Two former Northland College graduates who teach in the Lake Superior region have been named as recipients of the first annual statewide educator awards. Nicole Boettcher, who graduated from Northland College in 2010 and now teaches at Washburn Middle School, received the Early Career Educator Award, an award presented to…
…National Wildlife Reserve in Texas. Finally, I wound up back in Texas, tasked with revitalizing the McAllen Nature Center, which had been closed for seven years, and reopened shortly before my arrival. We’ve gone from 900 annual visitors to 20,000 annual visitors over the last two years! Last winter, I…
…annual Wisconsin Wildlife Federation meeting April 22 (Earth Day). Their resolution (below) passed. Resolution to Support Pollinator-friendly Solar Electricity Awareness and Production in Wisconsin (passed April 21, 2017) Whereas, Wisconsin is reliant on imported non-renewable sources of electricity which pollute the land, air, and water and negatively impact Wisconsin’s wildlife…
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute will host its second annual Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference November 9-10. The Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference is a symposium for educators, including public librarians, teachers, child care providers, parents, and college students enrolled in fields related to education. Held…
Northland College will officially proclaim the second Monday in October (Columbus Day), as Indigenous People’s Day Saturday at its annual Spring Powwow held on campus in the Chapple Gymnasium. President Michael A. Miller will read the proclamation at the start of the 1 p.m. grand entry, joining a dozen other…
Sustainability, Community, and Music The annual Folk Festival was originally organized by John Everatt, Tom Perry, Chuck Perry, and Pop Wagner (above) in 1968. They were students at Northland College at the time and little did they know that the event would continue for so long. Now organized by the…
…seniors, their family members, fellow students, and the rest of campus and the larger community to come together in a semi-formal way one final time before summer,” said Alex Patterson, who is a key organizer of the event. Patterson is a business management major and has been part of the…
Occupation: Owner, Irwin Artworks Major/Emphasis: Studio art with an emphasis in environmental studies ‘03 Hometown: Vermillion, South Dakota Current location: Council Bluffs, Iowa How I landed at Northland College. Being an artist and having a deep connection with the natural world have been two major constants in my life, so…
…their rooms full of potential murder victims—and a murderer. As the snow piles up outside, the guests pile up inside. The first is flamboyant Christopher Wren (Alex Fischer), followed by persnickety Mrs. Boyle (Alyx Simon); dogmatic Major Metcalfe (Emily Hutler), and melancholy Miss Casewell (Stephanie Wright). Just as the Ralstons…
The Mino Aki garden crew of two—Danny Simpson and Sam Phelps—have been working to expand and improve the campus gardens this summer. Their experience in agriculture combined with leadership from the Food Systems Center director Todd Rothe and gifts from donors, have the gardens looking and producing at their best….
