Northland College has revised its academic programs as of Fall 2024. Some pages may refer to previous programs while updates are made to reflect our refocused offerings.
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Meet Our Alumni
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.… Read More →
Mapping for a Better World
Created "The Black Snake in Sioux Country" Map
Carl Sack ’06 has always loved maps. As a teenager, he got into orienteering, which uses detailed topographic maps, and he was hooked for life. “I loved picturing the landscapes… Read More →
Thread of Hope
Making Fashion Ecological, Sustainable, and Just
Abby Rose Weglarz ’08 will be the first to tell you that the fashion industry is the second most destructive industry in the world, next to big oil. Fashion designer… Read More →
12 Personal Items of Sigurd Olson
At the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
On October 21, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act. Sigurd Olson, who attended Northland College from 1916-18, had a lifelong relationship with… Read More →
Careers in Social Justice, Conservation, and Public Service
SOEI Interns
The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute has been a part of the Northland College student experience for the last forty-six years—from speakers, conferences, and campus events in the physical building to… Read More →
7 Lake Superior Circumnavigations
Around the Largest Lake in the World by Kayak, Bike, and Foot
Circumnavigating Lake Superior is such a uniquely Northland College student experience. In addition to the Superior Connections program that includes a May trip around the lake, there are Northlanders who… Read More →
From Intern to Financial Advisor
Matt Draeger '18
Matt Draeger graduated in May with a degree in business management. He recently took a job as a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual. We caught up with him and asked… Read More →
7 Weather Watchers
Meterological Careers
The dramatic shifts in weather in northern Wisconsin and around Lake Superior have inspired more than one career at Northland College. Wayne Feltz ’91 studied earth science at Northland College… Read More →
Collaborative Problem Solving for Kids
Ed Morales '10
Since graduating, Ed Morales ’10 has worked with more than one-thousand kids and a dozen schools in the Minneapolis, Minnesota-area as a school social worker, school-based therapist, community advocate and… Read More →
Exploring Interactions Between Humans and Wildlife
Andrew East `10 Uses Northland Lessons for Science & Teaching
Then: Andrew East graduated in 2010 with a degree in natural resources. For his capstone, he surveyed small mammals to determine the prey availability and dynamics for northern shrikes in… Read More →