FALL FESTIVAL

ALUMNI REUNION

SEPTEMBER 22–24, 2023

On campus events include:

• Brownell Keys to the Class of 1973

• Athletic Hall of Fame Induction

• Alumni Awards Reception

• AND MORE!

CAMP BROTHER BEAR

Highbridge Hills Disc Golf Course

Celebrate community, the outdoors, and music with Northland favorites Floydian Slip and Bad Columbus.

Visit northland.edu/FallFest for more details.

What’s Your Stone Story?

Wheeler Hall’s cornerstone was laid in 1892, when Northland was just a small school with big ambitions. Since then, the foundation has not only remained a symbol of Northland’s strength and resilience, but a reminder of the many people who have made Northland what it is today.

The engraved stones of Wheeler Hall are a symbol of the power of education to transform lives. They tell stories of students who came to Northland with dreams and ambitions, and left with the knowledge and skills they needed to achieve them. They tell stories of faculty who inspired their students to reach their full potential. They tell stories of staff who worked tirelessly to make Northland a welcoming and supportive community, creating a place where students could thrive.

What’s your stone story? We want to hear about the challenges you faced and the successes you achieved, the friends you found and the professors who inspired you. We want to hear about the memories you made on campus, and the impact Northland has had on your life.

The stories we collect will help to preserve our history. They’ll also inspire others who are considering attending Northland, or who are looking for ways to connect with our community. Stone stories will be featured through various outlets, including editions of Northland College Magazine

To submit your story, visit our website at northland. edu/stonestory or send it to us via email at alumni@ northland.edu. We can’t wait to hear your story!

Mark Charles ’80 Oakwood, Ohio

Mark will retire this summer after a five-decade environmental and sustainability career. After Northland, Mark attended the Washington College of Law at American University in DC While there he worked at the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Park Service and successfully became a member of the Maryland State Bar Association.

Mark worked for over a decade at the US EPA headquarters in DC leading compliance and enforcement of the National Pretreatment program and the Clean Water Act. In 1984, he received one of the first Northland College Environmental Achievement Awards for this work. In 1995, he became a water pollution and waste management manager for the Arizona and Oregon Departments of Environmental Quality. Mark taught environmental permitting, compliance assessment, and enforcement techniques to thousands of federal, state, local, and Tribal personnel.

In 2007, he became the firstever environmental manager at the City of Rockville, Maryland, where he oversaw the city’s solid waste management, water pollution, and sustainability programs. In 2019, Mark became the head of the newly-created sustainability office for the City of Dayton, Ohio. That year, he was also named a Distinguished Alumni of Northland College.

Mark and his wife, Becky, plan to remain in the Dayton area and will have ample time to entertain Northland friends passing through. You can reach him at 703-343-0188.