How would you like to take a class your first semester in college that gives you a sense of your new home? What makes St. Norbert College distinctive? What do you need to know and do to be successful in college? These questions, along with many others, are explored in a small classroom setting.

This course is a living-learning course, meaning that you are living with the students that are in the class.  Each section has no more than fifteen students for each faculty member and a lab instructor.

This is Communio: A Liberal Arts Seminar offered to first year students. This opportunity for discovery will fulfill a general education requirement, while leading you to learn more about yourself and your place in the world.

What makes this course special?
This course has been designed to be an incredibly enriching experience. In a unique and innovative way, the three traditions of the College (liberal arts, Catholic and Norbertine) have been brought together, providing the building blocks for your entire college career.

The fact that this is a living/learning course means that education doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Bergstrom Hall has been reserved exclusively for first-year students taking this course. Discussions will flow beyond the classroom, allowing you to debate and engage with students from all five sections, examining a common question from a variety of perspectives. Programming in the hall will engage you even further, helping you connect the classroom with daily life.

With a 15:1 student to faculty ratio in this program, this course will be very personalized. The dynamic faculty teaching the five different sections, as well as the staff and students facilitating the labs, helped shape the course, and they’ve infused their excitement about this new exploration into the course syllabi.

When you submit your housing application, select Bergstrom Hall as your first choice. If you’ve already submitted your housing application and want to be part of Communio, simply send an e-mail to reslife@snc.edu or call (920) 403-3360.

You can register for this course at registration during summer orientation.

Enrollment is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to indicate your interest as soon as possible.

For questions about the course, please contact Dr. Howard Ebert, Coordinator of Communio at (920) 403-3119 or howard.ebert@snc.edu, or Mr. Jeff Ritter, Director of Academic Advisement and First-Year Initiatives at (920) 403-3234 or jeff.ritter@snc.edu.