…to sledding in the middle of the night, all of them contributed in their own way to making me who I am today. TRAVIS: Which professors were most impactful to your learning and understanding? HELEN: I think Kevin Schanning, professor of sociology, was one of the most impactful instructors at…
…Earth Day launched the “environmental decade of the 1970s” producing the bulk of today’s environmental laws with the passage of 28 pieces of federal legislation, such as the Endangered Species Act and muscular amendments to the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts. States, counties and municipalities were also moved to…
…announced that they would remove the last four red wolves from the park, ending the nine year attempt to reintroduce them. Today red wolves are among the most endangered carnivores in the United States. The change in human attitudes towards wolves had beginnings in the 1930’s with Aldo Leopold, who…
…the hottest trends in graduation gifts nationwide are watches, commemorative beer glasses, the “almost valedictorian” T shirts and the ever popular Mercedes. But I imagine at Northland, gifts run more toward kayaks, life jackets, binoculars, and certified organic bug repellent. Celebrations such as today are often marked by gift giving…
…Dr. Randy Lehr, professor and codirector of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, has been working with students since 2012 to collect larval dragonfly at the St Croix National Scenic Riverway. The hope is to use larval dragonfly as sentinel organisms to monitor spatial patterns and trends in…
…Northland was the place. I had visited a number of different schools and none of them felt right,” Nick said. The leaf survived and the gamble paid off. Today, Nick is married to his Northland College sweetheart Caryn Green ’00, who he met on his outdoor orientation trip. He works…
…of children and adolescents. We also give you an environmental background that so many schools are looking for today. In fact, over ninety-five percent of our education majors from the last five years are employed in the K-12 field. Join classmates and committed faculty who will get to know you…
