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  Summer 2017: Personally Speaking/Is This As Good As It Gets?

  Ben Chan

  Ben Chan argues that despite modern anxieties and apocalyptic thinking, moral progress is evident through improvements in human welfare, rights, and education, demonstrating that society has become better off over time.

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  Spring 2017: Personally Speaking/Global, and All in the Family

  Shalisa Collins

  Professor Shalisa Collins, her family, and a group of St. Norbert students spent five weeks in Buenos Aires through the Global Seminars program, blending academic study with family life abroad, cultural immersion, and meaningful encounters that highlighted both challenges and transformative experiences.

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  Spring 2017: Treasure Hunt

  Sally Cubitt

  Sally Cubitt (Library) has been a valued behind-the-scenes facilitator for our regular “Treasure” feature. To mark her recent retirement from her post as coordinator of collection management, we invited Cubitt to unearth five of her own favorite “treasures” from the college archives.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: Alumni Profile/Race Car Biz Picks Up Speed

  Mike Dauplaise

  The first order of business for Bart Wolf ’94 upon earning his business degree from St. Norbert College was buying a race car. That might not typically seem like the most appropriate use of funds for someone fresh out of college, but it makes perfect sense for someone with racing roots as deep as his.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: Food for Thought

  Mike Dauplaise

  NeighborWorks Green Bay is transforming a former armory into the Farmory, a year-round urban farm that combines aquaponics with vertical farming to tackle food insecurity in the city’s inner neighborhoods. With support from St. Norbert College students and faculty, research has shown that the Farmory sits in an area most affected by limited access to healthy foods. The project not only produces perch and fresh greens for local residents and restaurants but also serves as a sustainable model for community revitalization and education.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: Hockey Legacy Lives On

  Mike Dauplaise

  Luke Karakas ’19 has spent much of his hockey career playing for teams coached by his father, Kipp Karakas ’88. After stints in junior hockey and at UW-Superior, Luke joined the St. Norbert men’s hockey team, where he now plays right wing while Kipp serves as assistant coach, working with goaltenders. Their relationship has shifted from the tough dynamic of Luke’s youth hockey days to one of mutual respect and friendship.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: Treasure/Banded Iron Formation

  Tim Flood

  Every issue, we invite on member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here, Tim Flood (Geology) speaks to the banded iron formation that was collected from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Despite years of studying rocks, he still finds some, such as this formation, that are particularily beautiful.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: In My Words/An Abbot, a Crypt, and a Third Space

  The Rev. Jay Fostner

  The Rev. Jay Fostner ’84 reflects on the tours he gives at St. Norbert Abbey and the abbey's importance to the college.

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  Fall/Winter 2016: Leading Publication Makes Case for Liberal Arts Colleges

  Scott Jaschik

  Office of Communications, Insider Higher Ed, liberal arts, education,

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  Spring 2017: In My Words/Fine Rate of Exchange

  Thomas Kunkel

  Drawing on the wit and wisdom of George Bernard Shaw, this reflection celebrates the transformative power of ideas in higher education, honoring St. Norbert faculty for their role in shaping students’ lives through teaching, patience, and belief in making a difference.

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  Summer 2017: Treasure/A Bend in the River

  Thomas Kunkel

  Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here, President Emeritus Tom Kunkel speaks to a 19th century plat map of West De Pere, and its East De Pere counterpart. These items have hung on his office wall for many years and serve as a reminder of place and time as they show the changes that have come about in the city over the years.

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  Spring 2017: Student of the Game, Lessons for Life

  Jeff Kurowski

  Women’s hockey coach Meredith Roth reflects on her lifelong dedication to the game, her coaching philosophy, and the lessons in perseverance, confidence, and player development she emphasizes for the Green Knights.

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  Spring 2017: Touching Down in China

  Jeff Kurowski

  Max Westphal ’13 excelled in China’s inaugural arena football league, earning all-pro honors while embracing football, culture, fans, teammates, travel.

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  Summer 2017: Winning Against All Odds

  Dan Lukes

  Despite construction disruptions to their sports center, St. Norbert College achieved a record-setting athletic year, with 11 teams reaching nationals, seven conference championships, eight tournament victories, and multiple NCAA Division III appearances across men’s and women’s sports.

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  Spring 2017: A Long Journey to St. Norbert

  MaryBeth Matzek

  Namayan Laizer ’20 discusses her journey from Tanzania to De Pere, Wis. and her obstacles to continue her education.

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  Spring 2017: From Campus to Consecration

  MaryBeth Matzek

  The Rt. Rev. Daniel Gutierrez M.T.S. ’11 credits St. Norbert College’s Master in Theological Studies program for shaping his theological foundation and preparing him for his role as Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania, building on his earlier career in public service.

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  Summer 2017: Norbertine Now/Hark the Glad Sound!

  MaryBeth Matzek

  The six bells of St. Norbert Abbey, cast in Holland and installed in 1958, are automated and carefully maintained, ringing daily for prayers, Mass, and special occasions, each bearing inscriptions honoring saints and benefactors.

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  Summer 2017: Senior Quartet Drives Tennis Successes

  MaryBeth Matzek

  Four senior women—Elizabeth Manlick, Ashley Randazzo, Anna Gosz, and Katherine Ake—led the St. Norbert College women’s tennis team to significant success, including conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances, while forming close bonds and balancing academics with athletics.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: Shared Journey Draws the Faithful

  Breanna Mekuly

  The gathering was much more than a conference, says Betty Anne Kenney: “It was a reunion of friends and an opportunity to meet new friends, a time to be with like-minded people who have all elected to be on the same journey.” Kenney, an associate of Daylesford Abbey, was at the National Gathering of Norbertine Associates hosted at St. Norbert in July.

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  Spring 2017: Unto the Next Generation

  Breanna Mekuly

  Rev. Matt Dougherty ’09 is teaching and ministering at St. Norbert College, continuing the guidance of his mentors while passing Norbertine values to the next generation.

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  Spring 2017: Quiet Wisdom for a New Field

  Amy Mrotek

  Amy Mrotek ’16, in the first semester of her post-graduation role as program manager at the Cassandra Voss Center, was assigned to serve as teaching assistant to Harry Brod while he was resident on campus. She reflects on what she learned from working alongside the distinguished visiting scholar.

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  Fall/Winter 2016: St. Norbert Plays in the Digital Sandbox: Part 2

  Rachel Mueller

  In December, Rachel Mueller ’14 looked at the types of build-your-own tech opportunities students experienced in the physics classroom of Michael Olson with the Arduino microprocessor. She wraps up our two-part series on playing in the digital sandbox by exploring how both virtual reality and augmented reality are becoming viable teaching tools in the typical St. Norbert classroom.

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  Spring 2017: Half the Human Race

  Paul Nicolaus

  The 2016 St. Norbert College Masculinity Summit brought leading scholars Michael Kimmel, Harry Brod and Michael Kaufman to campus, where they explored the complexities of masculinities, privilege, and intersectionality while fostering dialogue on how gender expectations shape both men’s and women’s lives.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: Leading Edge

  Hannah O'Brien

  Last summer, Karlyn Crowley (English, CVC) and Tynisha Meidl (Education) joined 66 other women at Bryn Mawr College for the HERS Leadership Institute, a two-week immersion course that prepares women faculty members and administrators for leadership roles. Acceptance to the highly competitive program brought with it the chance to introduce St. Norbert College women to HERS – the Higher Education Resource Services program – and a year of preparation focusing on institutional awareness, networking and self-knowledge.

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  Fall/Winter 2017: Student Days Under Pennings

  Hannah O'Brien

  Alumni of St. Norbert College’s class of 1957 fondly recall celebrating founder Abbot Bernard Pennings’ birthday and experiencing his quiet, devout presence while reflecting on their student days during their 60-year reunion.