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Water Summit

The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation convened a Water Summit on Oct. 1, 2016 dedicated to “The Future of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.” Experts from New York to Minnesota gathered on Madeline Island in Lake Superior to examine past successes and challenges of GLRI, and to have…

Northland College student Andy Kasun stands with his winning academic poster

Burke Center Student Researchers Take Top Prizes

Kasun and Ulman Showcase Freshwater Research at AGU

…and space science. Kasun presented his research and poster on the impact of major flood events on the geomorphology of North Fish Creek, a tributary to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin in collaboration with Water Scientist Matt Hudson and Assistant Professor of Geoscience Dave Ullman. “Matt Hudson was a co-author…

Northland College starry night

Climate Science

…to simulate and understand the relationship between the land (including Lake Superior, Penokee Mountains, and the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest) and local weather. You will also have the opportunity to observe these storms in action during a storm-chasing course, which is part of the curriculum. Our students go directly into forecasting…

AASHE STAR award

Northland College Receives High Marks for Sustainability Achievements

…the top-10 undergraduate institutions in the world for overall sustainability, rating second in the academic category, focused on curriculum and research. “Northland approaches sustainability in all of its forms — health, community, culture, environment, energy, and economy — and integrates it into the academic curriculum and the research done by…

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

…a small private women’s college in Washington DC. She was the first to teach Psychology of Women and Gender, a course that had been created and approved by a retiring professor, but not yet taught. “That course was life-changing for both me and my students, as well as undoubtedly for…

Northland College alum in bee helmet

Wustner Brings Beekeeping to Larger Audience

…become so dependent on chemicals. I’m teaching to carry on the tradition of chemical-free beekeeping that’s been lost in the last thirty years.” His online course has proved so successful that Wustner hopes to offer intermediate and advanced courses in the future. He has also started a new endeavor, milking…

Student in courtroom

Pre-Law

…major that has relevance to the type of law you want to practice and pursue a course of study that best fits. You will explore courses that will develop skills in: analytical and problem solving, critical reading, writing, oral communication and listening, and general research. In an agreement, Northland sends…