…attended nurse’s training in the late 1920s and was required to take a science course at Northland— walking up the same steps to Wheeler Hall that I walked as a student in the 1970s. My great-aunt Ada Solberg worked at the College, giving many years to Northland as an integral…
…for the Marion Public Library. “I majored in Sustainable Community Development because I want to help communities thrive.” free time: I love gardening and canning. “I really love seed saving and food sovereignty. That drives me to can. Last year we did 60 pints of salsa for Christmas gifts. It’s…
…deep love for the outdoors who recognize the value of a small liberal arts education in this beautiful place,” said Jackie Moore, a 2005 graduate and the director of alumni relations and annual giving. “They enhance our community with their energy and skill, and deserved a night in the limelight.”…
Come one, come all to the Makers Market where Northland students, staff, and faculty are selling their handmade goodies! Paintings, plants, jewelry, crochet, and so much more will make perfect holiday gifts! There will be different forms of payment available (e.g., cash, Venmo) depending on the seller. This event is…
…runoff and the detours. People stopped coming up,” he said. “It’s slowly coming back for the past couple of weeks, but it was a major, major economic deficit to the area.” The project seeks to use two main efforts to reduce the amount of sediment moving downstream. The first is…
…women, and Native Americans. The Academy later became Northland College and our commitment to that original idea has never wavered. Northland was one of the first institutions of higher learning to offer a major in Native American studies and have hosted a spring powwow every year since 1974. Campus life…
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…
