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Careers in Business: Virtual Alumni Panel

October 3, 2023, 11:00 am12:00 pm

Calling BUSINESS-minded people! The following Northland business alumni will provide an overview of what they do through their current roles, how they gained relevant experience to get there, and advice they’d suggest for students (or anyone else) considering careers in their fields through this virtual panel event. This event is…

Northland College alums Derek Ogle and Tam Hofman

Alumni Association Recognizes Hofman and Ogle

The Northland College Alumni Association honored Tam Hofman ‘80 and Derek Ogle ’89 at the alumni dinner during its annual Fall Festival September 28-29. Hofman is a park ranger with the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, where she has been recognized for her interpretive work, receiving the National Park Service Freeman…

From Treaty Rights to Oyster Flights

Fisherman Mary Ganchoff Smith advocates for sustainable seafood Mary (Ganchoff) Smith ’94 never imagined that the path less traveled would take her to exactly where she wants to be. As the co-owner and operator of Springline Seafood and publisher of Edible Alaska, Smith has worked hard to educate others on…

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WPT: Frequent Changes in Management Policy Escalate Wolf Debate

‘University Place’: Rapid Changes in Wolf Policy Only Heat Up the Conflict By Scott Gordon, Wiscontext For Erik Olson, an assistant professor of natural resources at Northland College in Ashland, the biggest weakness in Wisconsin’s policy toward wolves hasn’t been any one particular policy decision. Rather, he asserted in an…

Alumnus Henry Fitzgibbon performs on stage at Northland College

Henry Fitzgibbon ’51 On Broadway

A Life in the Arts

With one trio, two duets, two solos and pages of dialogue, the Captain in Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore is considered one of the largest roles ever written for an actor. And one Saturday afternoon in 1954, twenty-something Henry Fitzgibbon ’51, found out with no time to prepare, that he…

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Eyes Wide Open Author to Speak on Going Beyond the Headlines

We are living at an unprecedented crossroads in history, says Paul Fleischman, who is the author of Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines. “We’ve recently learned a lot about the effect we’re having on climate and the environment as a whole,” he says “Suddenly everything needs rethinking: cars,…

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…

Graduates celebration at commencement

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