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Superior connections students around a fire

Outdoor Pursuits Programs and Services

Sunshine Community Bike Shoppe Since the mid-1990’s, Northland’s Sunshine Community Bike Shoppe has served as a hub for bike enthusiasts, and a reminder of the potential of bicycles to bring us closer to sustainability. The shop, located in the straw bale building, has tools, parts, and plenty of advice to…

Alumni standing at bowling alley

MACNC Noise: Of Jacks and Quacks

…smaller version of tenpins; and you roll three balls per frame, not just two. There are other differences, but we’ll leave that to the experts out there to explain. You know who you are. This, the LumberJack and Jill Duckpin Bowling Night, was the Mid-Atlantic Club of Northland College’s (aka…

Northland College student plays golf.

Gilligan Personifies "Student-Athlete"

…as electro-fishing and the American Fisheries Society (AFS)—a club in which she has served as an officer. Balancing academic coursework, several field work experiences, involvement in clubs and countless hours of team practices has been a challenge that Gilligan hasn’t shied away from. “When you have a lot going on,…

Red canoe on a lake

Keep Wilderness Act's Flame Burning Bright

…judgment of what is best for wild places. In the end, organizations like The Wilderness Society, Sierra Club and Izaak Walton League successfully rallied public support as Americans’ concern for the environment escalated in the 1960s. The 1964 Wilderness Act established the National Wilderness Preservation System and set aside an…

Sigurd Olson leaning on tree

12 Personal Items of Sigurd Olson

At the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute

…in the Explorers Club, American Canoe Association, and Northland College Alumni Association. The John Burroughs Award. A map of the Boundary Waters printed on cloth. Snowshoes. On January 13, 1982, Sig died of a heart attack while snowshoeing near his home, leaving a note in his typewriter, still at his…

Northland College alum Kinsey Neal standing in Lake Superior

Be Bold, Be Radical, Be Respectful

Kinsey Neal '18 on Leadership and Pushing for Change

…should absolutely take advantage of that. There are so many different kinds of leadership, and at Northland, there is space for all of them to shine. It’s just as important to help underclassman find their way to the CSE as it is to start a club or join NCSA. You…

Northland College student standing on rock at Lake Superior

Globalization on Rural Fisheries Communities

Profile: Stephanie Muise Graduated: 2015 Major: natural resources—fisheries and wildlife conservation Minor: biology Hometown: Haverhill, Massachusetts Stephanie Muise is a scholar, public speaker, and natural leader. So much so that she was selected as the 2015 student commencement speaker and as the recipient of the Indelible Mark Award, a Northland…

Where Sustainable Community Development Can Take You

Julie Fair & Adrian Diaz '16

…capstone work on the conflict in Northern Ireland. Intern for the Peace Corps on Northland’s campus to promote opportunities to NC students. Interned with Center for Victims of Torture in the Twin Cities and was a research assistant for the Center for Rural Communities. Adrian: Founded the Multicultural Club at…