…example, I had taken statistics with Dr. Patricia Shifferd and struggled through it doing calculations by hand and really suffering. Yet, when I went to UNH and took a grad level statistics course, I found it relatively easy and in fact, we used the same exact text that Dr. Shifferd…
On a parcel of land known as the Maxwell property, a dozen Northland students follow Jon Martin, associate professor of forestry, down a narrow footpath near the winding banks of the White River. These students are in the Sustainable Forest Management May Term course and are using the Maxwell property,…
…look for language that indicates the vision, commitment, and direction of an institution. I was excited to apply for a position that elevated access, equity, and student success, particularly connecting this work to admissions’ efforts in creating a campus that is more representative of our nation’s demographics. Of course, my…
…attended nurse’s training in the late 1920s and was required to take a science course at Northland— walking up the same steps to Wheeler Hall that I walked as a student in the 1970s. My great-aunt Ada Solberg worked at the College, giving many years to Northland as an integral…
Some of these articles were published in 1951 in North Country Magazine. Sigurd also wrote a couple of hundred short sketches for newspapers; he wrote a few between 1937 and 1939, but most were from 1940 to 1943, and were syndicated to a number of newspapers, mostly in the Midwest….
…attended the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Pleasantville, New York, getting a crash course in ballet, fencing, stagecraft, and acting. He auditioned and landed the part of Genie in the production of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, touring the country for the next nine months. When he returned to…
…NC, which laid the foundation for the Student Diversity Center. Completed two pre-law internships. Q. What drew the two of you to Northland College? A. The environmental mission, the gorgeous natural capital, and of course, scholarships drew both of us to Northland. Our favorite memories are with our professors and…
Northland College senior Willie Cox, pictured above, presented recommendations for the greenhouse at Forest Lodge in Cable, Wis., to USDA Forest Service officials as part of his Inclusive Outdoor Education course. Cox is majoring in outdoor education, with an emphasis in wilderness leadership. Cox and his peers, in all, presented…
…one course each semester at Cornell University and the Pratt Institute. Shepherd joined the Northland College Board of Trustees in 2017. The most memorable thing about attending Northland College? “Above all, it would have to be, and continue to be, the close friendships I made while attending Northland. We have…
…a minimum of two-hundred recorded hours of hands-on time with animals. Gretchen has accomplished this and beyond through internships—at a zoo, a sled dog kennel, and a veterinarian office. In addition to these internships, she carries a full course load, makes the dean’s list every semester, works at Kwik Trip,…
