minn.	8 p.m.
9/8/2012	Linfield	Arden Hills, Minn.	10 a.m.
9/8/2012	Bethel	Arden Hills, Minn.	2 p.m.
9/11/2012	Lakehead	Superior, Wis.	6 p.m.
9/11/2012	Wisconsin-Superior	Superior, Wis.	8 p.m.
9/12/2012	Wisconsin River Falls	Ashland, Wis.	7 p.m.
9/18/2012	Finlandia	Hancock, Mich.	7 p.m. (EST)
9/21/2012	Northwestern (MN)	Ashland, Wis.	7 p.m.
9/22/2012	North Central	Ashland, Wis.	11 a.m.
9/22/2012	Finlandia	Ashland, Wis.	3 p.m.
9/28/2012	Crown	St. Bonifacius, Minn.	7 p.m.
9/29/2012	Minnesota Morris	Morris, Minn.	11 a.m.
9/29/2012	Dakota State (S.D.)	Morris, Minn.	1 p.m.
10/3/2012	St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minn.	5 p.m.
10/3/2012	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Duluth, Minn.	7 p.m.
10/5/2012	Bethany Lutheran	Mankato, Minn.	7 p.m.
10/6/2012	Martin Luther	New Ulm, Minn.	1 p.m.
10/12/2012	Crown	Ashland, Wis.	7 p.m.
10/13/2012	Minnesota Morris	Ashland, Wis.	1 p.m.
10/19/2012	Northwestern (MN)	St. Paul, Minn.s	7 p.m.
10/20/2012	North Central	Minneapolis, Minn.	1 p.m.
10/23/2012	Wisconsin-Stout	Ashland, Wis.	7 p.m.
10/24/2012	St. Scholastica	Ashland, Wis.	7 p.m.
10/26/2012	Bethany Lutheran	Ashland, Wis.	7 p.m.
10/27/2012	Martin Luther	Ashland, Wis.	1 p.m.
UMAC Tournament
10/31/2012	UMAC Semifinals		TBD
11/3/2012	UMAC Championship		TBD

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