…of the communities in the region. Eight students with be showing a collection of short segments at the Big Water Film Festival opening night at Northland College Alvord Theatre Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m. The student films include: Wild Rice by Axel Peterman, Manoomin by Dane Hildebrandt, Mino Aki…
…economic emergency in Detroit, and the poisoned water in Detroit and Flint. Rector doesn’t shy away from weighing in, using historical perspective, on current proposals for how to solve these crises in Detroit. This dissertation shows the importance of historical research and historical imagination when trying to understand our current…
…1981, CTI designs and distributes food and water tools for rural communities in developing countries. Its unique approach to sustainable development is based on farmer centered solutions that address global hunger and poverty. Northland College is a traditional liberal arts and sciences college with a unique focus on the environment…
…essential filmmaking skills while also discussing the ways film can influence people and shape their reactions to a particular film. At this year’s ninth annual Big Water Film Festival sneak preview held in Northland College’s Alvord Theatre, several films were previewed, including student shorts. Marissa and classmates presented short student-made…
…Boundary Waters. A friend encouraged me to take Drawing 101. That class changed my life. Paul Hubinsky, head of the art department, became a mentor and friend. I took an art minor, an untraditional but profoundly fulfilling choice. After graduation, I worked for several federal agencies, finished grad school, and…
…with asthma to a Junior Olympic swimmer. During the summer before my freshman year of high school, I played water polo just for fun. I liked it, but it was only a summer activity. Freshman year began and I was introduced to Jim Vance, the coach of the triathlon team…
…by visionary Minnesotans. In an era when extraction of forest resources was the dominant paradigm, Arthur Carhart, a U.S. Forest Service employee working in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, challenged this view. His 1921 recreation plan recognized an area called the Boundary Waters could become, in time, “as priceless as Yellowstone…
…Grant. One project seeks to bring art and science together to educate at-risk youth about Great Lakes watersheds through an underwater photography program. [Northland College alumnus] Ian Karl works with troubled teens as an experiential program coordinator at the residential treatment center Northwest Passage. “We snorkel throughout the watershed in…
…storm water discharge. Rettler assembled a team that included local and regional architects, engineers, contractors, and suppliers: McCabe Construction, Nasi Construction, Pieper Electric, Down to Earth Landscapes, Ashland Construction, A to Z Plumbing & Heating, Todd’s Redi-Mix, Forslund’s Building Supply, HT Glass, Sherwin Williams, Superior Drywall, SAS+Associates, Barr Engineering, Muermann…
