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Erin S.
Appleton, WI

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Part of Something Great.
Student Life, that's the living and learning that takes place outside of the classroom and it's a big part of your college experience. It includes where you live, how you make connections, and that hard-to-define essence, or culture that separates Northland from other colleges. Northland College has its own ambience. We chalk it up to the presence of Lake Superior and northern forests, the friendly attitude of your professors and peers, and the companionship you feel when people call you by name. The Northland "style" takes on the spirit and character of each one of us, which strengthens our community. It takes a whole community to graduate a student. You might be thinking, "What kind of student chooses Northland?" Well, all kinds. We have athletes and academics and activists (sometimes in the same person). Explore all the dimensions of what it means to be a Northland student by browsing through our guides and services.
Michele Meyer
Dean of Student Life
Apr 5, 2013
8:00 - 4:30 pm @ Alvord Theathre - Ponzio Campus Center
'Wilderness Expeditions - Trip Reports from around North America - SOEI 40th Anniversary Event
Apr 5, 2013
Location Information
8:00 - 4:30 pm @ Alvord Theathre - Ponzio Campus Center
An all day Event consisting of speakers who share their Adventures from around North America
8-8:50 a.m. - "Pam's Journey to the Arctic Ocean and
Beyond" by John Olson- John has been an active lifetime paddler and
wildlife biologist for 37 years with the WI DNR .
9-9:50 a.m. - "One Man, One Canoe, Two Countries" by
Dave R. Doering- Dave is an independent film maker, owner of "Sun Ridge
Moving Pictures" and Bayfield Public School Teacher.
10-10:50 a.m. - "Baffin Island 2007: Exploring The
Frontlines of Climate Change" by Elizabeth K. Andre- Elizabeth is an
Assistant Professor of Environmental Education and Outdoor Education at
Northland College.
11-11:50 a.m. - "Ideas of the North" by Conor Mihell-
Conor is an editor-at-large with Canoe and Kayak magazine and an
award-winning environmental and adventure travel journalist based in
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
12-12:50 p.m. - Lunch on your own
1-1:50 p.m. - "Traversing the Brooks Range by Canoe:
Haul Road to the Chukchi Sea" by Geoffrey Smith-Geoffrey is an Aquatic
Ecologist for Voyageurs National Park and has worked for the National
Park Service for over 30 years.
2-2:50 p.m. - "Pikes Portage: East onto the Barrens
from Great Slave Lake with lessons from Sigurd Olson" by Bob Henderson-
Bob is the author of Every Trail has a Story: Heritage Travel in Canada
and the long time editor of Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor
Education. He has taught outdoor education at McMaster University and
now Brock University for over 30 years.
3-3:25 p.m. - "The Voyageur's Highway: A Journey in
Five Parts" by Ted Gostomski. Ted is a biologist, writer and hivernant
whose internal compass points North.
3:30-3:55 p.m. - "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:
America's Last Wilderness" by Laurel Ipsen. Laurel is a freshman at
Northland College studying Outdoor Education. She hails from Duluth, MN.
4-4:25 p.m. - "Life is Better There" by Will "John
Wayne" Krift. Will grew up hiking trails north of The Smoky Mountains
National Park and is a student at Northland College. He spent 4 months
last summer hiking the Appalachian Trail.
All events have been coordinated and supported by the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute and the A.D. & Mary Elizabeth Andersen Hulings Distinguished Chair in the Humanities.
Contact Information
Jean Ayers
SOEI
715-682-1264
jayers@northland.edu








