…of junior year at Saint Augustine High School in San Diego, California, I realized that I needed to determine what I would want to study. I knew I wanted to study environmental science. I looked up “top ten environmental science programs in the US” on Google Search, and I clicked…
…Maria Matson 1967 A quick search through old photos and I found this one of dear East Coaster student and friend, Carolyn Hart Rahman (deceased), standing in broad daylight in front of Cabbie’s. We were both freshmen in 1964 and the note on the back of photo reads: “Who would…
Isa Meyer grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, but her family spends a week every summer in northern Wisconsin. When she started her search for colleges, she knew two things: she wanted to study forestry and she wanted to stay in Wisconsin. She discovered Northland College during family day trips to…
…management, collaboratively developed his research project—to assess various wildlife tracking and monitoring devices—with Erik Olson, assistant professor of natural resources. Matzinger was unsure of where to conduct this research. Olson suggested the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, where he is working on a larger ongoing project in Costa Rica assessing…
…wanted to go after graduation. After much searching, I realized that Northland had everything that I was looking for; small class sizes, affordable, and a quality education. Going to college in my hometown gave me ample benefits and made the transition from high school to college significantly easier. Being a…
Northland College awarded Campus Minister David Saetre yesterday with the degree, Doctor of Human Letters, honoris causa, “for his abiding concern for others, the search for meaning in an unjust world, and his remarkable grace.” The following is taken from the citation presented to Saetre at awards ceremony. David Saetre,…
Northland College announced today that it will add women’s hockey to its NCAA Division III hockey program, effective for the 2016-2017 season. The College has already begun a search for a coach. “The driving force behind the decision is the continued growth of hockey and Northland’s location, central in a…
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Over the last seventy years, northern Wisconsin has experienced increasing development. Housing density maps from 1940, 1990, and 2010 clearly show cumulative density throughout the decades, particularly in the lakes regions. What does this mean for loons? Loss of habitat, declining water quality, and increased recreational use of lakes influences…
