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Where Sustainable Community Development Can Take You

Julie Fair & Adrian Diaz '16

Hometown: Maple Grove, Minnesota (Julia) and Waukegan, Illinois (Adrian) Current location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Major/Emphasis: Sustainable Community Development and Sociology ’16 (both of them) Experience/Internships while at Northland College: Both: Wendy and Malcolm McLean Intern at Compatible Technology International Julia: HECUA participant (NC’s first for many years) to Northern Ireland. Completed…

Northland student playing lacrosse

Lacrosse 101

Q&A with Matthew Hoszko From: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Majors: Business Management, Sustainable Entrepreneurship Activities: Vice President of Student Athletic Council, Public Relations Coordinator of WRNC 97.7FM Q. How did you discover lacrosse? A. Lacrosse was a major part of growing up in Canada. It was always hockey in the…

Portrait of singer Sofia Jannok

Sámi Singer to Perform

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…

Wolf in winter with the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium logo

Timber Wolf Alliance Hosts Great Lakes Wolf Symposium at Northland College

Celebrating Wolf Research and Conservation Efforts in the Great Lakes Region

…Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Symposium Presentations • 12:00–4:45 p.m. Poster Session • 4:45–6:30 p.m. Social Hour • 5:00–6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Symposium Presentations • 9:00–11:30 a.m. and 12:30–4:30 p.m. Keynote Address by Dr. L. David Mech • 7 p.m. Dr. Mech, a leading wolf researcher and senior scientist…

slides of asbestos

WPR: Research Reveals More Asbestos-Like Minerals

…have on public health. In two weeks, around 20 samples from across the Penokees will be analyzed at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Microbeam Lab in Denver. Fitz said the tests will determine the exact minerals in the bedrock. “Some of these things are dangerous and some are not. It depends…

WUWM: Historic Northern Wisconsin Estate Reborn with Environmental Focus

…The Griggs’s enjoyment of their oasis on the shores of Lake Namekagon stretched across three generations. In 1999, the Lodge’s final direct heir, Mary Griggs Burke, donated the estate to The Trust for Public Land. Her wish was that Forest Lodge become a hands-on environmental center. To read full article….

girl posing with Smokey the Bear

Fed Jobs Just Got Easier

…environmental studies with an emphasis on the conservation of public lands attracts many students wanting to work for the forest service,“ he said. The 21CSC is a new initiative set up by the Obama Administration implemented after the creation of America’s Great Outdoor Initiative in 2010. Northland students younger than…

Raven Painting

Small Works Art Exhibit on Campus

…nearly $2000 for the artists. The final bidding will take place at the closing reception on December 4, 5 – 7:30pm. There is no entry fee for CBAC members and a $10 entry fee for non-members. This is a great opportunity for emerging artists to introduce themselves to the public

Paul Fleischman: What I’ve Learned from Readers

…intelligent adults whether or not water is a fossil fuel. The spread of environmental education in the schools is improving awareness–but not for adults. Churches, service organizations, city water and emergency response departments and other groups could all help fill this gap. Look locally and globally. When the national news…

Northland College student in the snow

4th Wall Resurrected

To Premiere Almost Maine Nov 11

Northland’s theatre club, 4th Wall, has been resurrected this year and is off to an ambitious start. Club President Laura Loucks, pictured above, and Vice President Sadye McCloud, will be presenting its fall play, Almost, Maine Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alvord Theatre….