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Outdoor Education

…the outdoors accessible to everyone. At Northland, we focus on the role outdoor education can play in social justice and environmental stewardship. Our graduates tell us that these are the things that will set them apart from the competition. You’ll find out how people learn, and how to reach them…

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Humanity and Nature Studies

…professional studies in fields such as environmental law and environmental humanities, the Peace Corps, or for a variety of environmentally focused careers in business, education (“green teaching” before and afterschool programs), government, industry, advertising, public policy, community planning, nature therapy, or the non-profit sector. Students majoring in humanity and nature…

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Youth Outreach Programs

…and by Merri V. Lindgren and Megan Schliesman, librarians at the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC); five breakout sessions that will focus on practical ways for educators to integrate environmental ideas through reading, language arts, and outdoor activities; hundreds of new books on display by the CCBC for review and…

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Happy Birthday, Earth Day!

…Earth Day launched the “environmental decade of the 1970s” producing the bulk of today’s environmental laws with the passage of 28 pieces of federal legislation, such as the Endangered Species Act and muscular amendments to the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts. States, counties and municipalities were also moved to…

President Miller meeting with students

Op-Ed: Reinventing the Liberal Arts Model

…offer programming, initiatives, and coursework around the subjects of water, food, rural community development, sustainable living, environmental restoration and environmental communications. Through years of discussions — that escalated during the 2008 financial crash —this campus community concluded that returning to our initial mission of environmental stewardship — by being more…

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Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute

The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute provides leadership in citizen science, outreach, and education on regional conservation issues while fostering the next generation of environmental leaders….

Study Abroad

Off-campus Study

…your travel course deposit. 2020 May Term Travel Courses Climbing Instructor Development (OED 414 01) $1,225 Lake Superior Circumnavigation (IDS 180 01) $1,350 Paddling Instructor Development (OED 409 01) $400 Teaching in Environmental Education (EDU 250 01) $500 Urban Outdoor Education (OED 385 01) $400 Wildlife Handling & Immobilization (NRS…

Northland College Students at Apostle Island Ice Caves

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Sierra Magazine Recognizes Northland for Sustainability Initiatives

…overall, fourteenth among undergraduate colleges, and first in Wisconsin. “Faculty, staff, and students live the College’s environmental mission every day, thinking about how our actions will advance sustainability in all forms—food, water, energy, stewardship, development, diversity, and social justice,” Grinnell said. Sierra annually evaluates schools on a broad range of…