…and quickly revolutionizing their area of environmental research. Parker, while a very recent graduate, touched the lives of countless students, alumni, and Ashland community members. His life was cut tragically short in early 2017 doing exactly what he loved to do: environmental research about the wild places he spent his…
…ability to serve the needs of excellent student-athletes who want to play here.” Northland College is currently working with the Bay Area Civic Center and the City of Ashland on plans to add a women’s locker room at the Civic Center, where ice hockey is practiced and played. “Growing any…
…internship with Northwestern Mutual which has now turned into a full-time job as a financial advisor. I work out of the Duluth, Minnesota office where much of my focus is to serve the Ashland area. As a financial advisor, I help clients with financial planning at every stage in life,…
…in May, interviewing 640 randomly selected households in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron counties. Residents connected to public utilities or private wells were included. Over 90 percent of resp ondents agree that the public sector should notify the public of any changes in water quality or treatment methods, ensure water…
Northland College will be honoring the professional excellence of Ashland Middle School teacher Aaron Corcoran and Lake Superior Intermediate School teacher Rachel Penner at the fifth annual Recognition of Outstanding Early Career Educators and Pre-Service Educator Mentors award ceremony. Both educators will be guests at the awards tea sponsored by…
…she discovered Northland College set the tone for her life’s work. Smith was on campus, speaking in classrooms, making salmon chowder, and giving a community presentations on sustainable fishing and communication. She sold Springline Seafood salmon that she caught and processed in Alaska and donated a portion of sales to…
Northland’s theatre club, 4th Wall, has been resurrected this year and is off to an ambitious start. Club President Laura Loucks, pictured above, and Vice President Sadye McCloud, will be presenting its fall play, Almost, Maine Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alvord Theatre….
ASHLAND, Wis. — Policy experts say a federal program that has pumped $2.2 billion into cleaning up the Great Lakes needs some improvements but has served a valuable purpose and should continue. Government officials, advocates and scientists called for extending federal funding of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative during a…
By Juan Hernández ’78 I arrived in Ashland in September 1974. It was fresh and cool and the colors entranced me. These temperatures were not alien to me because I hailed from the highlands of tropical Guatemala. English was no problem either because my school was fully structured following American…
…capstone level work and they did it as volunteers because they believe it’s time to take action on climate change,” she said. In addition to their own presentations, Janssen and Fisher invited four of their own role models to speak. University of Wisconsin-Extension Environmental Outreach State Specialist Cathy Techtman discussed…
