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St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

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Fall/Winter 2018: Norbertine Now/All Are Welcome in This Place

Rachel Mueller

The newly renovated northeast corner of St. Norbert Abbey serves as the building’s main entrance and provides easy access to the Norbertine Center for Spirituality.
Fall/Winter 2018: Sophomore Accepted to D.C. Advocacy Program

Rachel Mueller

Brinn Anderson ’20, selected for the national Quaker Advocacy Corps, is bringing her passion for social justice to St. Norbert College by fostering dialogue, organizing lobbying efforts, and creating opportunities for students to engage in meaningful activism.
Fall/Winter 2018: Unpacking a Plesiosaur

Rachel Mueller

Our cover story has been a long time in the making – 92.5 million years, as a matter of fact. In “Unpacking a Plesiosaur,” we offer a glimpse of the long, arduous process that Rebecca (Schmeisser) McKean ’04 (Geology) is undertaking in an effort to learn more about a prehistoric marine reptile that she uncovered in Southern Utah.
Fall/Winter 2018: Wedding-Day Plans Take in Dance Marathon

Rachel Mueller

Miracle Kid Melissa Bruebach ’15 made sure Dance Marathon was part of her wedding-day planning. Still in her bridal gown, she dropped in on the student fundraiser between photos and reception! Bruebach was one of 11 Miracle Kids who boosted the student-org fundraiser to a remarkable $84,570.06 total to benefit children’s hospitals.
Summer 2018: Tell Me a Story

Rachel Mueller Mueller

A story-spinning initiative this year adds St. Norbert narratives to the nation’s largest oral-history archive.
Spring 2018: Personally Speaking/A Lived Experience of Learning

John Neary

John Neary reflects on how personal loss led to a lifelong passion for residence halls as living-learning communities, culminating in the creation of St. Norbert College’s first living-learning nexus in Bergstrom Hall.
Fall/Winter 2018: Battery-Powered Summer Fuels Research

Hannah O'Brien

Alexis Puyleart ’19 conducts experiments at Argonne National Lab. She partnered with Nick Mauro (Physics) for the high-stake round-the-clock experiments.
Spring 2018: Leadership on the Double

Hannah O'Brien

For one, it was part of a dream she’s worked toward since she was a kid. For the other, it was a desire to step outside her comfort zone and try something new.
Summer 2018: Alumni Profile/To Infinity and Beyond

Hannah O'Brien

Jenny Matzel '95, a researcher in the Nuclear & Chemical Sciences Division at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, uses radioactive elements to determine the age of materials and trace their origins. From magma chambers to comet dust to nuclear fuel materials, her research is the common thread that ties the specializations together.
Summer 2018: Treasure/Engine-Order Telegraph

Phil Oswald

Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here, Phil Oswald, vice president of college advancement 2008-18, speaks to the engine-order telegraph that served as his personal mascot during Campaign St. Norbert: Full Ahead. It remains to him a totem standing for the ongoing generosity of the college’s many friends.
Fall/Winter 2018: Personally Speaking/Making a Name For Yourself

Joy Pahl

Reflecting on her name, Joy Stevens describes how being named for an emotion shaped others’ expectations of her, influenced her optimism, and ultimately became a gift that encourages her to live up to its meaning.
Fall/Winter 2018: Wellness Initiative for a Healthy Campus

Melanie Radzicki McManus

The college has always viewed the health and wellness of its students as critical to their success and core to its own mission. Over the years, St. Norbert has updated its programs and facilities to offer students healthier food, better workout facilities, financial-wellness services and spiritual-wellness programs, among other enhancements.
Spring 2018: Alumni Profile/Happy Trails to Megan Leedom

Melanie Radzicki McManus

Megan Leedom ’98 met all weathers during her five-month through-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Spring 2018: Textbook Example

Melanie Radzicki McManus

Through Professor Jim Neuliep’s widely used Intercultural Communication textbook, St. Norbert students’ study-abroad and cultural experiences – from Florence cafés to Zambian classrooms to an Afghan war zone – are shaping how learners worldwide understand communication across cultures.
Fall/Winter 2018: In My Words/Let Me Level With You

Lee Reid

Lee Reid, Information Technology Services, success, culture, IT
Summer 2018: Alumni News/Networking in a New Light

Trisha Shepherd

Alumnae share the Au Naturale experience with former classmates and new SNC friends.
Fall/Winter 2017: Alum Gets Teaching Down to a Fine Art

St. Norbert College

When Patricia (Sieren) Frederick ’71 talks about art, her passion not only for her own work, but for teaching it to students, is palpable. For 41 years, Frederick has taught art at Pius XI Catholic High School in Milwaukee, and as department chair she has led the school’s art program to national prominence. Her own work, including the oil painting “A Rabbit’s Tale” featured here, speaks to her talent.
Fall/Winter 2017: Alum to Serve as Next Abbot of Daylesford

St. Norbert College

St. Norbert alum the Rev. Domenic Rossi ’70 was elected abbot of Daylesford Abbey on Jan. 23. The new abbot's leadership at the Pennsylvania abbey places him at the head of the first daughter abbey of St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere – but Rossi’s SNC connections do not stop there.
Fall/Winter 2017: Burger Bash Sees St. Norbert Triumphant

St. Norbert College

SNC will be cooking at the James Beard House in New York City. The campus’ favorite Lodi Dodi burger is among the winners in a nationwide Blended Burger Project contest.
Fall/Winter 2017: International Conference Fuels Carter-Flowers’ Entrepreneurial Dreams

St. Norbert College

Dominique Carter-Flowers ’09 was among 100 ascending leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation to attend a global brainstorming forum in China: a chance to make business contacts for her planned private ventures.
Fall/Winter 2017: J-Term Course Takes Art Students to the Eternal City

St. Norbert College

A new course taught by ceramicist Debbie Kupinsky (Art) gave students the chance to encounter the art of Rome – in Rome.
Fall/Winter 2017: New ‘Tech Bar’ Works to Boost Students’ Digital Know-How

St. Norbert College

Students, faculty and staff now have a Tech Bar at their disposal. People can stop by or schedule an appointment with a digital consultant, a student hired and trained through Information Technology Services, to learn and develop important digital skills.
Fall/Winter 2017: St. Patrick’s Day Queen Is Mary Kate Manion ’13

St. Norbert College

Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has crowned Mary Kate Manion ’13 as this year’s queen. Manion and her court will preside over the storied Chicago celebrations March 17.
Fall/Winter 2017: Year With The Saint John’s Bible Begins With a Blessing

St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College is hosting a Year With The Saint John’s Bible until March 2019.
Fall/Winter 2018: Alumni Sports Memories Evoke a Storied Decade

St. Norbert College

We can’t fit all the good stuff into each new issue of St. Norbert College Magazine that lands in your mailbox, but here’s a sampling to whet your appetite.