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Northland College student Megan McPeak does research

McPeak: Making It Happen

…and meteorology, and double-minored in chemistry and physics. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Young Kim said McPeak’s motivation is an inspiration to other students. “As Megan commenced her study four years ago, she knew exactly what she wanted to accomplish with her time at Northland College—she planned, worked hard,…

Dan Romano

Alumnus Dan Romano: Weatherman

…watching Reed Timmer on TV made me think this is something that I have wanted to do my entire life,” said Romano. The next day he started researching meteorology programs and found Northland College. The third time was a charm. Northland College fit him well. He developed his own WRNC…

Weather graphic of clouds, snow, and lightning

7 Weather Watchers

Meterological Careers

…A week later, a straight line wind event ripped through Ashland overnight. “Surveying the damage walking through campus the next day, was something I’ll never forget,” she said. Duarte planned on going into broadcast meteorology but her career took a different direction. Instead, she is a software engineer for the…

Physics students with a scale

Physics

…includes advanced instruction in atmospheric physics, thermodynamics, classical mechanics, and modern physics. As the broadest of the sciences, physics provides rigorous problem-solving training that is applicable across the disciplines. A minor in physics is a particularly appropriate complement to majors or advanced studies in biology, chemistry, meteorology, geology, and engineering….

Northland College graduate Matthew Koszuta

Koszuta ’18 Heads to OSU

Researching Orographic Precipitation

Name: Matthew V. Koszuta Major: Meteorology & Mathematical Sciences Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Q. How did you find Northland? A. My introduction to Northland College was through my friends/coworkers at a Milwaukee County Council Boy Scout Camp—LeFeber Northwoods Camps. This occurred the summer prior to my Senior year of high school….

Northland College President Mike Miller and Professor Emeritus Bruce Goetz

Goetz awarded Professor Emeritus status

…within a few years the college became an environmental liberal arts college, which is amazing.” According to Goetz, he helped start a number of programs like Outdoor Ed, Meteorology, Natural Resources, and GIS (Geographic information systems). “I got to help start all those curriculum and that’s an amazing thing as…

Northland College student in class

Humanity and Nature Studies

This major mixes the liberal arts with the environmental crunchiness that so many students want. With humanity and nature studies, you can craft your major from a menu of courses—from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to create a major that matches your interests. Your studies combine the cultural…