…one of us, showered with daily gifts of the earth,” she said, pointing out that both commencement speakers were Native American women scientists. “Together we can be proud of this wonderful institution dedicated to liberal arts in service and sustainability, educating for the world we need and most importantly for…
…College, supported the College advancement office, encouraged the campus sustainability effort, planned programs for spouses and partners of the Board of Trustees, and represented the College at functions for alumni and friends. Trettin is also an active member of the Ashland area community, serving on the Chequamegon Bay Area Community…
…unique property and to cultivate it as a premier center for environmental leadership, sustainability and conservation education. Through the lease, Northland College will coordinate the operations of Forest Lodge as an environmental education and conference center. Activities will include outdoor experiential programs, ecological research, local and national conferences, workshops, seminars…
…years of volunteer service with the Peace Corps. As Peace Corps Volunteers we never forgot our environmental emphasis, and always sought to enable those we served to address the challenges of the future—empower our community to pave their own highway toward sustainability. As I look at my fellow alumni around…
…in assisted living first and then a nursing home the last few years. So I never alerted the college. The college had no knowledge of these people at all,” Rider said. Northland is a liberal arts college with a focus on the environment and sustainability. It has about 600 students….
…So together we can be proud of this wonderful institution, dedicated to liberal arts in service to sustainability, educating for the world we need and more importantly for the needs of the world. The only thing I can remember about my own college graduation is that it seemed to go…
…a time when people in the industry didn’t understand why sustainability mattered.” She spent the next fifteen years of her life developing and implementing sustainable seafood production practices nationwide. At Northland, Smith held a summer internship at Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission working on mercury and fish consumption…
…of knowing. Indigenous studies was not an option back then—and now I love to see students doing both. This kind of integrative thinking is what we need if we are to evolve as a society toward sustainability. Stephanie: Thank you. Robin: Thanks Stephanie. I’m really looking forward to seeing you…
Ben Shepherd ’00 is taking design to new levels: integrating sustainability, functionality, beauty, and community planning. He’s been working in the green building and sustainable design field since his Northland graduation, first at the non-profit, research think tank, Rocky Mountain Institute, then overseas to gain an international green perspective. For…
Matthew Toavs ’98 has played many roles at Whole Foods Market since he got his first position in 2001 as a bulk buyer for the Lake Calhoun store in Minneapolis. At Northland College, he studied outdoor education-natural history with minors in earth science and environmental education and worked for two…
