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Spring 2019: In My Words/A Story Worth the Telling
Brian Bruess
President Brian Bruess shares a reflection on St. Norbert College as an institution with a story worth telling.
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Summer 2019: In My Words/Fine Print, Great Passions
Brian Bruess
The annual Academic Awards Dinner is a highlight of the spring semester and was celebrated this year on April 23. President Brian Bruess ’90 reflects on the real message underlying the stories he heard there.
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Summer 2019: Dancing Over Rainbows
Karlyn Crowley
Karlyn Crowley (CVC, English) reached into own experiences as student and teacher for “Dancing Over Rainbows,” a recent piece in Earlhamite, the magazine of her own alma mater, Earlham College: “[My professors] taught me that learning is eminently relevant … In essence, they showed me that I always had my mind. That my mind was powerful. And I could use my mind for the good.”
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Fall/Winter 2019: Treasure/Father De Peaux
Todd Danen
Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in a treasure found on campus. Here Todd Danen ’77 (College Advancement) speaks to the Rev. Rowland De Peaux ’48 (left), a Norbertine treasure in himself and the first person to have been so designated in this long-running series of features focussing on the things the campus cherishes.
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Fall/Winter 2019: Ahead of the Game/The Banner Years
Dan Flannery
In a corridor in the Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center filled with natural light they assert their grace and power: 23 current student-athletes, photographed, each representing their sports in larger-than-life-size images. On permanent display, the banner-style murals – one for each varsity sport – speak to the commitment of the campus to the student and of the athlete to the challenge of their chosen sport.
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Fall/Winter 2019: New Coaches Lead the Charge
Dan Flannery
This article details the new coaches for different Green Knights athletics teams.
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Fall/Winter 2019: The Long-Lost Books of Tongerlo
Dan Flannery
Centuries ago, they helped identify the liturgy of the Norbertine order. Today, some of these ancient volumes are available at St. Norbert College.
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Summer 2019: In Case of Emergency
Dan Flannery
His country mourned, and for Jamie O’Brien (Business Administration) the tragedy lingered in his heart and mind. Now his case study on the Air France 447 disaster can be studied in management courses around the world.
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Summer 2019: Treasure/The Contrabass Trombone
Eric High
Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here Eric High (Music) speaks to his contrabass trombone, an instrument unfamiliar to many that continues to open doors for High and his students in terms of both performance and scholarship.
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Spring 2019: Treasure/1910-11 College Catalog
Eileen Jahnke
Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here Eileen Jahnke, vice president of business and finance, speaks to one of the first college catalogs. Given her role on campus, Jahnke's eye was immediately drawn to the page that meticulously catalogued the expenses that those pioneering students might expect to incur.
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Spring 2019: Fiery Feasting With the Street Food of Zunyi
Frank Kasell
Frank (Kaszar) Kasell ’06 quit his job and spent three months researching a book on Chinese street food. Then he came home and wrote “Chinese Street Food: a Field Guide for the Adventurous Diner.” Kasell’s story is among those told in Out-of-Office Message, our feature on working far – far! – from home. Even if a gig like that feels like a pipe dream to some, readers can still enjoy Kasell’s descriptions of the food he encountered – descriptions to feed the soul of even the armchair traveler!
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Spring 2019: Alumni Profile/Foti Finds Home Remedies for Elderly
Jeff Kurowski
Pam (Melheim) Foti ’89 says her liberal arts education at St. Norbert made her a lifelong learner and her Catholic education gave her a servant’s heart. And it’s a good thing for the more than 500 families that Vesta Senior Network has helped over the past six years.
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Spring 2019: Green Knights Net SNC’s 23rd Varsity Sport
Jeff Kurowski
Men’s volleyball will open in the spring of 2020 as the 12th men’s varsity sport at St. Norbert College. B.J. Bryant (left), who was named the head coach of the men’s program in May of 2018, is busy working to build a roster.
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Spring 2019: Legendary Coach Finishes Strong
Jeff Kurowski
A journey that began in fourth grade when she watched basketball games on a black-and-white television in Beloit, Wis., is closing. Connie Tilley (Athletics) will retire as women’s basketball coach after 42 seasons with the Green Knights.
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Spring 2019: Paying It Forward
Jeff Kurowski
Students in last semester’s Women & the Bible course served in a tutoring program funded as the result of a successful grant application that had been written by their peers in another class just the semester before. The grant, written in Judaism & Christianity: The Holocaust, funded an after-school program for local refugees.
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Summer 2019: A Chicago Foothold for the Holy Spirit
Jeff Kurowski
The Holy Spirit House of Studies in Chicago serves as both a formation center and parish base for Norbertines, blending rigorous theological training with ministry in some of the city’s toughest neighborhoods while continuing a rich history of community life.
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Summer 2019: Personally Speaking/Wise Women, Funny Women
Julie Massey
Julie (Donovan) Massey ’87 reflects on the humor and wisdom of her mother and grandmothers, showing how their laughter, wit, and feistiness taught her that humor holds the power to heal, challenge, and give perspective.
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Fall/Winter 2019: Working in Harmony
Rachel Mueller
Sabbaticals can be solitary endeavors, as faculty work to write books or conduct experiments in labs. But for Yi-Lan Niu (Music), it was a collaborative journey.
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Spring 2019: Two Sides to the Story
Rachel Mueller
Deciding on a college is a fulfilling next step for many high schoolers, but for twins, the process can be-come a family affair full of conversations about whether they should attend the same school. For Ian Rathburn ’22 and his twin brother, Drew, their strong family connection to St. Norbert College also became part of that experience.
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Summer 2019: Alumni Profile/Finding Beauty in Forgotten Homes
Rachel Mueller
Cassie (Herrmann) Wenzel ’07 and her husband, Jacob Wenzel, are the owners of Wenzel Properties LLC. They’ve been renovating properties in Manitowoc, Wis., the past 11 years.
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Summer 2019: Durkin Crosses the Finish Line
Rachel Mueller
More than four decades since he was a St. Norbert College student, Tom Durkin (above, right) walked across the stage at May’s Commencement ceremony as a graduate. At 68 years old, the well-known horse-race caller, now retired, is the oldest St. Norbert grad on record.
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Fall/Winter 2019: Will This Be on the Final?
Hannah O'Brien
It’s the little rituals as much as the syllabus that create community in the classroom – and SNC professors embrace them!
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Spring 2019: Holding the Stage
Hannah O'Brien
For 25 years, groups of St. Norbert students have combined their skills to put on a full-length musical as part of the student organization Knight Theatre. This year, St. Norbert College Magazine was invited to pull back the curtain and witness the hard work, comradery and creativity that went into the group’s production of “The Addams Family.”
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Summer 2019: Just for Kicks
Hannah O'Brien
Spenser Thompson-Meyers ’19 has always had his sights set on the big leagues. First, his dream was to play professional baseball. Then he changed his focus to soccer. Then he found himself playing football at St. Norbert College – where he recently landed an invite to the Cleveland Browns’ rookie mini-camp.
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Summer 2019: Man on Fire
Hannah O'Brien
A new biography of our founding saint explores a man constant in his faith yet contradictory in his ways and confounding to history.
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