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Earth Week Festivities at NLC

Earth Day is a beloved part of the North Lake College calendar. That's why in 2019, for the second year in a row, we're not stopping at just one day -- we're planning over a week of free events and activities on campus and around Dallas.  The celebration concludes at Fair Park in downtown Dallas, when NLC attends the EarthX conference - one of the largest Earth Day celebrations in the world. Visit the North Lake College table from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28. Learn more about attending EarthX. Sunday, April 21 Deadline to submit entries for the [...]

2019-04-29T15:26:16-05:00April 5th, 2019|Events|
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An Inside Look at NLC’s Hydroponic Farming

Students in North Lake College's introductory biology class, BIOL 1406, don't just learn about plant life from a textbook. They get an introduction to gardening, too. On the second floor of NLC's C building, two hydroponics tables house an ever-growing collection of vegetables and herbs. The tables are tended by BIOL 1406 students in the Green Club, with help from science lab assistant Katelyn Miller and Green Club sponsors Amanda Mello and Jordan Sloop. Mint, basil, and other herbs grow on the NLC hydroponics table. Every semester students grow a different crop of produce. Right now they’re tending [...]

2019-06-06T14:51:49-05:00April 4th, 2019|Academics, Campus Life|
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This Earth Day, Enter Our Tree Photo Contest

North Lake College is nationally recognized as a Tree Campus USA college by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to our environment. Help us celebrate by participating in this art contest -- and you might just win a prize. To enter, take a creative photograph of your favorite tree on any North Lake College campus. Send the photo -- just one photo -- to nlcfavoritetreephotocontest@gmail.com. Your entry must be received by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, April 21, 2019. Winning photographs and prizes will be announced during Earth Week at NLC. Rules: In your email, mention: your name and phone number [...]

2019-03-27T14:22:06-05:00March 27th, 2019|Arts|
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Get Involved in 2018’s Earth Week Festivities

Earth Day is a beloved part of the North Lake College calendar. That's why this year we're not stopping at just one day -- we're planning over a week of free events and activities on campus and around Dallas.  The celebration begins at Fair Park in downtown Dallas, when NLC attends the EarthX conference - the largest Earth Day celebration in Texas. Visit the North Lake College table from Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22. Learn more about attending EarthX. Other events: Tuesday, April 24: Earth Day Observance on NLC Central Campus, including the following events: Annual Earth Day Picnic [...]

2018-05-02T13:35:07-05:00April 3rd, 2018|Events, Sustainability|
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Add a SAGE Scholars Honor to Your Degree

Stand out from the pack by adding a unique distinction to your diploma: North Lake College's SAGE Scholar honor. What is a SAGE Scholar, and why should I be one? The SAGE (Sustainability Awareness and Global Education) Scholars Program is an honor recognizing students who take classes with a focus on sustainability and real-world issues in global society, the world economy, and the environment. Students also complete volunteer community service. A SAGE Scholar honor can be added to any North Lake College associate degree. You can become a SAGE Scholar while taking all the courses you were planning to take [...]

2018-02-16T10:07:31-06:00February 16th, 2018|Featured Courses|
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Faculty Spotlight: Monica Atwell

Monica Atwell Monica Atwell took biology classes at North Lake College 29 years ago, applied for a job helping her professors run the biology lab, and has been here ever since. Now spring 2017 marks Atwell's retirement from NLC, after her enthusiasm for teaching and passion for the environment made her a mainstay of the NLC Biology Lab for decades. Inside the lab and out, Monica Atwell says that her busy schedule means “work here is definitely a dance!” Her responsibilities include teaching labs, advising science students, ordering supplies, taking care of the biology department’s pet turtle, and monitoring [...]

2017-06-22T12:16:40-05:00April 5th, 2017|Faculty Spotlights|
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