…with howls; coyotes—probably around fifteen individuals— and then came the yips and barks of pups. I was smiling wide. We just stood still for about five minutes. Then from the right side of the forest we heard really loud howls. It was wolves responding to Professor Olson’s and the coyote’s…
…thinking off-campus and independent study. She wanted to hike the Superior Hiking Trail that follows the ridgeline overlooking Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. The south end of the trail is located just an hour from campus. Dahlgren had these goals in mind: to walk alone, reflect, write, learn the flora…
…participate in sports—three to be exact—and the unmatched academic experience that would prepare her for an uncommon career path you won’t find at most institutions of higher learning. With just one semester to go at Northland before graduation, Gilligan—who has a double major in biology and natural resources with an…
Bruce Goetz, retired professor of geoscience, was recently awarded the title of Professor Emeritus by Northland College. “When I heard that my colleagues had voted for that and approved that unanimously, I was just humbled,” Goetz said. “For a faculty member, it’s the highest honor you can get.” Goetz retired…
…just made me think, ‘Well, it’s just a pair of shoes,’” Ortman told a reporter later. “There should be a way to get these girls some shoes. It didn’t seem like an overwhelming thing.” Girls Gotta Run Foundation continues to cultivate projects that empower Ethiopian women runners, their families, and…
…home from his first visit, Nick decided to gamble, but not by speeding. A leaf had blown into the windshield wiper of their family van. Nick told his mother that if the leaf were still there when they got home that he would definitely attend Northland. “I just knew that…
…She had a profound love for the area. She was very interested in the communities surrounding Forest Lodge, as was her mother,” he said. “I’m just hoping that Forest Lodge, which is just a beautiful place will have a very active program that will benefit not only Northland College but…
…in honor of the Wheeler family’s service to the region and to the Institution. Just eight years later, a fire gutted the building. With the help of student and faculty contributions, it was rebuilt in five months, in time for school in the fall! But, with four stories rather than…
…farm but that everyone loves a good story. She and Andy are raising two young daughters on a 160-acre farm, called Together Farms, just south of Eau Claire in Buffalo County. “I’m kicking myself for allowing myself to fit into a narrow curriculum box,” Schneider concedes. “Storytelling is marketing. And…
…regular basis; whereas now it has been discovered that pack structure is much more like human family structures with the dominant pair being the parents and the younger members being offspring from previous generations. It just goes to show how science is always changing and we are constantly learning new…
