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Meet Our Alumni
Northland and the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Jessica (Biswell) Knox '98, Spring and Nick Holz Houston '15
Once a farm for the Schlitz Brewery draft horses, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is Milwaukee’s comprehensive nature center. Three alumni work at the Schlitz Audubon Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We caught up with them to find out more. Jessica (Biswell) Knox ’98 School Programs Manager One of your favorite things? Great Lake Michigan! It’s only…
On the Path of Plants
Plant Ecologist Kate Miller '02
Kate Miller ’02 grew up in Indiana and is a bit fuzzy now on how she landed at Northland College. But, she clearly remembers her freshman year with professors Jim Meeker and Dorothy Lagerroos—a life-changing block semester of outdoor labs, long-term monitoring, and plant identification. “I didn’t know people who knew plants before that,” she…
Why Indigenous Literatures Matter
How Liandra Skenandore Incorporates Academics into Her Personal Life
Liandra Skenandore has always known the power and complexity of language. She grew up in DePere, Wisconsin, listening to family and friends tell stories around her kitchen table. She is a member of the Oneida Nation and is also Prairie Band Potawatomi, Seminole, and Creek. She transferred to Northland College in 2017 to study English…
The Class of 2019
They're Off to Great Places, They're Off and Away!
Patrick Guilfoile ’82 Appointed Interim Chancellor
The University of Wisconsin announced Patrick Guilfoile ’82 will serve as UW-Stout’s interim chancellor starting this August. He has been serving as UW-Stout’s provost and vice chancellor since July 2015. Guilfoile studied biology and outdoor education at Northland, then went on to earn a master of art in teaching in biology from UW-Eau Claire, a…
Student Teaching in Scotland
Study Abroad Opportunity at the University of Glasgow Dumfries
Jane Kittaka ’18 was a self-described homebody before she decided to student teach in a foreign country. She had never adventured on her own and had never traveled outside of the United States. She had set a goal for herself to travel during college and at the start of her senior year with a full…
Uniting Labor and Environment
Roxanne Johnson '03 on the BlueGreen Alliance
Roxanne Johnson ‘03 is a senior research analyst at the BlueGreen Alliance, an organization working to unite labor unions and environmental organizations. At Northland, she majored in mathematics and environmental… Read More →
Todd Rothe ’10 Says Farmers Need a Plan
Todd Rothe ’10 is the food systems manager of the Hulings Rice Food Center and will be teaching Sustainable Food Production in the fall as part of the newly-created sustainable agriculture… Read More →
Madeline Jarvis Is Creating the Friendliest Library in the World.
Madeline Jarvis ’13 manages the Marion Public Library’s adult and outreach services as part of their mission to be the friendliest library in the world. When she’s not working she’s volunteering,… Read More →
Karlyn’s Gallery Turns 50
Karlyn Holman '62
Karlyn Holman ‘62 opened Karlyn’s Gallery in 1968 in Washburn as a place for potters to hone their trade and sell their wares. In the early days, she taught part-time… Read More →