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April 2025

Saturday, April 19, 2025Saturday, April 26, 2025

Wilderness Medical Associates—Wilderness First Responder Course
169 Larson-Juhl Center for Science and the Environment, 1411 Ellis Avenue, Ashland, WI

SOEI Outdoor Pursuits is partnering with Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) to host an eight-day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course, the definitive wilderness course in medical training, leadership, and critical thinking for outdoor, low-resource, and remote professionals and leaders. The course is taught by professional instructors with significant patient care and backcountry experience.
The Wilderness First Responder program is the ideal medical training for leaders in remote areas, including outdoor educators, guides, military, professional search and rescue teams, researchers, and those involved in disaster relief. The curriculum is comprehensive and practical. It includes the essential principles and skills required to assess and manage medical problems in isolated and extreme environments for days and weeks if necessary.
This course is open to anyone age sixteen or older—including Northland College students, faculty, and staff, as well as the general public. Your course fee covers all instruction and course materials.
This course will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in 169 Larson-Juhl Center for Science and the Environment on the Northland College campus in Ashland, Wisconsin. Lunch is not included.
Housing Options
Optional accommodations will be available on site for an additional fee. Accommodations include options for a single room or a double room in one of our residence halls. For the duration of this course, pricing is set at $150.00 for a double room and $175.00 for a single room. Bathroom and kitchen access are included.
Contact
If you have any questions about this offering, please reach out to Taylor Peña-Hansen.
Registration has closed. We hope you can join us for a future offering!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Northland College LumberJacks Lacrosse at Anderson University [Away]
Anderson University, 1100 E 5th S, Anderson, Indiana

For the most up-to-date information about this game, including whether there has been a location or time change, postponement, or cancellation, visit northlandcollegesports.com.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Start Your Business with the Ashland Area Development Center (AADC)
Alvord Theatre, Ponzio Campus Center, 1411 Ellis Ave, Ashland, WI, 54806, United States

Thinking about a career change or dreaming of starting your own business?
Join Carver Harries, executive director of the Ashland Area Development Center (AADC), for an inspiring and practical conversation about how to take the next step. Whether you’re exploring new career paths or considering launching a business, Carver will introduce the resources and support available through the AADC—and share how you can turn your big ideas into reality.
If you need to join virtually, you can! Just use this link to join via teams.
This event is open to students, faculty, staff, and contracted services employees only.

Friday, April 25, 2025

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Northland College LumberJacks Baseball vs. North Central University [Home]
Northland College Baseball Field

For the most up-to-date information about this game, including whether there has been a location or time change, postponement, or cancellation, visit northlandcollegesports.com.
Find home ticket pricing information.

Saturday, April 26, 2025

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Northland College LumberJacks Baseball vs. North Central University [Home]
Northland College Baseball Field

For the most up-to-date information about this game, including whether there has been a location or time change, postponement, or cancellation, visit northlandcollegesports.com.
Find home ticket pricing information.

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Northland College LumberJacks Baseball vs. North Central University [Home]
Northland College Baseball Field

For the most up-to-date information about this game, including whether there has been a location or time change, postponement, or cancellation, visit northlandcollegesports.com.
Find home ticket pricing information.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Northland Knit-together
Indigenous Cultures Center Student Lounge (114B Mead Hall)

For winter 2025, the weekly Northland Knit-together meetup will be held on Tuesdays over the lunch hour in the Indigenous Cultures Center lounge (114B Mead Hall).
This is an opportunity for interested employees to meet, eat, and craft. Just bring your lunch and supplies. Coffee and tea are available, and people are welcome to bring treats to share.
This event is for current Northland College faculty, staff, and contracted services employees only.

Who: Faculty, staff, and contracted services employees
What: Bring your knitting, crocheting, beading, needlework, or some type of handwork to work on
Where: Indigenous Cultures Center Student Lounge (114B Mead Hall)
When: Tuesdays 12–1 p.m.
Why: To provide an opportunity for staff and faculty to build community while…

making something for themselves or others (family, friends, or strangers)
learning a new skill or expanding on one
getting to know your colleagues

Supplies:

People should bring their supplies if they have them.
The ICC has a variety of straight and circular knitting needles, knitting looms, crochet hooks, and yarn for beginners who just want to get started.
If people have extra needles or yarn that they want to donate, you can bring them with you.
You can also purchase supplies online or at our local businesses such as the Craft Connection on Main Street.

Patterns/Projects:

Feel free to bring your favorite patterns to share.
The ICC has quite a few knitting, crocheting, and beading books/patterns you can look through.
We would love to see your completed projects, as well as those that are in process.
If you are new to knitting or crocheting, scarves or dishcloths are an easy choice to start with.

You are welcome to join anytime and attend whenever it fits into your schedule.

May 2025

Friday, May 2, 2025

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Northland College LumberJacks Baseball at Martin Luther College [Away]
Martin Luther College, 1995 Luther Ct, New Ulm, MN, 56073

For the most up-to-date information about this game, including whether there has been a location or time change, postponement, or cancellation, visit northlandcollegesports.com.
Find home ticket pricing information.

Saturday, May 3, 2025

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Northland College LumberJacks Baseball at Martin Luther College [Away]
Martin Luther College, 1995 Luther Ct, New Ulm, MN, 56073

For the most up-to-date information about this game, including whether there has been a location or time change, postponement, or cancellation, visit northlandcollegesports.com.
Find home ticket pricing information.

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Northland College LumberJacks Baseball at Martin Luther College [Away]
Martin Luther College, 1995 Luther Ct, New Ulm, MN, 56073

For the most up-to-date information about this game, including whether there has been a location or time change, postponement, or cancellation, visit northlandcollegesports.com.
Find home ticket pricing information.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Loon Ranger Training Workshop [Virtual]
Online/virtual

LoonWatch is hosting two virtual training workshops for Loon Rangers. These training workshops will include classroom presentations on loon behavior, ecology and habitat, what you can do to protect loons, and instructions for those participating in the Annual Lakes Monitoring Program.
Advanced registration is required.

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Registration for this program closes after Monday, May 5. A link to the virtual workshop will be provided in an email immediately after you register. If you do not receive the link, email loonwatch@northland.edu.

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Saturday, May 10, 2025

9:00 am – 10:30 am
Loon Ranger Training Workshop [Virtual]
Online/virtual

Join LoonWatch Coordinator Brandi Shapland for a training session for our Annual Lakes Monitoring Program.
This workshop is open to new and returning Loon Rangers.
Advanced registration is required.

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Registration for this program closes after Friday, May 9. A link to the virtual workshop will be provided in an email immediately after you register. If you do not receive the link, email loonwatch@northland.edu.

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Thursday, May 15, 2025 3:00 pmSunday, May 18, 2025 9:00 am

Forest Lodge Meditation and Chanting May Retreat
Forest Lodge Educational Campus, 22230 Garmisch Road, Cable, WI, 54821, United States

Relax and recharge at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus for a meditation and yoga retreat. The schedule includes unstructured time in the woods, yoga, and guided meditation.
Please contact Jodi Supanich at jodi@washburnmeditationcenter.com or 218-355-0049 if you have any questions.

Retreat Details
There are two options for this retreat: commuting to the events daily or staying on site either camping or staying in the indoor lodging options. View the schedule.
Jenny Tumas will be leading the chanting during the retreat.
This retreat uses sliding-scale pricing to make this experience more accessible.
Towels and linens are not provided. Don’t forget to bring your own!
Meals
Meals will be provided:

Thursday: dinner
Friday: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Saturday: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Sunday: breakfast

You can let us know about any dietary restrictions you have on the registration form.
Lodging
Lodging is available for this program. Attendees can choose to stay overnight at Forest Lodge (linens not provided), but you are not required to do so.
Lodging Choices and Pricing
If you choose not to stay at Forest Lodge, your commuter registration fee is $150–225 (sliding scale).
The prices listed below for each lodging option cover retreat participation and lodging:

Camping—$175–225 (sliding scale)
Shared room—$200–275 (sliding scale)
Attendees staying in a shared room can choose their roommate when they register or opt to be matched with somebody else.
Private room—$250–300 (sliding scale)

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Registration will close after Wednesday, May 14, or when all spots are filled, whichever is sooner.

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Please do not let cost be a barrier to attending. If none of these prices work for you, contact Jodi (jodi@washburnmeditationcenter.com) and we’ll find something that does!Commuter Option: $150–225(Required)Sliding-scale pricing to make this experience more accessible, you can set your own registration fee.

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Voice Showcase
Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, WI

This showcase is a chance for Northland students and community members in Vincent Schueren’s voice studio to perform the songs they have been working on this spring.
This event is open to the public.
The performance is free, though donations will be accepted.

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony
Ponzio Stadium

Come celebrate the Class of 2025 as they mark this important milestone in their lives.
This event is free and open to the public.
In the event of inclement weather, the Commencement Ceremony will be held in the Chapple Family Gymnasium.
This event will also be livestreamed.
The livestream feed will start shortly before the event begins. You can visit the Commencement page to find it.