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Northland College alum Stuart Barnes Jamieson

Supporting the Next Generation of Non-Profits and Their Leaders

Stuart Barnes Jamieson '81

today was my working relationship with President Malcolm McLean. I served one year as NCSA president, and one year as student representative to the Board of Trustees. In both of those roles, I met and talked regularly with President McLean about important campus-wide issues, and I believe that he saw…

Northland College senior at powwow

Powwow to Spotlight Proclamation, New Dances

…the deep history behind ceremonial dancing at powwows as well as issues affecting Indigenous communities today. Head female dancer Carolyn Gougé will lead a Pink Shawl Dance, a special dance aimed at honoring and healing those affected by cancer in all its forms, including victims, patients, survivors, family and friends….

In Wildness and Wonder

…. truths that can encompass all.” Today, in the throes of our own Digital Revolution, the essential value of wild nature, and the wonder it inspires, continues to be affirmed. Richard Louv has demonstrated the sobering consequences of childhoods deficient in nature. Recent studies in the neurosciences have shown that…

Aerial shot of Ashland and Chequamegon Bay

Rural America: A Living Laboratory

Center for Rural Communities Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide

…government. Merging its location with social science, environmental education, and civic engagement, the College is teaching students how to contribute their minds and hearts to issues that will continue long after they are gone. Today it is roughly one of three undergraduate programs in the country and has become one…

Northland College student Andy Kasun stands with his winning academic poster

Burke Center Student Researchers Take Top Prizes

Kasun and Ulman Showcase Freshwater Research at AGU

…Wisconsin Department Natural Resource in Superior, Wisconsin. “I am forever indebted to the incredible mentors I have had at the Burke Center,” she said. “I would not have been able to complete my capstone project without them and wouldn’t be half the scientist I am today without the guidance and…

Gary Ferguson

Wolf Awareness Week Focuses on Yellowstone Wolves

…officially started in the state of Wisconsin in 1990, when less than two dozen wolves roamed the state and upper Michigan. Today, the observance is celebrated across the nation and in parts of Mexico and Canada. In addition to this presentation, TWA will host an additional lecture and two workshops….

Great Lakes

Foxconn: A New Chapter in the Great Lakes Water Wars

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…Great Lakes mayors appealed the decision. For a time, it appeared the mayors and governors would awkwardly square off in court, but eventually they settled. Today, the compact faces a new test from Foxconn Technology Group, a massive Taiwanese electronics firm that plans to build a $10 billion liquid crystal…

Northland College student Kaylee Thornley at whiteboard

Thornley: Passion for Strong Communities

Growing up in Spooner, Wisconsin, allowed graduating senior Kaylee Thornley to experience firsthand the social and economic struggles small communities face today. Understanding that rural communities struggle to keep wealth in the region, Thornley knew she wanted to study methods that would allow her to influence policy and help to…

Northland College student Hattie Hoffman plays guitar

In Pursuit of Biology, Music, & Environmental Justice

…movement in today’s society is still occurring,” Hattie says. “Music is one of the most efficient channels to change.” Hattie’s interest in biology, motivated her to apply for a 2015 summer internship at the Borner Farm Project, an urban organic farm in Prescott, Wisconsin, committed to season-extension and permaculture principles,…