Roxanne Johnson ‘03 is a senior research analyst at the BlueGreen Alliance, an organization working to unite labor unions and environmental organizations. At Northland, she majored in mathematics and environmental studies with an emphasis in natural sciences and later completed a master’s degree in science, technology, and environmental policy at…
Research, Analyze, Communicate: The Student Experience We take our location next to the largest freshwater lake in the world seriously. Through our laboratory, field research, and communications, we provide paid graduate level opportunities for undergraduates. Our student researchers, analyze, and communicate freshwater science—including climate change, toxic chemicals, Great Lakes policy,…
…a positive future for water and people in south-central Wisconsin. “We are leaving the century of oil and entering the century of water, which means water will become the most important natural resource in the world by 2100. Communication—especially writing—can play a key role in helping people understand just how…
…Alexson worked on a zero stormwater runoff initiative to neutralize human impact on the amount of runoff on campus. According to Matt Hudson, watershed program coordinator, Alexson was a student who “excelled naturally” and contributed extensively to the project. Alexson trained alongside natural resource professionals in order to learn modern…
…future ahead, and some of the most promising options for rural development mean capitalizing on community resources,” he said. Hofstedt has been instrumental in the formation of the Northland College Center for Rural Communities, developed to research and address the reshaping of the rural narrative. He and his students have…
At the start of the Timber Wolf Alliance, 1987, only 18 wolves were estimated to live in Wisconsin and fewer in Upper Michigan. That year, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute began the Timber Wolf Alliance assisting twenty-one organizations and many private individuals interested in promoting wolf recovery in Wisconsin and…
