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Professor Joel Glickman conducts an orchestra.

Forty Years Conducting

…orchestra. “A symphony orchestra provides an experience that all members of a community can share and discuss, a way to deepen and broaden their experience with music that lasts a lifetime,” he said. Glickman has directed Northland’s music program for forty years, serving on faculty committees, conducting individual lessons and

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Camp Brother Bear 2024

September 28

…Park for an evening of music, fun, and relaxation. Come down during the day to enjoy the community vibe and the beauty of Prentice Park. The music kicks off at 4 p.m. and goes into the evening. All are welcome! No tickets or RSVP required—just bring your energy and join…

SONWA winning books

SONWA Winners 1991-Present

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens. • 2008. American Buffalo, Steven Rinella. In 2005, Steven Rinella won a lottery permit to hunt for a wild buffalo, or American bison, in the Alaskan wilderness. Despite the odds—there’s only a two percent chance of drawing the permit,…

The Penn family

My Northland Women

Three Generations of Penn Women

…advocate in my life— encouraging me to grow both academically and morally as a child. She taught music in public school for three years and has taught piano lessons to students through the years and continues to be active at Northland. As a Northland College student, I played music and

Northland College Baldwin Commons

Dining

Northland College is proud to have a strong local foods initiative. We’re already half way to our goal of having eighty percent of the food served on campus supplied from local sources. We have built the Hulings Rice Food Center to help reach that goal. Currently nearly twenty farms and

Fall Convocation and the Everybody Party

September 6, 4:00 pm9:30 pm

…Convocation Following Convocation: Everybody Party 5:15–6:00 p.m. • Live music by Joel Glickman 5:30–7:30 p.m. • Dinner 6:15–7:15 p.m. • Live music by Jay Harris 7:30 p.m. • Live music by Saints of Circumstance About Fall Convocation Fall Convocation is a celebration of this year’s incoming class. Returning students are…

Northland College Jazz plays at the WhistleStop marathon

Music

Northland offers a handful of avenues that let you grow musically and cultivate a lifetime of joy around making music….

Whole Foods Market

Pushing Sustainability at Whole Foods Market

Matthew Toavs '98

Matthew Toavs ’98 has played many roles at Whole Foods Market since he got his first position in 2001 as a bulk buyer for the Lake Calhoun store in Minneapolis. At Northland College, he studied outdoor education-natural history with minors in earth science and environmental education and worked for two…

Northland College student Isa Meyer works with a display in the Native American Museum

Combining Forestry and Native American Studies

…She added a Native American studies major after taking an Introduction to Native American Studies course her first semester at Northland, spurring her interest in traditional ecological knowledge. “She’s just an incredibly dedicated, articulate, and smart Northland College student,” said Stacy Craig, coordinator of applied learning. Meyer said Northland College…