…our love for this planet, and use them as inspiration for its care. Mark R. Peterson retires June 30 as executive director of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College in Ashland. This is from a baccalaureate address he gave in May as part of Northland College’s commencement ceremonies….
Northland College will be honoring the professional excellence of Ashland Middle School teacher Aaron Corcoran and Lake Superior Intermediate School teacher Rachel Penner at the fifth annual Recognition of Outstanding Early Career Educators and Pre-Service Educator Mentors award ceremony. Both educators will be guests at the awards tea sponsored by…
…the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Awards, while simultaneously developing and delivering new programs and activities. Alan Brew has served as a faculty member in the English department at Northland College since 1999. His courses focus on American literature and nature writing, and he regularly teaches field-based courses in the…
Sara m. Chase, Ashland Daily Press Northland College’s research project—Wild Madeline: Assessing the Wildlife Presence and Abundance of Madeline Island—was one of 30 applicants to receive grant funding from the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin through the 2016 C.D. Besadny Conservation Grant Program. Wild Madeline project lead and Northland College…
…transportation to and from the mainland, job and education opportunities, law enforcement, and healthcare. . . . Brandon Hofstedt, the faculty director of the Center for Rural Communities at Northland College said, “the research side of what we’re doing is in it’s infancy, and we’re really trying to collect information…
Northland College student Liz Downey biked 1,287 miles through wind, rain, sleet and snow around Lake Superior in May—and earned six credits for her efforts, a fitting finale to her college career. Downey first circled Lake Superior in a van with sixteen classmates during May term her freshman and sophomore…
Northland College’s research project—Wild Madeline: Assessing the Wildlife Presence and Abundance of Madeline Island—was one of thirty applications to receive grant funding from the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin through the 2016 C.D. Besadny Conservation Grant Program. The Wild Madeline project leader and Northland College Professor Erik Olson said they…
…few community actors who are joining us for this show,” Simon said. “We are excited to have them to represent the Ashland community as the students represent Northland College.” The play is free and open to the public. If students are interested in joining 4th Wall, or in potentially helping…
Register Now Peter Annin, veteran reporter and author of “The Great Lakes Water Wars,” will be teaching a course of the same name at Northland College this semester. Starting Jan. 14, his class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays in Wheeler Hall from 2:30-3:50. Registration for this course is open to the…
The Northland College student experience begins with the Everybody Party—an inclusive tradition that is listed as a favorite memory among students. Students have now added a fitting ending with a semi-formal event they’ve named the Confluence, the coming together of two streams, or the bringing together of people. The Confluence…
