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Ethiopian girl stretches before running (Girls Gotta Run Foundation)

If You Give a Girl a Pair of Sneakers . . . .

Dr. Patricia E. Ortman '71 Creates Girls Gotta Run Foundation

…and worldwide efforts to educate and empower girls and women, like the Girls Gotta Run program for girls in Ethiopia that I and my husband co-founded are more important than ever. And the backlash to the backlash, as evidenced by the national and international women’s marches that took place the…

SOEI Youth Programs

Girls Empowered Trails: Mt. Ashwabay

August 12August 15

We are still accepting registrations for youth programs! We will know by mid-April if our summer programs will be able to run or not. All registrations will be 100 percent refunded if a trip gets canceled. Girls Empowered Trails is for girls 10–13 years old interested in getting outside, working…

A trail through the pines on Isle Royale

Girls Empowered Leadership and Adventure: Backpack—Isle Royale

July 17July 26

We are still accepting registrations for youth programs! We will know by mid-April if our summer programs will be able to run or not. All registrations will be 100 percent refunded if a trip gets canceled. Girls Empowered Leadership and Adventure: Backpack—Isle Royale is for girls 13–15 years old interested…

Forest Lodge Woods

Mamie Parker: On Fishing Not Kissing

…still not a lot of women and not a lot of girls that believe that they can do it. I was told that this is not a job for girls, and that you should go and become a medical doctor, or you should go and become a teacher, that you…

Glass of beer sitting next to Cabbie's Tap logo.

Ten-cent Taps, Lasting Romance & Ida's Special Sauce

…had tap beer for a dime. It was a lot of fun meeting others and dancing and not spending a lot of money. I remember scrambling to get back to the dorm by 10 p.m. because the girls had hours (the guys did not). Women wouldn’t stand for that anymore….

Young ladies in a canoe on a lake with fall colors behind them.

Youth Outreach Programs

Planting the Seeds of Literature The Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference is a symposium for educators, including public librarians, teachers, child care providers, parents, and college students enrolled in fields related to education. Held at Northland College, this conference will include keynote presentations, breakout sessions, networking time, book signing,…

A trail through the pines on Isle Royale

Stewards of Tomorrow: Backpack—Isle Royale

July 6, 2023July 13, 2023

Stewards of Tomorrow: Backpack- Isle Royale is for girls 13–15 years old interested in a six-day wilderness backpack experience with peers on one of the most beautiful islands on Earth! For six days, we will camp on Isle Royale learning about ourselves, each other, and the island while taking in…

Northland College graduate Aaron Schreiber-Stainthorp standing in a California vineyard where he directs sustainability.

From Grape to Glass

Making Wine Country More Sustainable

…possibilities for building better systems. Lastly, Northland embodies hands-on learning in a way that both taught me so much but also empowered me to realize how much impact you can have with a few simple actions. Read more about Aaron’s journey to a career in sustainability at Sustainable Career Pathways….

Northland College alum Carl Sacks looks at GIS with students

Mapping for a Better World

Created "The Black Snake in Sioux Country" Map

…“something like twenty 1:100,000-scale USGS maps” and plastered a whole wall of the office in Mead Hall with a mosaic that showed the Gunflint Trail to Pictured Rocks. Sack earned a degree in teacher education, moved to Superior in 2006, and subbed in high schools for five years. Meanwhile, he…

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WPT: Frequent Changes in Management Policy Escalate Wolf Debate

…“prescriptive” nature of Wisconsin’s wolf hunt is part of the issue. But he did advocate for slowing down the frequent policy changes and looking for ways to cool the conflict and give everyone with a stake in the problem a chance to feel heard and empowered. To watch full video….