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Meet Our Alumni
Our Stories: Mikayla Duarte ’17
I found Northland through a book in my guidance counselor’s office that listed majors and the in-state schools that offered them. For meteorology, this list was limited to three options: the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Northland. As I hadn’t heard about Northland until that day, I went home and researched it.…
Our Stories: Olivia Kovacs ’17
I transferred into Northland my junior year, and from my first day on campus I knew Northland was what I needed. My backstory is that my first two years of college were at a large state school where my major was environmental science. I had a really hard time academically there, not because of how…
Our Stories: Calliope Mertig ’22
Northland is home for me and has been since I first got to come to campus during one of the Visit Days in 2019 prior to enrolling. Truthfully, I think I knew it the moment I spoke to my admissions counselor. You see, I’ve moved around a lot in my life, and none of those…
Our Stories: Jeff Barden ’14
I chose Northland for its smaller class sizes and environmental curriculum at first. When I arrived, everything else about the school—professors’ expertise in their fields, campus location, and vested commitments to the surrounding communities—were solidified following the orientation trip. I would say the best part of my Northland experience has been the lifelong friends I’ve…
Our Stories: Angela Reglin ’01
I was the first one in my family to seek higher education. In the college search, state campuses were too large for my liking, so I had been set on Northland or Ripon College. It wasn’t the beautiful scenery along the lake, or the quaint town of Ashland that drew me in. It was more…
Our Stories: Jim Quinn ’73
Northland College, in short, is why my professional life was so rewarding. The best decision I made in the spring of 1969 was to attend Northland College. That decision afforded me the chance to become a successful educator, both in the classroom and as an administrator. Without the professors and fellow students, I firmly believe…
Carrying Northland With You
Oral history project volunteer editor finds a beautiful similarity to all our stories.
When Jackie Moore ’05, executive director of institutional advancement, asked me to help read and edit the stories collected for Northland’s oral history book, I had no idea how many great memories they would trigger. So many of us have similar stories of finding “home” at Northland, a purpose in life, and lifelong friends. As…
Robots for the Win!
Not many teachers come home from school knowing their classroom received $60,000 for curriculum enhancement, but thanks to her passion for providing new learning opportunities and her stellar, on-the-fly videography skills, this Northland alum sure did. Seventh grade science teacher Amanda Petty ’14 remembers the day her boss told her to “wear something nice to…
A RARE Opportunity
AmeriCorps experience gives Northland grad the chance to service rural Oregon’s renewable energy needs.
I’ve lived my whole life in Wisconsin. It’s a great place to be from, for sure! Right before my last semester at Northland, however, I decided I wanted to live somewhere completely different. I landed on a plan to move to Oregon, primarily because of the many different ecosystems throughout the state—valleys, mountains, high deserts,…
Outdoor Education Graduates Win Gold
Recent grads Cameron Jaeger ’23 and Liam Jansen ’23 win North American whitewater canoe championships.
Just a few weeks after Commencement, Cameron Jaeger and Liam Jansen are already putting skills they learned at Northland to work—on a national stage. The two 2023 outdoor education grads just won gold in the men’s tandem event at the 2023 North American Whitewater Open Canoe Slalom Championships. Liam and Cam first learned whitewater canoeing…