The majority of households in northern Wisconsin get their food from a diversity of sources and purchase food directly from farmers, according to the most recent Northland College Public Opinion Poll. “The results show a northern culture of supporting local farms, sharing, producing, and gathering food—and an overwhelming 89.6 percent…
The Northland College Native American Studies program and Indigenous Cultures Center is bringing Sofia Jannok, a Swedish-side Sámi artist, singer, songwriter, actress, radio host, and activist for Indigenous rights, to campus the week of Monday, October 3. Combining her heritage with Swedish pop, she will give a public performance at…
…ninety-three-mile loop around Mt. Rainier, attended Widjiwagan YMCA camp in northern Minnesota, where for her final summer, she embarked on a five-week canoe trip to the Arctic Circle. She heard about Northland College from a friend at Widji and visited campus her senior year of high school. “I really fell…
…their communities and help them reach their full potential. Ortman has made a life of educating and empowering young women. She majored in English and education and minored in history and German at Northland College. “It was at Northland that I not only learned an enormous amount academically, but I…
…Details SOEI Youth Programs Coordinator Clair Emmons will be leading Forest Play this year. She will be assisted by Amelia Pietz, a student at Northland College who also holds an associate’s degree in early childhood education. Mallary Bade and Katherine Jenkins will be supporting the team. We are all looking…
…A. I came to grapes through an interest in 19th-century gardening and agriculture in general. These topics spoke so interestingly about country-to-city transitions for Americans, as well as what they were thinking about in regards to nature and culture. I soon found that the environmental impact of vineyards hasn’t been…
Northland College President Michael A. Miller, 62, announced he will retire when his contract expires next year. His retirement will be effective June 30, 2018 “Serving as Northland’s 13th president for the past seven years has been an honor and goes down as my final and greatest professional accomplishment,” he…
In time for Earth Day, Northland College has announced the winning 2015 books for the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA) in adult, young adult, and children’s literature. The winners include: For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist’s Journey, by Kurt D. Fausch, (Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon),…
…Macrum is a clinical herbalist and owner of Seeds of Well Being and Sweet Fern Apothecary in Washburn. This event is part of Workshops for Wellness funded by the Endeavor Grant. Questions? Contact Brandi at bshapland*]}*@northland.edu. This event is free and open to current Northland students, faculty, staff, and contracted…
Northland College partners with Mt. Ashwabay to issue free, all-mountain passes to current students—stop by the Ponzio Campus Center to claim yours! Students interested in securing a pass must be registered for classes during Winter Term and should bring their Northland ID to the registration table. Can’t make it during…
