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  Spring 2023: Ben Chan Buzzes in on the “Jeopardy!” Stage

  St. Norbert College

  With natural humility and an otherworldly collection of knowledge, Ben Chan (Philosophy) has quiz lovers around the world prognosticating his “Jeopardy!” run. His three-day winning streak has shown he’s a shrewd, strategic player who is willing to take a risk.

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  Spring 2023: Elementary Students Get a Crash-course in Human Anatomy

  St. Norbert College

  Bones bingo and a heart-chamber maze greeted an excited batch of third- and fourth-grade students in the Gehl-Mulva Science Center this spring. The interactive exhibits, which also included learning about the intestines and heart pulses, were led by senior SNC students in Deb Anderson’s BIOL 320: Human Anatomy and Histology course.

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  Spring 2023: Musician Finds Community Through Performance

  St. Norbert College

  Already an orchestra director with the Appleton (Wis.) School District, director of the New Horizons Orchestra and a bassoonist with the Green Bay Civic Symphony, Rachel (Meagher) Richards ’04 decided she didn’t quite have enough music in her life. Recommended by several people in the Fox Valley, Wis., community, she is now at the helm of youth orchestras for the Fox Valley Symphony.

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  Spring 2023: Packers President Mark Murphy to Speak at Commencement

  St. Norbert College

  The Green Bay Packers president and CEO will be St. Norbert College’s 2023 Commencement speaker. Murphy has served 16 years as president and CEO of the Packers, with the franchise compiling a 164-97-2 overall record during his tenure, one of the NFL’s top marks. He led the organization when the Lombardi Trophy came home to Lambeau in Super Bowl XVII. Murphy has also shepherded the development of the Titletown District and a modernization of the organization. At Commencement, Murphy will be awarded with an honorary doctorate from the college.

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  Spring 2023: Remembering President Emeritus William Hynes

  St. Norbert College

  The college mourns the death but celebrates the life of President Emeritus William Hynes, who died April 27 in Santa Rosa, Calif., where he lived with his wife, Margie.

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  Spring 2023: SNC to Break Ground on Business Building With Gift From Schneider Family

  St. Norbert College

  The campus’s northwest bank of the Fox River will soon be home to the new Donald & Patricia Schneider Family Hall, with a lead gift from the Schneider family. Preparations for the new building – on the site of the Pennings Activity Center, formerly Pennings High School – will begin this winter.

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  Summer 2023: A Big Picture to Awaken Campus Memories

  St. Norbert College

  Our “Big Picture” spread, a regular feature in St. Norbert College Magazine, delivers stunning images of our beautiful riverfront campus and the vibrant college community that it sustains.

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  Summer 2023: Green Knights Standout Tapped to Lead NHL’s Capitals

  St. Norbert College

  The long, winding journey of a hockey coach is not for the faint of heart. But after coaching posts in Charleston, S.C., Hershey, Pa., and Toronto with the Maple Leafs, Spencer Carbery ’06 has reached rarified air in his profession: As of June 2023, Carbery is one of 32 head coaches in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was named head coach of the Washington Capitals in May.

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  Summer 2023: Championships and All-American Honors Highlight the Spring Season

  Eva Westein ’25

  The dust has settled on the 2023 Green Knights spring sports season, and it was another banner year. Men’s tennis won its first-ever conference title, two women’s track and field athletes were named to the All-America team, and men’s golf secured its best finish in conference play.

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  Spring 2022: A World of Difference in Your Magazine Online

  Susan Allen

  Susan Allen, magazine editor, shares some of the web-exclusive content featured in the Spring 2022 issue of St. Norbert College Magazine.

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  Summer 2022: Treasure/A Signature Experience

  Chris Betcher Betcher

  Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here, Chris Betcher (Alumni and Community Engagement) comments on an office memento she found in 2005 among other supplies and stationery on her assigned desk in the alumni house. The stamp bearing the signature of the Rev. Dennis Burke, Class of 1926 — a St. Norbert alum, faculty member, president and chancellor — brought her thoughts to the gravity of her work and the lasting impact it can have.

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  Spring 2022: In My Words/Meaningful Opportunities Build Across the Generations

  Brian Bruess

  President Brian Bruess ’90 reflects on the way transformative experiences tend to develop a generosity of spirit – a gratefully received abundance that, in its turn, creates opportunity for the generations to come.

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  Summer 2022: In My Words/Life Lessons in a Beloved Community

  Brian Bruess

  President Brian Bruess ’90, eighth president of St. Norbert College, served 2017-2022. This summer, he will become the first joint president to lead the communities of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.

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  Fall/Winter 2022: Treasure/“Duet, Mary and Martha”

  Bridget Burke Ravizza

  Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here, Bridget Burke Ravizza (Theology & RS) celebrates her joy in the Cassandra Voss Center on campus, in its gallery space set aside for reflection and, in particular, in the bronze statuette that is its focal point.

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  Fall/Winter 2022: Personally Speaking/Doing This Well

  Jonathan Dunbar

  Jonathan Dunbar joined the St. Norbert faculty in 2019. He enjoys the opportunity to teach the applications of math to issues of social justice – a current emphasis of MATH 123: Applications of Contemporary Mathematics.

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  Spring 2022: Personally Speaking/“Is His Head Worth a Hat?” – William Shakespeare

  Alex Gruber

  Alex Gruber ’18 reflects on the many roles—student, alum, instructor, liaison, and area coordinator—through which he has experienced and helped cultivate the Norbertine principle of communio at St. Norbert College, finding meaning in service, dialogue, and community across diverse responsibilities.

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  Spring 2022: Treasure/Tokens of Friendship

  Christina Hankwitz

  Every issue, we invite one member of the college community to share their delight in an object found on campus. Here, Christina Hankwitz (Center for Global Engagement) talks about the meaningful tokens she – and other members of the CGE staff – receive from time to time from the international students who spend time on campus studying English as a Foregin Language and/or enrolled as degree-seeking students. These gifts feature in displays that evoke fond memories in many a Bemis Center office.

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  Spring 2022: Open Door Policy

  Rob Kaiser

  Christine Loose ’88 has risen from customer-service roles to vice president of lodging and wellness at Kohler Company by embracing hands-on learning, kindness, and the Norbertine-inspired principle of radical hospitality.

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  Summer 2022: Personally Speaking/Fighting the Good Fight

  JoAnn Krueger

  Coach JoAnn Krueger shares her journey of battling triple-negative breast cancer while leading her softball team, emphasizing faith, resilience, and the support of her players, family, and community as a source of strength and inspiration.

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  Fall/Winter 2022: In My Words/The Day is Young

  Thomas Kunkel

  President Tom Kunkel returns to campus this year in an interim presidential role and shares his thoughts.

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  Fall/Winter 2022: A Journey in Partnership

  Becky Lahti

  Paul Wadell (Theology & RS, Emeritus) has been inspiring Becky (Welch) Lahti ’00 (Emmaus Center) in her work on vocation since she was an undergraduate. Now Lahti works on in the field he did so much to develop at St. Norbert. It’s a journey she’s been reflecting on ever since we first invited her to share in this photo op with her mentor.

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  Fall/Winter 2022: Fund of Knowledge

  Trisha Lawless

  A magnanimous total of five National Science Foundation grants are among multiple sources currently financing cutting-edge research at St. Norbert. The thrill of discovery is an essential part of the educational journey for students and faculty at St. Norbert College. It’s a journey in which the college finds willing partners – among them the National Science Foundation (NSF). SNC currently has five active research grants from the influential federal agency.

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  Summer 2022: The Stinski Effect

  Trisha Lawless Lawless

  Mark Stinski ’63, a St. Norbert College alumnus, transformed scientific research with his discovery of the CMV promoter while giving back to future generations of scientists through education and philanthropy.

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  Summer 2022: The First Women of St. Norbert

  Rachel Mueller, Todd Danen, Breanna Zubrod, and Erin Lamm

  It’s been 70 years since the first women formally admitted to St. Norbert as co-eds stepped onto campus to claim their place as part of the brand-new Class of 1956. They formed a very considerable minority at a school that had been men-only since its founding in 1898. In the ensuing years, a great deal has changed for the college, for the campus community and for the experience of women who, here in 2022, form 59 percent of the student body. We celebrate those pioneers who began it all.

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  Fall/Winter 2022: Gifted From Above

  Melanie Radzicki McManus

  Discover the low-budget legacy, with love from one class to the next.