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- The average ACT of incoming students is 24
- 6% are age 25 or older
- Ethnicities: 77% white/caucasian, 1% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 5% are Hispanic American, 2% are American Indian/Alaska Native, 2% are non-resident aliens, 2% are multi-racial
Contact InformationOffice of Admissions
1411 Ellis Avenue
Wakefield Hall
Ashland, WI 54806
(800) 753-1840
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Visit Days
Visit Days give you the chance to see the College by meeting current students, sitting in on a class, having lunch in the Ponzio Student Center, and going on a student-led tour. Your day would not be complete without meeting with Admissions and Financial Aid.
Trying to decide when to visit...check out the online calendar to see what's happening on campus. Below are some of the upcoming Visit Days we have scheduled:
Upcoming Visit Days
Open Houses at Northland consist of a presentation led by Admission staff, a campus tour, and lunch. It is a great way to get to know the college. Here are the dates of our upcoming Open Houses:
- October 19, 2012 - Click here to register
- October 27, 2012 - Click here to register
- November 17, 2012 - Click here to register
- February 16 (Book Across the Bay Weekend), 2013 - Click here to register
You will be able to meet current students, talk with faculty members, and take student-led tours of campus. Visit by June 1st of the year you wish to enroll at Northland College and receive an additional $2,000 Visit Grant that is spread over your four years at Northland College.
To register for our upcoming visit day, simply RSVP using one of options below:
- Click here to register
- Call (800) 753-1840
To request more information about these Visit Days, email visit@northland.edu
Scholarship Recognition Dinner: This day is set aside to recognize those incoming students that have been awarded an Achievement Scholarship to attend Northland College. Families and friends are invited for this very special awards dinner.
Book Across the Bay Visit Day: Come for a standard Visit Day and then stay for this 10k snow shoe and ski race (at your own speed of course) across the frozen Chequamegon Bay. The Book is organized by the businesses in the Chequamegon Bay area and pre-registration is recommended. Last year, 2,300 people participated in the race. For more information visit www.batb.org.
- It is recommended that you book your hotel rooms early for this weekend, as they do fill up quickly. Please call (715) 682-1839 for a list of hotels with room blocks for Northland College or sign up for this visit day and a list will be sent to you.
Hulings Lecture: A New Home
Jan 17, 2013
Location Information
7 p.m. @ SOEI Sentry Room
Public Presentation
Augustus Lee Merrill is a native of Andalusia, Alabama. He began teaching in the Northland College English Department in January of 1970 and retired as chairman of the department in May of 1999. He has served on the boards of Voyageurs National Park, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, and the Washburn Community Education Foundation. He has also served as a volunteer mediator for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and as a member of the Wisconsin Arts Board peer review panel. His writing has appeared in College English, Poetry Now, the Wisconsin Academy Review, and Gray's Sporting Journal. A small book of his poetry is scheduled to appear in the Parallel Press poetry series published by the University of Wisconsin/Madison. Lee lives in Washburn with his wife Melinda Rose Guerra Merrill.
The Hulings Lecture Series is made possible by A.D. & Mary Elizabeth Andersen Hulings Distinguished Chair in the Humanities
Contact Information
Clayton Russell
crussell@northland.edu
Jan 17, 2013, Jan 24, 2013, Jan 31, 2013, Feb 7, 2013, Feb 14, 2013, Feb 21, 2013, Feb 28, 2013, Mar 7, 2013, Mar 14, 2013, Mar 21, 2013, Mar 28, 2013, Apr 4, 2013, Apr 11, 2013, Apr 18, 2013, Apr 25, 2013
NC Kendrigan Pool
Intramurals: Water Polo
Jan 17, 2013, Jan 24, 2013, Jan 31, 2013, Feb 7, 2013, Feb 14, 2013, Feb 21, 2013, Feb 28, 2013, Mar 7, 2013, Mar 14, 2013, Mar 21, 2013, Mar 28, 2013, Apr 4, 2013, Apr 11, 2013, Apr 18, 2013, Apr 25, 2013
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NC Kendrigan Pool
- Location: Northland College Kendrigan Pool
- Tabling dates: Nov. 31 - Dec. 2 during lunchtime
- Sign-up deadlines: Open
- Captain's Meeting: None
- Start date: Thursday, January 17th
- End date: Thursday, November 21st
- Tourney dates: None unless teams are formed.
- Times/days of week: Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:30pm







