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Chemistry student in the lab

Chemistry

…off-campus experience such as an internship or research experience for undergraduate opportunities. We have students working on original research and publishing in high level peer-reviewed journals. At Northland, we are looking for solutions to complex global problems, and chemistry provides a critical key to the answer. We believe the only…

Northland student portaging canoe

Outdoor Education

Backpacker Magazine ranks Northland second in a list of the nation’s best colleges for hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts. The reasons? Our proximity to trails, rivers, forests, Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, our outdoor rec opportunities, student clubs, Outdoor Orientation, outdoor education major, and our passionate professors. In short,…

Northland College sociology class meets at cemetery to collect data.

Sociology and Social Justice

islands of New Zealand. In these adventures, we emphasize learning about the local cultures and institutions through observations, interpretation, and writing. You will leave this program highly educated, and capable of understanding diverse people. You will either go on to pursue graduate training, or start work immediately. Our graduates have…

Student holding turtle

Biology

…experience are the hallmark of the biology major. Working closely with faculty, you’ll be netting trout, tagging deer, surveying plants, as well as linking modern molecular techniques with environmental and conservation issues. You might be analyzing growth patterns of juniper bushes in the Apostle Islands or you might be identifying…

Northland College student collects data for bat research

Monitoring Bats by Sound

The Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network Employs Students for Bat Research

…Taylor Pichler was one of them. Focused on fisheries and wildlife ecology at Northland, he surveyed over twenty sites, located in corridors of bat travel like streams, creeks, trails and other clearings throughout the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. “I got to travel by boat, to go hike on an island,…

Northland College history professor and students

History

…understand how changes in the economy will impact your life, how gender roles affect everything from elections to work environments, and what ripple effects new technologies will have in society.We’ve helped facilitate internships with regional agencies. Our students have worked with the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, the Wisconsin Historical Society,…

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Home

…successful careers. Founded in 1892, Northland College is located at the tip of Wisconsin, on the south shore of Lake Superior. Adjacent to the Apostle Islands and nearly a million acres of national forest, Northland has an unparalleled living laboratory and natural playground just beyond our doors.   The Nitty-Gritty…

Young ladies in a canoe on a lake with fall colors behind them.

Youth Outreach Programs

Planting the Seeds of Literature 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 at Northland College, this conference will include keynote presentations, breakout sessions, networking time, book signing,…

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Alumnus Karl ’04 oversees outdoor therapeutic program

Healing Through a Lense

…time between western Norway and the Apostle Islands, guiding kayaking, mountain trips, and whitewater rafting, teaching environmental education, and spending the winters as a carpenter, ski instructor, and ski patroller. In 2010, he started his job at Northwest Passage. In a New Light Northwest Passage Program Development Coordinator Ben Thwaits…