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Northland College Diversity Coordinator Ruth deJesus teaches a session outdoors.

Diversity Every Day, All Day

Q&A with Ruth deJesus

…person tasked with thinking about diversity issues all day, every day. My task is to balance the expectations and hopes the community has, listen to the needs and learn the culture, while at the same time providing leadership. I take seriously the excitement and pressure of setting a tone that…

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Kraft to Speak on Wisconsin Groundwater Issues

Dr. George Kraft, a professor of water resources and director of the Center for Watershed Science and Education, will be the keynote speaker for World Water Day, Wednesday March 22 at 7 p.m., at the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. Kraft will be presenting, “Tense Times in Wisconsin Ground Water Management:…

Indigenous Peoples' Day Proclamation

Northland, Community to Observe & Discuss Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Northland College will host a panel discussion and observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 9 at 7 p.m. In 2016, the College declared the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, to focus on a more historically accurate perspective, regarding the beginnings of European and American interaction, respecting…

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

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

…name a few that eventually became wedded couples. On my twenty-first birthday, we had a horrible snowstorm and campus was closed. When my mother tried calling to wish me “Happy Birthday,” she eventually reached me at Cabbie’s–celebrating. Judy and Jim Francois 1959 Both Jim and I have memories of Cabbie’s….

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Stateside Radio: Peter Annin on Pleasant Prairie

Why this 2010 approval of a multi-million gallon Great Lakes water diversion is drawing new scrutiny

…time, Pleasant Prairie was approved for a diversion of 3.2 million of gallons of water per day. According to Annin, when Wisconsin’s state officials reported their diversion levels to the Great Lakes Governors Association, they boosted Pleasant Prairie’s diversion levels to 10.69 million of gallons of water per day. That…

Northland College teaching students talk with Washburn fifth graders

For Lucas, Elementary Ed Provides Pathway to Greater Good

Harrison Lucas '17

…a great thing. I do it to see the smile on their faces, you know? That’s to say I enjoy it every day. I just started being in the classrooms, and every day you hear, “Mr. Lucas! Mr. Lucas! How’s your day going? How’d your weekend go?” And that brings…