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Loon and Baby

LoonWatch

…cases are responsible for loons and loon music disappearing from traditional nesting lakes. LoonWatch, a program of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, protects common loons and their aquatic habitats through education, monitoring, and research. Though our primary focus is Wisconsin, our education and research activities extend to Upper Great Lakes…

Northland College students display chocolate hazelnut spread.

Business Management

…coursework and case studies, you will learn to recognize change by understanding that the consuming public is becoming increasingly concerned about these challenges to a sustainable world and to recognize market opportunities for sustainability-focused businesses. You will leave college prepared to enter the world of socially responsible startups. View Sustainable…

Northland College history professor and students

History

…times and different places understood their world, thought about their environment, government, war, class, race, gender, family, religion, technology, and the economy. You will learn how things interact, and the lessons of history to help you to navigate the world you live in. You will be far better equipped to…

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Global Discussion on Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change

…Conference scholars to Disneyworld executives and students all over the country calling people to clarity and moral courage as they confront the forces that would wreck the world. Her new project, “A Call to Life: Variations on a Theme of Extinction,” is a collaboration with classical pianist Rachelle McCabe. Moore…

Northland College alum Carl Sacks looks at GIS with students

Mapping for a Better World

Created "The Black Snake in Sioux Country" Map

…me into a geographer, which is an important part of being a cartographer. You can’t make good maps unless you know something about space, place, and the natural world.” Sack recently defended his PhD dissertation in geography and works as the GIS faculty and program coordinator at Fond du Lac…

Malcolm McLean

A Force for Good

…died November 19 at his St. Paul home. He was eighty-seven years old. More than one hundred people squeezed into the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute in December to remember and celebrate Malcolm’s life. The gathering was a reflection of his northern Wisconsin life—a mix of Northland College and the community….

Loons Spread the Good News about Menhaden

…passes it up the food chain. Dr. Paul Spitzer presented this material at the North American Loon Symposium. Paul reminds us that not only is it important for our northern lakes to remain healthy, but loons also depend on these Atlantic coastal ecosystems to remain healthy and diverse as well….

Lectures on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

November 29, 2023, 6:00 pm8:00 pm

Join Assistant Professor of Religion Charlie Krysinski and Professor of History Paul Schue to go beyond global headlines and gain a deeper understanding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The two will each draw on their expertise to deliver a talk followed by a Q&A. Charlie willl examine the relationship between anti-Semitism,…

Robin Wall Kimmerer at commencement

“We can’t just change light bulbs, we have to change hearts”

…also talked about some of the issues we have in our world regarding the earth and the point we are at with our environment. “We have the technological solutions, we have the science, we have everything we need to change the world except the political will to do it,” she…