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Immerse Yourselves

…from your homes by exasperated siblings, you have, in fact, begun a rite of passage over the past weeks that is integral to our culture. You have left family and friends; you have journeyed to Northland; you have experienced some initial challenges on your orientation trips, and this afternoon you…

Three Northland College chemistry students standing in front of chalkboard.

Chem Students Recognized for Research

…Each year the event showcases exciting innovations – from software to lasers – and brings together the brightest minds from across the state. More than forty students competed for cash prizes in the WiSys poster challenge including Northland College students Tyler Klein, Dylan Hudson and Louis Corcoran who took third…

Native American Heritage Month Feast—Indigenous Foods and Music

November 13, 2023, 11:00 am1:30 pm

Come join us for a Native American Heritage Month Feast on Monday, November 13, in the Alvord Theatre at Northland College’s Ponzio Campus Center! We’ll have free food and great live music. Yazzie the Chef will be presenting the Indigenous food along with staff from the Northland College Hulings Rice…

Winning books in grass

SONWA 2015 Winners

Rivers, Water, and a North Woods Girl

In time for Earth Day, Northland College has announced the winning 2015 books for the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) in adult, young adult, and children’s literature. The winners include: For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist’s Journey, by Kurt D. Fausch, (Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon),…

Careers in Business: Fiorio Wealth Advisors Presentation

September 26, 2023, 11:00 am12:00 pm

Calling all students interested in learning more about post-grad careers related to financial services/financial advising! Financial advisors Reid Fiorio and Kristie Voldberg, who work at Fiorio Wealth Advisors, will be at Northland to present an overview of the business, what they do in their roles, how they gained relevant experience…

Northland College engineering student working on 3D printer

Enterprising Student Turns 3D Hobby into Business

Thomas Whiting attended Ashland High School, where he played basketball. The 6’8” Northland College senior had not considered Northland College in his hometown of Ashland until Coach Scott Sorensen approached him. “I’m glad he did,” Thomas said. “The academics are top-notch and the cost is cut down due to scholarships.”…

Kids at Stockton

Better than Xbox: the Apostle Island School

Sixty middle school students participated last summer in the Northland College Apostle Island School, held on Stockton Island. The twenty-eight-year-old outdoor and environmental residential program is a partnership between the Northland College Outdoor Education Department and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore with participating middle school teachers and parent volunteers. The…

Deer exclosure-Bayfield County

Wisconsin’s Disappearing Forest

Prof Sarah Johnson researches the botanical realities of deer browse

I’m standing in a northern Wisconsin forest with botanist Sarah Johnson, an associate professor of natural resources and biology at Northland College, where I work. She has been checking text messages from her student researchers, who are working on Outer Island—one of the twenty-two Apostle Islands on Lake Superior that…

The Chequamegon Food Coop at night.

Careers in Business: Chequamegon Food Co-op Presentation

September 25, 2023, 9:00 am10:00 am

Calling all students interested in learning more about post-grad careers related to co-op organizations—and how their structure differs from a for-profit business! The Chequamegon Food Co-op’s marketing and outreach manager, John Adams, will be at Northland to present an overview of this organization, what he does through his role, how…

Local Food Important to Northern Wisconsin Residents

The majority of households in northern Wisconsin get their food from a diversity of sources and purchase food directly from farmers, according to the most recent Northland College Public Opinion Poll. “The results show a northern culture of supporting local farms, sharing, producing, and gathering food—and an overwhelming 89.6 percent…