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Students stand with award

Northland College education program recognized

…Diane Vertin, president of LCOOCC, together with the sponsorship of Ashland Ford Chrysler and owner Mike Mikula, the program was delivered on the LCOOCC campus during evenings and weekends in 2016. All eight graduates of the program will participate in the May 27 commencement at Northland College. Pictured above from…

Northland Collge graduate Anthony Procik

Social Change and Nonprofit Work

Profile: Anthony Procik Graduation: 2015 Major: mathematical science Minors: physics and environmental law and policy Hometown: Algonquin, Illinois For Anthony Procik, every class and experience at Northland College was literally life changing. During his time at Northland, Procik’s dreams about his future fluctuated with each new interest he uncovered. But…

Northland College student Isa Meyer works with a display in the Native American Museum

Combining Forestry and Native American Studies

…She added a Native American studies major after taking an Introduction to Native American Studies course her first semester at Northland, spurring her interest in traditional ecological knowledge. “She’s just an incredibly dedicated, articulate, and smart Northland College student,” said Stacy Craig, coordinator of applied learning. Meyer said Northland College…

wolf laying down

Timber Wolf Alliance Returns

Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute and the TWA Board, to ensure a smooth transfer that is mutually beneficial,” Meza said. The belief is that Northland College will provide TWA with fertile academic ground, additional resources, and dedicated leadership that will help it flourish. Olson will provide faculty support to…

kayaking students

Lake Superior is the Classroom

…awe.” — Sigurd F. Olson (1899-1982) On a bright, promising summer morning in Ashland, Wis., the Black Cat Café is buzzing. It’s clear that the excitement expressed by Northland College students Marissa Neitzke of New Richmond, Wis., John McCormack of Phillips, Wis., and Sara Szymaniak of Grand Rapids, Minn. is…

4th grade teacher alumna

Professional Preparation of Early Childhood Teachers

Northland College received an innovative teaching and learning grant in September for $24,849 from the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association. This is the second grant from this organization. Last year, Northland College received an articulation grant for $25,000. Wisconsin institutions have been working to streamline how early childhood education credits transfer…

Former faculty member Jim Meeker

Former Professor's Legacy

…done excellent research on a natural resources topic at Northland College. This award was established by Jim’s family, friends, students, and colleagues. It honors Jim’s legacy at Northland College and in the region by recognizing an undergraduate student, chosen by the faculty of the natural resources program, who has excelled…

Student in courtroom

Path to Immigration Law

…he added. On campus, he also took on issues around human and student rights. He sat on the Northland College Diversity Work Group, was elected as a senator to the Northland College Student Association, and participated in soccer. His proudest accomplishment, he says, was helping to establish the Northland College…

Northland College Japanese exchange students

Windett ’10: Why Japan Rocks

The Northland-KGU Connection

Liz Windett, class of ’10 studied at Kansai Gaidai University (KGU) in Hirakata, Japan, for a semester as part of a sister school agreement between Northland College and KGU. Now the Gift Coordinator at Northland College, she has had a front-row seat to greeting Japanese exchange students Hikari Komatsu and