- St. Norbert College Magazine
- 2020spring



In the News
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Balancing Act
We tapped members of the St. Norbert family for their insights into health, wellness and what good self-stewardship looks like.
Read MoreAccording to the Research
Two SNC undergrads are acquiring an understanding of the research landscape that would be the envy of many already well into their grad school careers.
Read MoreBryn Mawr Partners on Tech
A new partnership aims to continue support of faculty in the classroom and provide more opportunity for fostering innovative, technology-centered teaching techniques.
Read MoreTrue to You in Good Times and in Bad
A wedding day in prospect. Sad news. A rapid change of plans. A marriage begins. A grievous loss. Finals to take. Life has had a lot to throw at pharmacy grad student Sarah (Parbs) LeMay ’18 since she and Andrew LeMay ’18 became engaged.
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Global Manufacturer Builds Research Partnership With SNC
Wet-wipe manufacturer Rockline Industries needed to assess the quality of a new supplier, so it sought the help of SNC’s science disciplines.
Read MoreWith an MBA in Her Sights, She’s Virtually There!
Yesterday was the beginning of a new journey for Neelie Gorbette – a journey from which not even a pandemic would dissuade her.
Read MoreStudying Remotely – very Remotely – Connects Prague Norbertines With New Classmates
Two Czech Norbertines, bent on improving their English and studying at their Prague abbey home, became virtual classmates with three Vietnamese nuns and two Chinese high-schoolers studying in De Pere.
Read MorePublic Health Partnership Offers Timely Opportunity
The new program, many months in the making, offers SNC students an accelerated path into a profession that has never been more in the public eye.
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Athletics Director With Coaching in Her Genes
The legacy continues as Coach Emily (Sherman) Sullivan ’09 follows in the footsteps of her famous father.
Read MoreMBA Students Video-Conference With Simon Sinek and Amy Cuddy
This opportunity for postgrads and others is courtesy of Matt Sullivan ’95, advisory board member for the Center for Exceptional Leadership at SNC.
Read MoreSafer at Home With SNC’s Timmer Family
The silverware drawer. The trampoline. The tearful meltdown. These are a few things the Mike and Jennifer Timmer family undoubtedly will remember years from now when they look back on how life for our college families moved online.
Read MoreK-12 Pupils Across the United States Sign Up for Free Online Tutoring Initiative Launched From St. Norbert College
SNC education majors are working with their counterparts at four other colleges to offer free grade-appropriate online instruction last week to 650 pupils from Arizona to New York.
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A Mother’s Blessing Serves Her Children Well
Shortly after Mother’s Day last year, Dr. Zach Baeseman ’05 sent us this moving letter in which he described a quiet walk across campus and celebrated his alma mater – his “nourishing mother,” to translate the ancient idiom from the Latin.
Read MoreTrending student podcast partnership continues through Safer-at-Home
Megan Jasen ’22 beams a weekly ration of cheer from the basement of her family’s home 40 minutes from campus. It’s a formula that has earned her podcast partnership a place in Apple’s Top 100.
Read MoreGreat Start: Emma Molenhouse ’20
From time to time, we showcase a new SNC grad who’s recently entered the workplace or grad school. 96 percent of our graduates are in jobs or grad school within a year of graduation – and most of them much sooner than that!
Read MoreStudents Provide Tax Help to Community Members in Need
SNC accounting students joined a community effort to help lower-income individuals complete their tax returns.
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Life Goes On(line): SNC Students Get Back to Their Studies After Spring Break
As students returned, faculty and staff were ready to offer a full array of services remotely. College life will remain online through the end of this semester after the SNC community took an early lead in responding to the global coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreNorby Author Offers Story Time
Future Green Knights can spend 15 minutes with Nick Patton ’03 (Communications) and his own children as they read aloud from “Norby the College Mascot,” plus a bonus tale.
Read MoreStudent Team Supports Full-Spectrum Learning Initiative
Student fellows are not just assisting with a key pedagogical program – they’re helping drive it.
Read MoreSNC Responds in the Time of COVID-19
St. Norbert College was early to respond to the crisis, and the college community is coming together to find new ways to continue services to its students while working to keep faculty, students and staff healthy.
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Balancing Act
We tapped members of the St. Norbert family for their insights into health, wellness and what good self-stewardship looks like.
Read MoreAccording to the Research
Two SNC undergrads are acquiring an understanding of the research landscape that would be the envy of many already well into their grad school careers.
Read MoreBryn Mawr Partners on Tech
A new partnership aims to continue support of faculty in the classroom and provide more opportunity for fostering innovative, technology-centered teaching techniques.
Read MoreTrue to You in Good Times and in Bad
A wedding day in prospect. Sad news. A rapid change of plans. A marriage begins. A grievous loss. Finals to take. Life has had a lot to throw at pharmacy grad student Sarah (Parbs) LeMay ’18 since she and Andrew LeMay ’18 became engaged.
Read More -
Global Manufacturer Builds Research Partnership With SNC
Wet-wipe manufacturer Rockline Industries needed to assess the quality of a new supplier, so it sought the help of SNC’s science disciplines.
Read MoreWith an MBA in Her Sights, She’s Virtually There!
Yesterday was the beginning of a new journey for Neelie Gorbette – a journey from which not even a pandemic would dissuade her.
Read MoreStudying Remotely – very Remotely – Connects Prague Norbertines With New Classmates
Two Czech Norbertines, bent on improving their English and studying at their Prague abbey home, became virtual classmates with three Vietnamese nuns and two Chinese high-schoolers studying in De Pere.
Read MorePublic Health Partnership Offers Timely Opportunity
The new program, many months in the making, offers SNC students an accelerated path into a profession that has never been more in the public eye.
Read More
In the News
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That’s One More for the Scrapbook
A snapshot taken on the St. Norbert campus has led to an annual tradition, seeing Kristen (Broten) Dummer ’05 and her family through five years – and a few family additions.
Read More -
Global Manufacturer Builds Research Partnership With SNC
Wet-wipe manufacturer Rockline Industries needed to assess the quality of a new supplier, so it sought the help of SNC’s science disciplines.
Read More -
With an MBA in Her Sights, She’s Virtually There!
Yesterday was the beginning of a new journey for Neelie Gorbette – a journey from which not even a pandemic would dissuade her.
Read More -
Studying Remotely – very Remotely – Connects Prague Norbertines With New Classmates
Two Czech Norbertines, bent on improving their English and studying at their Prague abbey home, became virtual classmates with three Vietnamese nuns and two Chinese high-schoolers studying in De Pere.
Read More -
Public Health Partnership Offers Timely Opportunity
The new program, many months in the making, offers SNC students an accelerated path into a profession that has never been more in the public eye.
Read More -
Athletics Director With Coaching in Her Genes
The legacy continues as Coach Emily (Sherman) Sullivan ’09 follows in the footsteps of her famous father.
Read More -
MBA Students Video-Conference With Simon Sinek and Amy Cuddy
This opportunity for postgrads and others is courtesy of Matt Sullivan ’95, advisory board member for the Center for Exceptional Leadership at SNC.
Read More -
Safer at Home With SNC’s Timmer Family
The silverware drawer. The trampoline. The tearful meltdown. These are a few things the Mike and Jennifer Timmer family undoubtedly will remember years from now when they look back on how life for our college families moved online.
Read More -
K-12 Pupils Across the United States Sign Up for Free Online Tutoring Initiative Launched From St. Norbert College
SNC education majors are working with their counterparts at four other colleges to offer free grade-appropriate online instruction last week to 650 pupils from Arizona to New York.
Read More -
A Mother’s Blessing Serves Her Children Well
Shortly after Mother’s Day last year, Dr. Zach Baeseman ’05 sent us this moving letter in which he described a quiet walk across campus and celebrated his alma mater – his “nourishing mother,” to translate the ancient idiom from the Latin.
Read More -
Trending student podcast partnership continues through Safer-at-Home
Megan Jasen ’22 beams a weekly ration of cheer from the basement of her family’s home 40 minutes from campus. It’s a formula that has earned her podcast partnership a place in Apple’s Top 100.
Read More -
Great Start: Emma Molenhouse ’20
From time to time, we showcase a new SNC grad who’s recently entered the workplace or grad school. 96 percent of our graduates are in jobs or grad school within a year of graduation – and most of them much sooner than that!
Read More -
Students Provide Tax Help to Community Members in Need
SNC accounting students joined a community effort to help lower-income individuals complete their tax returns.
Read More -
Life Goes On(line): SNC Students Get Back to Their Studies After Spring Break
As students returned, faculty and staff were ready to offer a full array of services remotely. College life will remain online through the end of this semester after the SNC community took an early lead in responding to the global coronavirus crisis.
Read More -
Norby Author Offers Story Time
Future Green Knights can spend 15 minutes with Nick Patton ’03 (Communications) and his own children as they read aloud from “Norby the College Mascot,” plus a bonus tale.
Read More -
Student Team Supports Full-Spectrum Learning Initiative
Student fellows are not just assisting with a key pedagogical program – they’re helping drive it.
Read More -
SNC Responds in the Time of COVID-19
St. Norbert College was early to respond to the crisis, and the college community is coming together to find new ways to continue services to its students while working to keep faculty, students and staff healthy.
Read More -
Balancing Act
We tapped members of the St. Norbert family for their insights into health, wellness and what good self-stewardship looks like.
Read More -
According to the Research
Two SNC undergrads are acquiring an understanding of the research landscape that would be the envy of many already well into their grad school careers.
Read More -
Bryn Mawr Partners on Tech
A new partnership aims to continue support of faculty in the classroom and provide more opportunity for fostering innovative, technology-centered teaching techniques.
Read More -
True to You in Good Times and in Bad
A wedding day in prospect. Sad news. A rapid change of plans. A marriage begins. A grievous loss. Finals to take. Life has had a lot to throw at pharmacy grad student Sarah (Parbs) LeMay ’18 since she and Andrew LeMay ’18 became engaged.
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Creating Connections, Changing Lives
A passion for improving lives takes students to work at Caravel Autism Health, where their work to help kids and families falls right in line with the Green Bay center’s mission.
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That’s One More for the Scrapbook
A snapshot taken on the St. Norbert campus has led to an annual tradition, seeing Kristen (Broten) Dummer ’05 and her family through five years – and a few family additions.
Read More -
Global Manufacturer Builds Research Partnership With SNC
Wet-wipe manufacturer Rockline Industries needed to assess the quality of a new supplier, so it sought the help of SNC’s science disciplines.
Read More
Regular Features

In My Words
Joyfully Called to Mission
St. Norbert College’s tripartite mission – Catholic, Norbertine, liberal arts – makes a difference far beyond the college campus, writes President Brian Bruess ’90.
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Personally Speaking
Risk, Reward in the Balance Sheet of Life
Marc von der Ruhr (Economics) is famously risk-averse. All the same, there have been instances when he’s embraced risk – and the payoffs have been life-changing.
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Treasure
St. Augustine Literary & Dramatic Society
“I really got a sense of him ... just a beautiful way of writing. Not very concise at all; but it was the story-telling of the group, not just the facts.” – Shelly Mumma (Student Affairs)
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Alumni Profile
Educator Recalls Keefe’s Influence
At 85 years old, and in her 60th year as an educator, Ann (Morneau) Hollenback ’56 has no plans for slowing down: “I have five classes and a study. ... I haven’t thought about retiring.”
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Big Picture
Between Seasons
Spring makes its arrival before winter is ready to release its hold, creating fresh beauty on a campus that doubles as an arboretum for all to enjoy.
Read MoreOnline Exclusives
Two SNC alums have gone public on their own health stories in order to encourage and educate others. We spoke with Jenny Scherer ’10 and Molly Schroeder ’13.
Ready to live on the edge? Check out the class on Beauty & Death, taught by April Beiswenger (Theatre Studies): “How humans have tried to kill ourselves and others chasing fashionability.”
A bill named for Bailey Miller ’20, who's heading for dental school, makes its way through the state legislature. Our link takes you to video from the debate. Just click on the play arrow and we'll take you straight to Bailey.
We share a video that we sent to our newest Trustee Scholarship awardees after we honored their achievements. We think it will make you feel proud, too – and not a little nostalgic!
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