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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

…many of the people in our lives,” she said. For the next twelve years, she developed additional courses in women’s growth and development and created an area of emphasis in women’s growth and development within the human development degree, and helped create a minor in women’s studies. She provided leadership

Northland College student plays golf.

Gilligan Personifies "Student-Athlete"

…Northland Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and also participates in a new student-athlete leadership group that takes members of different Northland teams and brings them together to work on leadership techniques and work toward understanding different leadership qualities and styles. Gilligan’s collective experiences during her time near beautiful Lake Superior have…

Sunset at Forest Lodge

Changing Climate, Changing Culture

Student-Led Conference at Forest Lodge

…by hosting a workshop where culture informed the narrative of climate change to inspire an audience of millennials,” Janssen said. Craig helped facilitate the conference which she described as “peer leadership, peer sharing, peer teaching at its best.” “We’re empowering our students to take leadership roles on these topics because…

Wolf in winter with the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium logo

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….

Loon airs its wings

Protect Loons

…are many action steps we can all take to help mitigate these issues such as shoreline restoration, use phosphorus-free products, watch and recreate at least 200 feet away from loons. Read on to learn more about what you can do to protect the symbol of our northern woods and waters….

Northland College water researcher Matt Cooper presents at White House

Cooper Presents at Obama White House on Coastal Wetlands

Matt Cooper, research scientist at the Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, presented his research on the Great Lakes coastal wetlands on November 17 at the White House. His research and presentation are part of the Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative. The roundtable coincided with the release of a national report…

standing by water's edge

Northland Students Complete WWF Leadership Program

Northland College students Logan Lowery and Katie Nolan completed a four-part program with the Wisconsin Conservation Leadership Corp a program developed by the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation to develop future leaders in conservation. The program culminated with them proposing their resolution to support pollinator-friendly solar electricity awareness and production at the…

Solar panels at ELLC residence hall

Planning for Carbon Neutrality by 2030

…combat climate change,” Engstrom said. “We believe that change requires more than technical knowledge — it demands an exploration of human nature.” In 2007 Northland became a member of the leadership circle of signatories of the American Colleges and Universities Presidents’ Climate Commitment. To date 685 colleges and universities have…

A trail through the pines on Isle Royale

Girls Empowered Leadership and Adventure: Backpack—Isle Royale

July 17, 2024July 26, 2024

Girls Empowered Leadership and Adventure: Backpack—Isle Royale is for girls 13–15 years old interested in a seven-day wilderness backpacking experience with peers on one of the most beautiful islands on Earth! For seven days and six nights, we will camp on Isle Royale, learning about ourselves, each other, and the…