The Renewable Energy Fund (REFund) is a student-administered grant program that has funded a long list of projects designed to enhance sustainability and increase energy efficiency on campus. Northland College students contribute to this program through student fees and with their ideas and hard work. Here are four recent REFund…
…and the conservation of ideas and imagination.” Northland College, as a liberal arts institution focused on sustainability and the environment, is ideally positioned to hold this conference, Russell said. Northland is also home to the annual Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Awards (SONWA). The 2015 children’s and young adult literature award…
Three actors, thirty-seven plays and ninety minutes. Those are the parameters set for a fast, funny romp through all of William Shakespeare’s cannon in “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).” A spirited, talented cast of Northland College Fourth Wall Wall drama club members is bringing this parody, written by…
…one course each semester at Cornell University and the Pratt Institute. Shepherd joined the Northland College Board of Trustees in 2017. The most memorable thing about attending Northland College? “Above all, it would have to be, and continue to be, the close friendships I made while attending Northland. We have…
…riparian corridor in New Mexico,” she says. “She has become an amazing speaker, often speaking from the heart extemporaneously,” says her mother, Laurie. Public speaking has paid off. After delivering the keynote student address at the Northland College President’s Club dinner last November, Northland College trustee Hannibal Bolton approached her…
January 1969 No school but skiing was fabulous! And a huge mountain of snow at McMillan and lunch trays made for great sledding! —Jackie Davies Anderson ‘71 “And yes, Cabbies was open.” —Stuart Goldman ‘69 November 9-10, 1975 “The first blizzard I encountered at Northland was the same that sank…
Robin Wall Kimmerer selected Award-winning author Robin Wall Kimmerer has been selected to deliver the commencement speech to Northland College graduates on Saturday, May 23. She will also receive an honorary degree as a Doctor of Humane Letters. It is an honor to welcome Robin Wall Kimmerer back to campus…
Elizabeth Alexson’s self-directed student research positions with the Northland College Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation fast-tracked her from graduating Northland College in 2013 to graduate studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), where she is currently pursuing her master’s degree in water resources science. While at Northland,…
As a Northland College student, Andrew Weir felt like he was gaining valuable experiences in his geosciences major, but knew that in order to pursue a career in environmental consulting he would need something more substantial on his resume to stand out amongst other applicants. That is why Weir decided…
…research. The reception and lecture marked the start of the Northland College Fall Fest and preceded the Harvest Trail dinner. “This is a launch that will change the world and will change this region,” said President Mike Miller who welcomed the crowd in the Alvord Theatre at Northland College. The…
