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Northland College student EmmaMarie Hamond

EmmaMarie Hammond’s Three Lessons for Making Change

Citizen's Climate Lobby Goes to Washington DC

…The group tried to meet with Representative Sean Duffy from the College’s 7th congressional district but instead met with his aide. “He was receptive to the information we provided and so it was another respectful meeting on the books,” she said. Besides, Hammond is in for the long haul. Remember…

WritersRead artwork

Writers to Share Their Encounters on Stage

With Northland Students, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni

…the poetry,” she said. There were over 60 submissions this year from writers throughout northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, which meant less than one-third of the entries were accepted. Claire Duquette is one of the event organizers. 2020 Readers Kyle Anholt Dylan Couch Sean Devlin Carol Dunbar Crystal Gibbins Joel Glickman…

Northland College goalie blocks puck

Meet the Next Sustainable Entrepreneur

By Sean Devlin, ’15 Jesse DiLillo didn’t come to Northland College to be a sustainable entrepreneurship major, and he certainly never expected to take on the role of goaltender for men’s soccer. He was coming to play goaltender for the LumberJack ice hockey team and to study business. “I have…

Aqueous Magazine

Campus, Community Create Literary Magazine

…completion of their internships, Northland College writing students Sean Devlin and Halee Kirkwood decided to take on leadership roles as coeditors of the magazine. “In my time with Aqueous, I grew close to a small family who believe—without a doubt—that words and art have an invaluable impression on society as…

Northland student sitting next to microscope

Student Researches Lawyers: The Fishy Kind

By Sean Devlin ’15 Northland College student Kaitlyn Windschitl was accepted into the McNair Scholar’s Program in November to fund her research project on the burbot (Lota lota), sometimes referred to a seelpout, lawyers, or even the poor man’s lobster. In May 2016 she will become the first member of…

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"A Dreamer and a Doer" Cleans the Ravine

By Sean Devlin, ’15 Northland College forestry student Tim Koski is on his way to making the campus Bay City Creek ravine look like it should. Since March, Koski has been working on his senior project identifying and removing invasive species that pose a threat to the native plants in…

wolf in winter

Great Lakes Wolf Symposium

In 2018, the Midwest Wolf Stewards meeting will not be held so attendees will participate in the International Wolf Symposium October 12-14. Learn more at the IWS Symposium website. Take a look at the 2017 presentations….

Growing-Local-Food-Economy-Final-Report-09082021

…region remote from urban markets, barriers to expansion, changes and decisions around production and marketing strategies, environmental challenges, motivations and values for farming, and quality of life topics. 2 An academic journal article has been published based on these findings: Kemkes, R. J., & Akerman, S. (2019). Meeting people where…