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NSF Award Funds Sustainable Plastics Research

NC Receives $364,361 National Science Foundation Award

…research teams over a three-year period, with roughly two-thirds of the grant supporting work at Northland College and one-third supporting work at UW-Eau Claire. The project employs four to six Northland students part-time throughout the school year and four students working full time through the summer. “The project itself is…

Group walking on the beach

Counseling Services

We work to create a learning environment where you will feel safe, respected, and valued. Our goal is to encourage you to develop a well-rounded and balanced life including care for self, others, and the world. As the mental health resource for Northland College, this office provides free, comprehensive services…

The Chequamegon Food Coop at night.

The Language of Local Foods

Meagan (Wilson) Van Beest ’97 manager at CFC

…grow more local food. “When I started at Northland College, composting was just taking off and the community gardens were still in the baby stage of things,” she said. “I would say that things were just gaining momentum as I graduated and Northland has certainly stepped it up since then.”…

Northland College alums Derek Ogle and Tam Hofman

Alumni Association Recognizes Hofman and Ogle

The Northland College Alumni Association honored Tam Hofman ‘80 and Derek Ogle ’89 at the alumni dinner during its annual Fall Festival September 28-29. Hofman is a park ranger with the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, where she has been recognized for her interpretive work, receiving the National Park Service Freeman…

Northland College student Max Beal was awarded the Parker Matzinger Internship Award

Beal first to receive Parker Matzinger Internship Award

Northland College junior Max Beal is the first recipient of the Parker Matzinger Internships of Impact Award. Beal was awarded $2,000 for a six-week internship managing and conducting camera trap research on terrestrial wildlife in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. Parker Matzinger was a 2016 graduate of Northland College who double-majored…

Northland College alum Shannon Franks

Using Science to Monitor Earth’s Changes

Shannon Franks '01, NASA Senior Scientist

…or x-country skiing with some of my professors. Some of my closest friendships were made at Northland College. The bonds were so strong that I returned to Northland after surviving a serious car accident that left me as a paraplegic. I was determined to not let go of a place…

Students working on handcycle

Students Help Ready Cycle for Six-Year-Old

…Jake, says he would take Roy to Wal-Mart and Roy would see the bikes—and Jake would have to tell him that he couldn’t get one. “He’d ask ‘why?’ and I’d tell him, ‘’cause your legs don’t work, Roy.’” That all changed Friday, April 15 when Northland College faculty and students…

underwater

Alumnus Karl ’04 oversees outdoor therapeutic program

Healing Through a Lense

…through Northwest Passage, and by a Wisconsin Sea Grant through Northland College. Under the Surface fits well with Northland College’s mission, according to Lafrancois. “This program is the apogee of connecting physical health, mental health, arts, and sciences with wild experiences in nature.” Under the Surface began just as they…

Northland College student repackage leftover food.

Students Combat Food Insecurity

…nonprofit organization serving low-income residents of Ashland and Bayfield counties. In a recent poll by Northland’s Center for Rural Communities, ninety-three percent of households in Ashland and Bayfield County agree that everyone in this community should have access to healthy food. “By recovering and donating food, Northland aligns with regional…