…for Instant Pots, since those are popular right now. We coordinate after-school programs for 3000 middle schoolers since their school is two blocks away. We make sure our collection is updated for the local business community. I could go on! What do you do in your free time? My grandparents…
…to learn the business side. Toavs was quickly promoted from bulk buyer to grocery buyer then store accountant. When the regional president put out a call to form a regional environmental committee, Toavs jumped at the chance. Elected co-leader, the committee began promoting sustainable practices like encouraging reusable bags by…
…be easily implemented and successful. “Every little personal choice we make does matter whether it is changing a lightbulb, eating more plant-based foods, or refusing to support a business whose values are not in alignment with yours,” she said. At Northland, she crafted her own major, sustainability and education, was…
…Wilderness Medicine as a way to train communities in remote medical training. In 2011, Luthy took full ownership and moved the business to Sandpoint, Idaho, with the mission of providing wilderness medicine education for both individuals and communities. Luthy is currently focused on program and curriculum design. “Northland provided my…
…outdoor education was before Northland, she said. She traveled around the world for twelve years but kept returning to the Pacific Northwest. And in 2014, she decided to settle down and pursue an MBA in sustainable business at Presidio Graduate School in Seattle. “When I graduated, getting into solar energy…
…archived interview of sitting in a car at age six while his mother interviewed the famous social reformer Jane Addams. Kenneth enjoyed a successful career in business, joined the board of trustees in 1957, and became the longest sitting member with forty-six years of service, including nine as emeritus. Two…
Karlyn Holman ‘62 opened Karlyn’s Gallery in 1968 in Washburn as a place for potters to hone their trade and sell their wares. In the early days, she taught part-time at Northland College, raised three children, mentored budding potters, and worked at her paintings and business. Fifty years later she’s…
…President Michael Miller, who called it “a perfect fit” for the college’s mission to combine liberal arts disciplines and the study of the relevant environment and sustainable agri-business systems. “Hazelnuts are an important food crop in more than a dozen countries around the world,” said Miller. “We at Northland want…
