Education
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
Oh, a Sailor’s Life
Great Pay, Good Benefits … Is It the Life for You? Read more
Oct 17, 2019
DENICE SMITH
One Room for a Whole Town, A Tiny School with a Big Impact
Copper Harbor, Michigan, population 108, loves its one-room schoolhouse. Read more
Jul 30, 2018
JOHN SHIBLEY / LSSU
STEM Ready. It Looks Like Fun, But Really, It’s Science
There has always been a sure-fire way to interest kids in science. Just blow something up. Read more
May 18, 2018
JACK RENDULICH
River Quest: Waters, Wonders & a Sense of Place
Their St. Louis River Quest passports in hand, a group of sixth-graders breezed into Station D5. Excitedly bobbing and weaving around a small aquarium set up on a table, the students from Holy Rosary School in Duluth immediately dove into work. Read more
May 11, 2018
Jessica Hehir / WITC
Get a Job: Local Career Advisors' Top Tips
You’ve completed your studies, tossed that mortar board hat into the air, thanked your family for their congratulations and now … well, now comes the hard part. Read more
Oct 5, 2017
Courtesy Michigan Tech
An Outdoor Education: Local Universities Embrace Natural Assets
One of the under-tapped resources around the Lake Superior region is the outdoor recreational programs, open to students, staff and the general public, at our public and private universities. Read more
Aug 1, 2016
Courtesy Madeline Island School for the Arts
Old Ways Become New Adventures at Folk Schools
Folk schools are gaining popularity around the Big Lake and the world, attracting students for weeklong courses to afternoon sessions. Our folk schools often highlight Native and Scandinavian heritage and celebrate making things with one’s hands. Read more
Jun 1, 2016
Courtesy College of St. Scholastica
Private Schools Hook Students with Smaller Classes, Special-Focus Studies
On the campuses of private universities, students aren’t alone in finding their niches to thrive. The private colleges themselves must develop their own ways to attract students when competing against state-funded public universities. Read more
Feb 1, 2016
Courtesy Lakehead University
At 50, Lakehead University “Is Ready for the World”
Lakehead University's mission has always revolved around bringing higher education north and serving its communities, which has meant moving from a two-year technical school into a full-fledged research university with global ties. Read more
Aug 1, 2015
Alexey Plaxin
Bayfield Students Visit Lake Baikal, the ‘Other’ Largest Lake
Any Bayfield schoolchild knows that right outside the classroom is the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area – Lake Superior. But, as seven students learned firsthand last summer, the title of biggest by volume belongs to Lake Baikal. Read more
Feb 1, 2015
UW-Superior Receives $150,000 Grant to Offer More Student Paid Internships
The University of Wisconsin-Superior recently received a Career Ready Internship grant in the amount of $150,000 from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. Read more
Aug 21, 2014
Stacey Wallwin
Tech Savvy
It’s no surprise that new technology is showing up inside classrooms from universities down to elementary schools. In the Lake Superior region, teachers use these advances to take students beyond the classroom, connecting to the region and the world. Read more
Aug 1, 2014
Courtesy Vermilion Community College
Practical Learning: Community Colleges Prepare Students for Local Workforce
Community colleges around the Lake Superior region share a common ability to educate students specific to local workforce needs. For many students, these work-specific programs make the most sense – and make the most of their dollars. Read more
Jun 16, 2014
Ken Moran
Better Late: Older Students Fulfill Educational Bucket Lists
David Walker was nervous on his first day at Lake Superior State University, like most students. But unlike the other freshmen, starting new chapters in their lives, David and his wife, Judy, were continuing one they began nearly 50 years earlier. Read more
Nov 25, 2013
Courtesy Lakehead University
In the Plus Column
Together, the economic impact of colleges and universities around the Lake totals more than a billion dollars – the sum of school expenditures, construction work, student and faculty spending, and the complex web of trickle-down effects that follow. Read more
May 7, 2013
