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Ori-Anne Pagel

Note from the Northland Archivist

Do you cherish memories of your Northland days? I do. I still remember how it felt to live on campus, separate dorms, and girls in by 10 p.m. Listening to Northland stories makes me feel like part of the bigger family. I think of these moments often as I learn more about our Northland history…

A map of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica

Olson to Expand Costa Rican Research

Awarded the Raymond D. Peters Professorship

Olson to Expand Costa Rican Collaboration, Research Erik Olson has been working for the last six years as part of an international team of scientists and conservationists to better understand the jaguars and other wildlife of the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. He has laid a strong foundation of collaboration with the Costa Rican National…

Northland College student Shyanne Eustace

Giving Back to Her Tribal Community

Shyanne Eustace Receives Udall Foundation Scholarship

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation announced Friday they had selected Northland College sophomore Shyanne Eustace as a 2020 Udall Scholar. This scholarship will provide up to $7,000 for Eustace’s junior year of academic study. A sixteen-member independent review committee selected this year’s group of fifty-five Udall Scholars from among 429 candidates…

Northland College Campus

Finding True North

What a year for our mighty little College by the lake!  When I enthusiastically accepted the role of major gift officer in Institutional Advancement earlier this year, I could never have imagined what we would soon face as a campus community. Nor how quickly I would come to hold such deep respect and conviction for…

Students hiking on York.

7 Things to Do When You Visit Campus

If you’re planning to visit campus this summer—and we believe you really should—you will want to plan for extra days to check out the region. After all, people travel from…  Read More

Northland College student plays golf

Golf, Hockey, and College

I started golfing because my dad is a golf course superintendent, so I grew up on the golf course and learned how to play. I golfed in high school at Aberdeen Central in South Dakota and placed all-state my junior year. As a team, we placed second my junior and senior year at state. I…

Hudack’s Philosophy?

Stay Calm and Remain Positive

Ashland native Tiffany Hudack played softball at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, where she was the assistant softball coach for two years. She returned home to coach softball at Northland in 2018. What’s your coaching philosophy? To stay positive no matter how bad or terrible the situation is. I really stand by…

Northland College women's basketball coach Daryl Tucker in the middle of a huddle.

Basketball Opened the Door for Coach Tucker

Tucker Brings Diversity to Division III

Daryle Tucker, head women’s basketball coach, deliberately and successfully recruits players from across the United States, particularly from the south. “Right now I have the most diverse team, not only at Northland but in the entire conference,” Tucker said. The LumberJill players come from Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, and…

Northland College Volleyball Coach Chelsea Meierotto

Empowering Women

Meet Chelsea Meierotto

Meierotto’s First Season As Head Volleyball Coach The Meierotto name is the stuff of volleyball legend in this region. How does it feel to be back home and coaching? I absolutely love being back home. I feel extremely grateful to be coaching the sport I grew up on. I am very proud to be continuing…

Northland College Men's Hockey Team Photo 2016-2017

Nurturing Miggy’s Legacy

Christopher T. Morgan Scholarship

A native of Rochester Hills, Michigan, Christopher T. Morgan, or Miggy as he was known on the ice, skated two seasons at Northland before he was killed in a tragic hit-and-run August 2017. “When it first happened, I thought, we can’t let anyone forget him,” said his mother Caroline. She and her husband, Tom, created…