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Aerial view of Northland College water researchers

Burke Center Summer Student Research Symposium

August 17, 2023, 10:30 am12:00 pm

Come learn from the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation’s student researchers! A highlight of the summer research season, this symposium features presentations by the center’s student researchers to share the projects they have been working on this summer. The symposium also provides a great opportunity for students to…

Northland College graduate Olivia Anderson runs tests at the Burke Center lab

Summer Ideal Time for Gaining Professional Experience

Olivia Anderson, 2018 Graduate

…both of my degrees. Q. Any advice for incoming first years? A. Summers are a great chance to gain experience in work you’re interested in. Even if you’re not yet sure what you want to pursue after college or even major in, getting a summer position revolving around some aspect…

Design board of Northland College graphic design student Victoria Schell

Summer of Coffee Love

…maintain consistency in everything we do, both with our coffee product and our designed materials.” First Schell needed to familiarize herself with the company’s branding and design style guide. Over the course of the summer, Victoria helped concept labels for a new coffee blend, she staged and took photos of…

Students at a camp fire

High School Summer Handbook

Once you have registered online, there are two more steps. You will need to print and complete the registration packet and read the student handbook.

Alec Drakenberg

Meet the Beast: Alec Z. Drachenberg

…with asthma to a Junior Olympic swimmer. During the summer before my freshman year of high school, I played water polo just for fun. I liked it, but it was only a summer activity. Freshman year began and I was introduced to Jim Vance, the coach of the triathlon team…

Northland College intern and loon

Full Circle

Former LoonWatch Intern Christopher Emory describes his internship experience as “coming full circle, from learning about loons and educating the public last summer, to actually doing the hands-on field work this summer.” You may remember him for the colorful cast (broken wrist) he sported last summer. Like a banded loon,…

Professor Sarah Johnson holds measuring tape at Stockton Island

Monitoring Vegetation in the Apostle Islands

Student-Faculty Research

…or that I would be a coauthor of a technical report and manuscript for publication as a junior.” As Johnson’s work-study research assistant, Leonard added data from summer 2013 Canadian Yew studies into a global information system. She then created maps, comparing 2013 to data from the 1990s to look…

Students hiking on York.

7 Things to Do When You Visit Campus

…the best entertainment in the Midwest in summer—that seats 800 or so. The Big Top brings shows every weekend in summer—a combination of big acts, up-and-coming bands, and house shows. 30 minutes from campus. Hang at the beach This region is known for its long stretches of white, sandy beaches….

Northland College student and wolf pup

Howling with Wolves

…information. Best experience regarding wolves? I was privileged enough to work as an education intern at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, during the summer of 2016. Working in the education department, myself as well as five other interns would run hourly programs about topics such as wolf research,…

Sunset at Forest Lodge

Changing Climate, Changing Culture

Student-Led Conference at Forest Lodge

…in Washington DC this summer, and again at the Guiding for Tomorrow (G-WOW) training, Fisher and Janssen developed and hosted Northland College’s first-ever student-initiated climate change conference October 15-16 at Forest Lodge in Cable, Wisconsin. The conference, “Changing Climate, Changing Culture,” encouraged students to look at climate change through both…