Lakeland College

Did you take a class with Dr. Gould or have a chance to work with him? Share your stories about your experience here. We also invite you to wish the Goulds well as they enter retirement. Read More

What happens when you ask alumni to plan and implement the biggest celebration in the college's history? You'll find the answer in this special issue of Lakeland magazine. In late November,... Read More

As part of the Sesquicentennial, we are proud to present the Great Thinkers Series. Our 2012-13 lineup of speakers offers thought-provoking presentations on some of today's critical topics,... Read More

The question is getting asked more frequently these days. With the unemployment rate among 20- to 24-year-olds at 14.5 percent in June and the economic recovery limping along in many areas, the... Read More

This past academic year, Lakeland piloted a new approach for its freshman Core I classes. The course, which was taught by 10 different teachers to approximately 150 students, was broken... Read More

Following a three-week course her junior year in the rainforest of Belize, Sarah Newman knew that science was her career calling. "I was taken completely out of my comfort zone and... Read More

Caitlin Brotz '05 vividly recalls dreading all the writing she had to do while taking classes for her business administration degree. Today, the award-winning business owner is thankful... Read More

The college awarded diplomas to 832 graduates, including 569 undergraduates and 263 graduate students, at its 149th commencement in May. The undergraduate group includes 223 students... Read More

A few weeks after completing her bachelor's degree at Lakeland College, Pratikshya Bhandari enrolled in Marxist Economics at Colorado State University - for fun. "I missed going to... Read More

Ryan Lawrence has a passion for the outdoors. He translated that personal interest into a senior honors research project that will benefit Sheboygan's charter finishing industry. ... Read More

Until her final few weeks at Lakeland College, Jeanna Giese took classes in relative anonymity. It was a stark contrast to the attention she generated when she became the first person in the... Read More

One of the first questions Lakeland College Assistant Professor of Writing Nate Lowe poses to his nonfiction writing course is, "Is this an art class?" "The goal of nonfiction... Read More

I grew up in the dark of an Illinois farm. As a boy I loved and feared it, how it wrapped me tight no matter how fast I ran across the yard to one of the outbuildings to find the hammer or... Read More

The Room on the Other Side " Sonovabitch ," Mike says, his words fading into the throbbing machine shop like a voice falling away into a canyon. He cradles a twelve-volt fan motor... Read More

Karyn Gust-Brey'94 has been an instructor in the master of arts in counseling program since 2005. She is a licensed psychologist, currently working at the Waukesha County Department of... Read More

Paul Pickhardt , assistant professor of biology, begins his sixth year at Lakeland College this fall. In April, he received the Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. He... Read More

1960 Donna Dittmer Wilson was selected by the In-Kentucky Conference of the UCC as one of three honored laywoman of leadership and service in the local church, the association and the... Read More

Presidential search update Lakeland College President Stephen Gould has postponed his retirement until May of 2012. Gould's decision allows the college more time to conduct a search for his... Read More

In communities throughout the country, education is a top priority, but issues of quality and funding have been the focus of passionate debate for decades. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan... Read More

With nearly one in three Americans suffering from a mental disorder in any given year, the demand for counselors has never been greater. Stress, depression and anxiety have become commonplace for... Read More