Fall 2008

Letter from the director
Todd Danen, acting director of alumni and parent relations

I enjoyed meeting many of you during Family Weekend earlier this fall. We were delighted to see so many grandparents, parents and siblings visiting our beautiful campus. The academic sessions were well attended, with many families interested in St. Norbert College’s study abroad program. The boat rides on the Fox River were a family favorite—more than 280 individuals signed up for a cruise. We’re already looking forward to next year’s weekend.

If you haven’t visited the St. Norbert College web site recently, we now feature a 360-degree virtual tour of the college.You can explore locations across the campus and read about their history. 

We are proud St. Norbert College will be featured in the 2008-09 Colleges of Distinction, a guide that shines a light on those colleges and universities that are nationally recognized by education professionals as excellent schools. Colleges of Distinction selects colleges that are home to a wide variety of innovative learning experiences and are highly valued by graduate schools and employers for their outstanding preparation. For more information visit www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?i=1065.

Finally, the Green Bay Press-Gazette ran an interesting feature on our new first-year students “by the numbers.”  If you missed that, here are some of the details of our newest members of the St. Norbert College community:

• Number of first-year student applications received: 2,104
• Number offered admission: 1,713
• Number of enrolled first-year students: 543 (301 female, 242 male)
• Average GPA: 3.3
• Average ACT: 24
• We have also enrolled an additional 50 transfer students.
• We have first-year international and exchange students from China, Canada, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam.
• 149 students had a family member who graduated from or currently attends St. Norbert.
• 67 students have a sibling who graduated from or currently attends St. Norbert.
• 64 students have a parent who graduated from St. Norbert College.
• 12 students were valedictorians of their senior class; 5 were salutatorians.
• 108 students were selected as captain of a varsity sport in their senior year.
• As members of mission trips, our new students traveled to Belize, France, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Austria, Hungary, England, Guatemala, Spain, Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Please know you are always welcome to stop by the Alumni House during your visits to the college—we would enjoy meeting with you. You can contact me by calling 920-403-3943, or via e-mail at todd.danen@snc.edu.

Here’s wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and a Christmas holiday full of blessings.