Name: Laura Loucks ’18 Major: Sustainable Community Development Hometown: Eagle, Wisconsin Q. How did you find Northland? A. My path to Northland started in middle school, where I learned about the Conserve School, a semester school in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin. During high school, I spent a semester of my…
…time with AmeriCorps I found the perfect blend of passion and community—a culture I knew could exist in education, and a culture that I eventually found at Northland. After completing my year of service, I hopped seven hundred miles north to Northland College. Northland was truly a unique experience, and…
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Campus Safety works to promote and provide a safe living, learning, and working environment for the Northland community. Campus safety is provided by Securitas and is located on the second floor of Mead Hall. Services include: Provides 24 hour walking escort service Provides campus-wide security services Responds to all on-campus…
After college, Audra (Jung) Willing ‘ 05 moved to Seattle to work for the National Outdoor Leadership School as a wilderness field instructor and later as a program supervisor for the mountaineering program. Without Northland, she says she would have likely lived a different life. “I didn’t even know what…
…large ensembles. Glickman’s colorful addition to Northland’s music program has developed collaboration between students, faculty and alumni. Glickman directs three large ensembles including Jazz band, Chequamegon Symphony, and Northland Winds. These ensembles incorporate college students, Northland alumni and community members. “A combination of community and friends, the ensembles create bonding…
…looking for.” Sierra magazine this fall included Northland on its “Coolest Schools” list for commitment to the environment and sustainability initiatives, ranking it 55th overall, 14th among undergraduate colleges and first in Wisconsin. “I think when students come to Northland, they realize it’s easy to live more sustainably when you…
