…dinnerware to the College to be turned into compost that will be sold to the farmers to 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…
…in high school in New Jersey, I wanted to branch out and be around people with similar interests. Without any doubt, it was the environmental aspect that drew me to Northland College. My college experience was filled with all types of outdoor activities, whether it was rock climbing with friends…
…on a blueprint for effective community engagement on behalf of the college,” Schmitt said. In addition to the contribution from Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Bay City Cycles provided new tires for the handcycle at a discounted price, paid for by the Northland College Sustainability Department and Fast Lane Motor Sports…
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…
joneillWelcome to the good life. You’re not only in the process of picking a college, you’re choosing a community too. Where you end up will impact how you spend your free time, who your friends will be, and how you view the world after college….
Northland College has a big problem: not enough leftovers. Students at the school have been combining food waste and organic materials like leaves, wood chips, lawn trimmings and cardboard since 1993 and converting what could have become a stinking mess into rich, black, earthy compost. SIGN UP NOW. A state-of-the-art…
…was in the dead of winter one year ago that Rick Blanchard, a waterfront property owner on Lake St. Lawrence—a small dam reservoir between Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River—noticed the water and ice outside his beachfront window was more than a metre higher than usual. The level downstream…
Join fellow Northland alumni, friends, and prospective students for a casual afternoon of connection and adventure! Alumni Board member Kristin LaTour ’94 invites you to lace up your hiking boots for a scenic walk at Deer Grove Forest Preserve before heading over to Durty Nellie’s for a social gathering. Come…
