http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressreleases.html en-us Copyright © 2010 St. Norbert College Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:08 CST This is a list of St. Norbert College press releases. sncXML Generator http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mediarel@snc.edu (Mike Counter) scott.crevier@snc.edu (Scott Crevier) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1411 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1411 The Knights on Broadway of St. Norbert will kick off their winter/spring season this Saturday and Sunday with "And the Tony Goes To…" a special vocal performance featuring hits from Tony...
A special Valentine's Day gala featuring a choice of lobster or tenderloin, special chocolates, champagne and a rose will be held on Sunday evening, Feb. 14. The cost for Saturday's dinner and show is $45; for Sunday's dinner and show, $75; and for the show only (no dinner), $25 each night.

Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6:00 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Hendrickson dining room at the F. K. Bemis International Center, located off Third Street on the St. Norbert campus.

Dinner-and-show tickets must be purchased by Wednesday, Feb. 10 at noon, either through the box office or online. Show-only tickets may be purchased at the box office, beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, or, if available, at the Bemis Center prior to the show.

For information about tickets, call the box office (920) 403-3950 or visit the Knights on Broadway web site at http://www.snc.edu/knightsonbroadway.


Other dinner theatre shows by Knights on Broadway will be presented on the following dates:
Friday, March 19
Saturday, March 20
Friday March 26
Saturday, March 27
Thursday, May 20
Friday, May 21
Saturday, May 22

Reviving a great tradition of the old Swinging Knights, the Knights on Broadway is St. Norbert College's newest performing group. The vocal troupe features a select group of students who perform, regularly at St. Norbert College and throughout the community.
]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:49:24 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1410 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1410 For the fifth year in a row, St. Norbert College's Kress Inn, an Ascend Collection hotel of De Pere, Wis. was recently announced as a recipient of a prestigious 2010 Platinum Hospitality Award from...
"The Kress Inn hotel's commitment to excellence and outstanding guest service has earned this well-deserved recognition as one of the best hotels among the Ascend Collection brand," said Steve Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels. "We here at Choice Hotels are very proud to award this distinguished honor to the Kress Inn hotel."

As a top performing property among the company's more than 4,800 U.S. franchised hotels, the Kress Inn hotel is among the top three percent of properties within the Ascend Collection brand. As one of the company's top franchised hotels operating under the Ascend Collection flag, the hotel has demonstrated an exceptional focus on guest satisfaction and dedication to providing superior service. Additional award criteria are evaluated by Choice Hotels through its official property ranking reports.

For more information, contact Patrick Olejniczak at (920) 403-3968 or via e-mail at pat.olejniczak@snc.edu.
]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:28:13 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1409 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1409 David Cay Johnston, author and Pulitzer Prize winner, will present the first of eight "Great Decisions" lectures on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Norbert College's Fort Howard Theatre, Bemis...
The presentation is part of the "Great Decisions" lecture series, a national program meant to bring together local, regional and national experts in an eight-week lecture series discussing international issues of interest to the community.

Topics for the "Great Decisions" series are selected by the Foreign Policy Association of America and are intended to provide a local forum for discussion on current political and economic issues of the day. The speakers themselves are selected by participating colleges and universities. St. Norbert College is one of only two Wisconsin schools that present the entire series.

Advance subscription for the entire series is available for $40 per person. Subscription includes admission to all eight lectures and the "Great Decisions" briefing book. The book includes background information on the lecture topics and access to the association's web site, http://www.fpa.org, for resources, guides to topics, and online discussion forums. Admission to individual sessions is also available for $5 at the door, and briefing books are available for $15.

For more information, contact the St. Norbert College Center for International Education at (920) 403-4075, or go to http://www.snc.edu/cie/greatdecisions.html.
]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:14:10 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1408 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1408 Professionals are invited to submit sports photography and film submissions for "A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America." This national conference, hosted by St. Norbert College and...
The sports photography will be curated, but Best of Show awards will be given. Photographic submissions are due by April 1. Sports videos or films can be submitted for the film festival. Submissions for the gallery exhibition and the film festival are currently being accepted at: http://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/submissions.html. Film submissions are due March 1. Film award winners will be notified by May 3.

The conference registration fee of $275 will include: a dinner and photography exhibit and film festival awards for all attendees in the Legends Club Area at Lambeau Field, three days of luncheons, several daily coffee breaks, a guided tour of Lambeau Field, admission to the Packers Hall of Fame, access to the keynote addresses, all concurrent and roundtable sessions, and admission to photography gallery and all film/video showings. To maintain an intimate atmosphere, total registration at the conference will be limited to 300. Preference will be given to those giving papers and presentations. Since registration is now open, we recommend registering early. Single-day conference registration is also available, space permitting. Complete schedule of events can be found at: http://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/schedule.html. Conference registration will close on or before April 1.

Keynote speakers include former National Football League commissioner Paul Tagliabue, sports, media and entertainment mogul Carl Vogel, Kevin Blackistone, national columnist for AOL FanHouse and panelist on ESPN's "Around the Horn," and Boise State University President Robert Kustra.

To register go to https://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/secure/registration.html. Conference registration will close on April 1. St. Norbert College will be publishing the proceedings following the conference.

This first-of-its-kind partnership between an NFL team and an institution of higher education will bring together academics and business professionals from around the country.

You can also contact Karen Cleereman, conference administrative coordinator, at sportandsociety@snc.edu or (920) 403-3777, for more information.
]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:26:35 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1407 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1407 Led by junior Claire Dailey (Minocqua, Wis.) and sophomore Amber Duerwaechter (Neenah, Wis.), St. Norbert College's student affairs office and Delta Phi Epsilon sorority will hold "Party with a...
For more information, contact Mike Counter at 920-403-3089 or mike.counter@snc.edu.
]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:44:03 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1406 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1406 The St. Norbert College basketball teams are looking for wins against Ripon College on Wednesday, Feb. 10. At the same time they are hoping to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. The Green...
Admission is free to anyone who wears pink to the game.

All proceeds will go to the Kay Yow/Wisconsin Basketball Coaching Association Cancer Fund. Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, served as the catalyst for the initiative after her third reoccurrence of breast cancer in 2006. The event is also a part of the WBCA Pink Zone, a global, unified effort for the WBCA's nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. Yow died in 2009.

For more information contact Brieanne M. Oehlke at brieanne.oehlke@snc.edu.
]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:06:15 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1405 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1405 Formal registration for "A Mirror of our Culture: Sport and Society in America," is now open. This national conference, hosted by St. Norbert College and the Green Bay Packers, will be held May...
The conference registration fee of $275 will include: a dinner and photography exhibit and film festival awards for all attendees in the Legends Club Area at Lambeau Field, three days of luncheons, several daily coffee breaks, a guided tour of Lambeau Field, admission to the Packers Hall of Fame, access to the keynote addresses, all concurrent and roundtable sessions, and admission to photography gallery and all film/video showings. To maintain an intimate atmosphere, total registration at the conference will be limited to 300. Preference will be given to those giving papers and presentations. Since registration is now open, we recommend registering early. Single-day conference registration is also available, space permitting. Complete schedule of events can be found at http://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/schedule.html Conference registration will close on or before April 1.

Keynote speakers include former National Football League commissioner Paul Tagliabue, sports, media and entertainment mogul Carl Vogel, Kevin Blackistone, national columnist for AOL FanHouse and panelist on ESPN's "Around the Horn," and Boise State University President Robert Kustra.

The conference will also include a gallery exhibition of the finest American sports photography, and a juried festival of sports-themed films and videos. Submissions for the gallery exhibition and the film festival are currently being accepted at: http://www.snc.edu/sportandsociety/submissions.html. Film submissions are due March 1. Film award winners will be notified by May 3.

This first-of-its-kind partnership between an NFL team and an institution of higher education will bring together academics and business professionals from around the country. St. Norbert College will be publishing the proceedings following the conference.

You can also contact Karen Cleereman, conference administrative coordinator, at sportandsociety@snc.edu or (920) 403-3777, for more information.

]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1404 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1404 The St. Norbert College music department will present a junior vocal recital featuring soprano Elizabeth Holterman and soprano Jacquie Aebly on Friday, Feb. 12 at 5:00 p.m. in the Walter Theatre,...
Holterman, of Thiensville, Wis., and Aebly, of Luxemburg, Wis., are students of Yi-Lan Niu, assistant professor of music and voice at St. Norbert College. Holterman will perform works by Bach, Hahn, Offenbach, Puccini, Donizetti, and Friml. Aebly will perform works by Bach, Barber, Gonoud, and Handel. They will also perform a duet by Rossini.

For more information, contact Holly Huntley at (920) 403-3112 or holly.huntley@snc.edu.
]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:04:38 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1403 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1403 The St. Norbert College music department presents the junior clarinet recital of Sarah Meyer and the junior percussion recital of Kelsey Reed on Friday, Feb. 12 at 3:00 p.m. in the Walter Theatre,...
Meyer, of Howards Grove, Wis., is a student of Frederick Schmidt, professor of music. She will perform works by Poulenc, Saint-Saens, and Szalowski. Reed, of Appleton, Wis., is a student of James Robl, adjunct instructor of music. She will perform works by Campbell, Chopin, Smadbeck, and Ferencz. Meyer and Reed will also perform a duet by Ferencz.

For more information, contact Holly Huntley at (920) 403-3112 or holly.huntley@snc.edu.
]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:03:36 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1402 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1402 St. Norbert College received honorable mention in the iOMe Challenge, an initiative created and supported by a group of concerned businesses and organizations that issued a call to college and...
"We were hoping for the best in the Challenge, but were not expecting to place in the top three, let alone beat submissions from Harvard and other high-caliber colleges," said Kevin Steiner, team leader for St. Norbert College.

Hundreds of students and dozens of schools participated in the first-ever event, offering solutions that ranged from providing additional visas to gain more payroll taxes, to privatizing Social Security.

"Perhaps one of the most significant impending conflicts in the U.S. will be the tension between generations" said David Wegge, professor of political science at St. Norbert College. "The iOme Challenge gives young people a chance to express their concern as well as their solutions to a critical issue facing their generation, retiring with dignity."

After extensive review, a blue-ribbon panel of judges announced that the winner of the iOMe Challenge and a cash prize of $20,000 and $1,000 for their faculty advisor is the team from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich. The winning plan, along with a video from the students, is available at: www.iomechallenge.org.

The first runner-up in the competition is the team from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, while the team from St. Norbert College received honorable mention. Both teams received $2,000 and $500 for their faculty advisor. Three schools were named finalists: Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo., and LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, N.Y.

The iOMe Challenge entries were judged for originality, content, style, economic soundness, educational value and accessibility to young Americans. The essays and videos were intended to focus on what life will be like in retirement 40 years from now if our current experience and practices remained the same - and potentially - if any changes should be considered in policy and in how our society prepares for retirement. The members of the blue ribbon panel that chose the winners are:

Don Kettl, dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy

James Choi, assistant professor of finance at the Yale School of Management

John List, economics professor at the University of Chicago

Martin Merzer, longtime journalist and president of Martin Merzer Creative

Services

Laura Schwartz, former special assistant to President Clinton, and president of White House Strategies

Aaron Hall, CEO of Borrego Solar Systems

Beverly Inman-Ebel, vice president of Network of Entrepreneurial Women World Wide, and former president of the National Association of Women Business Owners.

The winning Western Michigan University team will travel to Washington, D.C. on Feb. 4, where they will visit with members of Congress to discuss their plan and participate in a reception with special guests. More details about the activities in Washington are available by contacting Jaclyn Day at 202-470-5362, or jaclynday@rational360.com.

The iOMe Challenge, which was founded by PAi, (Plan Administrators Inc.) was created as an exciting and financially rewarding way to engage young people in the development of public policy. The students were asked to suggest changes that would help secure their financial future, start a retirement dialogue across generations and serve as a call to action on Main Street and Capitol Hill.

In addition to PAi, the competition was sponsored by St. Norbert College in Wisconsin -- which helped coordinate a volunteer board that conducted the first round of entry reviews and through a blind process, narrowed the field to six finalists. Additional sponsorship came from Nicolet National Bank, Intellectual Marketing and Piston Manufacturing. The program also received support from the Council of Independent 401(k) Recordkeepers (CIKR), AARP and The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA).
]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1401 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1401 Richard Hill, chairman of Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, will present "Nation Building Through Strategic Asset Management" as part of the CEO Breakfast and Strategy Series, held at F.K. Bemis...
Hill was elected as chairman of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin in 2008. He last served as chairman from 1990-1993. Under Hill's first term as chairman, Oneida signed its first gaming compact with the State of Wisconsin. Hill also simultaneously served as chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), based in Washington, D.C. This national tribal advocacy organization represented 168 federally-recognized tribes in the gaming industry with revenues reaching $7 billion dollar annually.

Under Hill's leadership, NIGA became a nationally-recognized voice in Washington on Indian gaming issues and successfully initiated the development of a national set of minimum regulatory standards and policies for tribal governmental gaming.

Following his service as NIGA Chairman, Hill formed The Hill Group LLC, to consult with various entities to identify economic development projects and partnerships in Indian Country along with equity/debt projects. He also formed RGH Holdings Inc., to assist and develop real estate both on and off reservations, including the development of the first ever off-reservation, tribal consortium hotel investment, located in Washington, D.C. The Residence Inn by Marriot is a 13-story, 233 room, 24,000 square foot property, where RGH identified and negotiated the $12 million tribal equity participation in a $42 million extended-stay hotel project.

This is the 13th year that the college has provided this educational resource for area business professionals. All the presenters are outstanding business and community leaders who will share their unique strategies for meeting challenges facing American businesses today. The series is sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP and Insight Publications.

The registration fee is $60 for an individual session. For more information or to register, contact St. Norbert College at 920- 403-3166 or e-mail jamie.mcguire@snc.edu, or go to the website at http://www.snc.edu/president/ceobreakfast.html.

All sessions run from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and take place at the Riverview Country Club, Appleton, Wis., or F.K. Bemis International Center, St. Norbert College.
]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:10:19 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1400 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1400 St. Norbert College Friends of Music will present their fourth annual alumni recital on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. in the Walter Theatre, located in the Abbott Pennings Hall of Fine Arts. In...
In affiliation with the St. Norbert College music department and the alumni office, SNC Friends of Music has invited four soloists and one ensemble to perform a mix of vocal and instrumental pieces.

• Dino Bilotti, 1974 graduate/vocal
• Mary Ehlinger, 1976 graduate vocal/piano
• Ann Wieseckel, 2002 graduate/clarinet
• Rachel Meagher, 2004 graduate/bassoon
• Brass Factory, directed by Dan Grassl a 1969 graduate

Immediately following the concert, St. Norbert College Friends of Music will host a reception in the Walter Theatre lobby.

Tickets are $7. They are available at the St. Norbert College Box Office by calling 1-800-762-2699, or they can be bought online at tickets.snc.edu. All proceeds go to the St. Norbert College music department.

St. Norbert College Friends of Music is an organization whose mission is to unite community members, educators, faculty and alumni to serve, support and promote the St. Norbert College music program. St. Norbert College Friends of Music aims to maintain a close spirit of cooperation and communication that enhances not only the quality of the college, but enriches the lives of its music alumni and friends.

For more information, contact Chris Koszuta at 920-427-9882 or e-mail chriskoszuta@gmail.com.
]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:42:24 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1399 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1399 St. Norbert College's student-run Knight Theatre will present "Seussical the Musical" on Jan. 27- 29 at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 30 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and at 2:00 p.m. on Jan. 31 at the Webb...
"Seussical the Musical" combines the many magical worlds of Dr. Seuss to offer a unique and fun-filled experience for the entire family. The Cat in the Hat, played by senior Seth Wanta (Plover, Wis.), guides the audience through the endeavors of Horton the Elephant, played by junior David Gusloff (Elmhurst, Ill.), as he desperately tries to protect the denizens of Who, "the tiniest planet in the sky." Horton vows to protect his new friend, but the other jungle creatures eventually steal the clover. Horton's struggles to get it back send him all over the world of Dr. Seuss -- eventually landing him up in a tree caring for the egg of Mayzie La Bird, played by senior Elizabeth Sauter (Appleton, Wis.), and to New York City as part of the Circus McGurkus.

Directed by senior Amanda Cormican (West Allis, Wis.) with musical direction by junior Luke Aumann (Marshall, Wis.), "Seussical the Musical" also features the following actors:

- Carolyn Silverberg (New York, N.Y.) -- Jojo
- Kelly Haddad (Green Bay, Wis.) -- Gertrude McFuzz
- Jason Van Dyn Hoven (Combined Locks, Wis.) -- General Genghis Khan Schmitz
- Brandon Ponschock (Appleton, Wis.) -- Mr. Mayor
- Marla Jacob (Aurora, Ill.) -- Mrs. Mayor
- Carli Uphill (New Franken, Wis.) -- Sour Kangaroo
- Joyce Yeung (Hong Kong) -- Young Kangaroo
- Alicia Skrivanie (Green Bay, Wis.), Lindsay Stock (Saint Charles, Ill.), Bridget Zach (Oregon, Wis.) -- Bird Girls
- Benjamin Cahall (Appleton, Wis.), Michael Jacobs (Appleton, Wis.), Aaron Reynolds (Aurora, Ill.) -- Wickersham Brothers
- Sarah DeSalvo (Appleton, Wis.), Molly Maher (Green Bay, Wis.), Kevin O'Connell (Des Plaines, Ill.), Jordon Podoll (Berlin, Wis.), Brad Scatterday (Aurora, Ill.), Leah Tabbert (Appleton, Wis.) -- Whos and Jungle Creatures

Ticket prices $15 for all seats. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at tickets.snc.edu, at the St. Norbert College Box Office in the Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts, or by calling 920-403-3950 (local) or 800-762-2699 (toll free).]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1398 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1398 Julie Ewart, senior public affairs specialist for the office of communications and outreach, region V for the United States Department of Education, will be the special guest on next month's...
Ewart was at St. Norbert to see how the college's education departmnent integrates field work across the program and to have an open discussion about what exemplifies "best practices" in other areas, including how the college uses data to improve instruction.

"Conversations from St. Norbert College" is broadcast every Friday in February beginning Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. New shows appear the first Friday of each month. The series airs on TWCT Time Warner Cable Television Channel 4 in Green Bay, Howard/Suamico, and Seymour; Channel 4 in the Fox Cities, Channel 2 in Neenah/Menasha, and on NET cable Channel 46 in Pulaski.

The show also airs on St. Norbert College Channel 5 in De Pere, Ashwaubenon and Bellevue Sundays at 10 a.m., Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

The show may also be seen on Wisconsin on Demand (WIoD), Time Warner Cable's local video on demand channel 411. It is all local, all the time and available free to Time Warner Cable's digital cable customers in 70 communities in northeast Wisconsin.

"Conversations from St. Norbert College" also airs in Milwaukee, Marshfield, Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids and Upper Michigan.

For more information or to watch it online, visit the website, http://www.snc.edu/communications/conversations/.
]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:14:54 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1397 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1397 St. Norbert College's Biennial Art Faculty Exhibition will be held Thursday, Jan. 28 through Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the College's Baer Art Gallery of the Bush Art Center. The exhibit is free...
The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. when classes are in session. A special reception will be held Thursday, Jan. 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Contributing St. Norbert College art faculty members include professors William Bohne, Brian Pirman, James Neilson, Shane Rocheleau, John Gordon, Christopher Cannon and Donald Taylor.

For more information, please contact Taylor at (920) 403-3370 or via e-mail at donald.taylor@snc.edu.
]]> Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1396 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1396 St. Norbert College in conjunction with Development Dimensions International (DDI) will host three leadership courses that begin on Thursday, March 11 and run through Thursday, May 13. Matthew Doyle,...
Courses to be offered include:

Thursday, March 11, "Essentials of Leadership"
This course is a prerequisite for the following two courses and will focus on how to work well with others, reduce wasted time, lessen conflict and influence interactions in a positive way.

Thursday, April 8, "Coaching for Success"
This course introduces skills for guiding individuals and teams toward achieving successful business results. Leaders learn how to recognize and approach each coaching opportunity as a catalyst for success.

Thursday, May 13, "Coaching for Improvement"
The last course focuses on enhancing employee performance and creating a more efficient work environment. Attendees will learn how to develop improvement plans, conduct effective improvement discussions, and handle various challenges they may encounter when executing improvement discussions.

Each session costs $249 and requires pre-registration. Courses will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the F.K. Bemis International Conference Center on the St. Norbert College Campus. The registration fee includes workbook, course materials, refreshment breaks and lunch. Special group pricing is also available.

To register, or for more information, please visit the Continuing Education Institute web site at http://www.snc.edu/continuinged. You can also call (920) 403-3100 or email continuinged@snc.edu.
]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:43:09 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1395 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1395 St. Norbert College has received a $1,000 Target grant, its second in two years, to help support its after-school program at Jefferson Elementary School, a K-5 school in the Green Bay area. Target's...
"We are thrilled that Target is supporting our efforts to tutor and mentor children in our community," said Nancy Mathias, associate director of leadership and service at St. Norbert College. "One of the most significant challenges in our primary education system is ensuring that children can read at appropriate levels, and we hope to help close the achievement gap at Jefferson Elementary School."

"This is a stellar example of how corporate philanthropy can be used to effectively support public schools and area colleges" says Stan Kocos, extended learning coordinator for the Green Bay Area Public School District. "When a community partner such as Target invests in the academic success of children, the entire community wins," he adds.

This grant is part of ongoing efforts by Target to strengthen families and communities throughout the country. "At Target, our local grants are making a difference in the communities we serve," said Laysha Ward, president, community relations, for Target. "We're proud to partner with St. Norbert College as part of our ongoing commitment to give back to the communities where our guests and team members live and work."

St. Norbert College students have tutored at Jefferson Elementary School since 2005. This year, freshmen and sophomore tutors will continue this tradition by spending a few afternoons each week mentoring and tutoring students at Jefferson Elementary. Both the St. Norbert College students and the Jefferson students gain a lot from the tutoring experience.

"Our partnership with Jefferson has not only helped most of the participating children significantly increase their reading levels, it has also provided our St. Norbert College students with an opportunity to learn more about themselves, their community and their ability to make a difference," said Mathias.

The tutors are part of the Midwest Campus Compact Citizen-Scholar (M3C) Fellows Program, which is itself supported by a grant from the Corporation for National Community Service and managed by Midwest Campus Compact. In addition to providing essential reading skills, these tutors serve as role models for peers and children alike by demonstrating strong leadership skills and creating positive change in the community.

"The children that the M3C fellows work with benefit from the time spent not only on raising their reading levels and improving upon vocabulary, but they benefit from our reliability and our being a constant mentor in what may be a difficult world," said Kaylyn Krebs, sophomore and M3C fellow intern. "We love to check up on how their day at school was, and they look forward to sharing that with us. The Target grant aids in the continuing mission of childhood literacy at Jefferson, not only by the contributions it makes to the school, but also by providing books for the home and allowing us to meet their families as well."

For more information about the tutoring program and the M3C Fellows program, contact Nancy Mathias at (920) 403-4040 or nancy.mathias@snc.edu.
]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:53:53 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1394 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1394 Students and their parents will get a chance to see what the college community of St. Norbert is all about during spring Shadow Days Feb. 15 and 26. While the high school students "shadow" a...
While the high school students "shadow" a current St. Norbert student for a day, they will be able to attend class, tour the campus and enjoy lunch with their student host. There are also sessions planned for parents that address financial aid, student life and more.

To register, sign up online at http://www.snc.edu/go/shadow or call 800-236-4878. Registration is limited to the first 50 students and is closed one week prior to the program.
]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:22:55 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1393 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1393 St. Norbert College will celebrate Black History Month with events that include its annual Soul Food Dinner featuring keynote speaker Julianne Malveaux. This year's Soul Food Dinner will be...
This year's Soul Food Dinner will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. in the Sensenbrenner Memorial Union Café. Julianne Malveaux is the 15th president of Bennett College for Women, located in Greensboro, N.C.

Malveaux has been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She is also an economist, author and commentator, and has been described as "the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country." Malveaux's contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender and their economic impacts, are helping to shape public opinion in 21st century America.

Malveaux's writing has appeared in USA Today, Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms. Magazine, Essence Magazine, and The Progressive. Malveaux was Essence Magazine's first college editor, having been selected in 1970 by Marcia Ann Gillespie for her winning essay, "Black Love is a Bitter/Sweetness." Her weekly columns appeared for more than a decade (1990-2003) in newspapers across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Charlotte Observer, the New Orleans Tribune, the Detroit Free Press and the San Francisco Examiner.

Well-known for appearances on national network programs, Malveaux has hosted television and radio programs and appeared widely as a commentator, on networks including CNN, BET, PBS, NBC, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC and C-SPAN.

Malveaux is an accomplished author and editor. Her academic work is included in numerous anthologies and journals. She is the editor of "Voices of Vision: African American Women on the Issues" (1996); the co-editor of "Slipping Through the Cracks: The Status of Black Women" (1986); and co-editor of "The Paradox of Loyalty: An African American Response to the War on Terrorism" (2002). She is the author of two column anthologies: "Sex, Lies, and Stereotypes: Perspectives of a Mad Economist" (1994); and "Wall Street, Main Street, and the Side Street: A Mad Economist Takes a Stroll" (1999). She is most recently the co-author of "Unfinished Business: A Democrat and A Republican Take on the 10 Most Important Issues Women Face" (2002).

Tickets for the dinner are $25 for adults and $15 for St. Norbert College students and children ages 5-12. Advance tickets for the Soul Food Dinner are available through the St. Norbert College Box Office by calling 1-800-762-2699 or can be bought online at tickets.snc.edu. If you purchase tickets before Feb. 4 you'll receive $3 off each ticket.

For more information on St. Norbert College's Soul Food Dinner visit the web site at http://www.snc.edu/education/project/blackhistorymonth.html or contact Karen Cleereman at (920) 403-4044 or karen.cleereman@snc.edu.

For campus directions go to http://www.snc.edu/map.
]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1392 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1392 Catholic Relief Services began turning a Port-au-Prince golf course into one of the first formal camps for the displaced as other staff delivered medical supplies to St. Francois de Sales hospital,...
As CRS works to get more aid into the country--via air, sea and overland from the Dominican Republic--staff are setting up primary medical care facilities and delivering hygiene kits and plastic sheeting, along with limited amounts of food and water, to a number of informal camps that have sprung up around the city.

At the Petionville Club, CRS is working with United Nations officials and the United States military to turn an informal camp that has attracted 20,000 people during the day and up to 50,000 at night into a formal facility for the displaced, registering residents and delivering buckets of food, sanitation items and water to displaced Haitians waiting in long, orderly lines.

"We are grateful to the 82nd Airborne for providing security," said Annemarie Reilly, CRS Vice President for Overseas Operations. "This camp at Petionville will provide thousands of Haitians with the relief they so desperately need."

Other CRS personnel worked to unload a rare site in Port-au-Prince--a ship that docked at the one working berth in the heavily-damaged harbor. It carried 2,100 metric tons of food from the USAID Food for Peace program. Getting these containers, mainly filled with grain and vegetable oil, off the dock and to warehouses along the city's devastated roadways is the next challenge.

"It may look to many in the rest of the world that those in need are not receiving any aid, but actually thousands here in Port-au-Prince have gotten help," said Karel Zelenka, CRS Haiti country representative. "It must be understood that an apocalypse occurred in a place where there was hardly any infrastructure before--hence the huge logistical challenges.

"Whatever those challenges, we know that the destruction of this earthquake was so vast that even if thousands have gotten help, many, many more need assistance," he added. "We are all working hard to see that they get it."

CRS, which has worked in Haiti for over 50 years and has a permanent staff of more than 300 there, has committed at least $25 million for relief and recovery. It has received $16.5 million in cash donations and commitments, including $1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and $225,000 from the New York Yankees baseball team.

On the ground, CRS is working with partners from Caritas, the international Catholic aid network, to coordinate its aid response. The agency is also joining aid groups in working with the United Nations as it becomes functional following the destruction of its headquarters and the death of many of its personnel in the 7.0 magnitude quake.

St. Francois de Sales Hospital was familiar to CRS as it had been used to treat people with HIV by the AIDSRelief consortium, which includes CRS. The hospital was heavily damaged in the earthquake, perhaps 70 percent destroyed. It will need reconstruction, but using buildings that remain intact along with tents, doctors have resumed work using supplies from the Catholic Medical Mission Board and others, which CRS delivered. The first operation was one all too common in Port-au-Prince: an amputation. More operations followed conducted by three medical teams that are now working at St. Francois de Sales: one Haitian, one Italian and one Belgian.

CRS is also setting up primary care centers at sites identified by the Catholic Church. Each will be staffed by a doctor and a nurse. At least three are in Port-au-Prince and one in Leogane, a city to the west that suffered extensive damage. More sites are being identified as CRS reaches out to the AIDSRelief network.

How to Help:

Donate via phone: 1-877-HELP-CRS or text RELIEF to 30644

Donate online at http://www.crs.org

Write a check to:
Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland 21203-7090

Money orders: Make payable to CRS/Haiti

Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. The agency provides assistance to people in more than 100 countries and territories based on need, regardless of race, nationality or creed. For more information, please visit http://www.crs.org or http://www.crsespanol.org.
]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:12:36 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1391 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1391 Lifesaving supplies from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are reaching desperate survivors in quake-shattered Port-au-Prince, Haiti. CRS is distributing food and water from its warehouses in the...
CRS has increased its original funding commitment and is planning an emergency response with an expectation of raising $25 million from its generous supporters. To date, CRS has already received more than $6 million in cash and commitments, including a $1-million disaster response donation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a $225,000 gift from the New York Yankees baseball team.

"Our staff on the ground say the needs are beyond belief," says Ken Hackett, President of CRS. "This money will help us go even further to reach people who are suffering."

CRS was able to respond immediately thanks to pre-positioned supplies in its Port-au-Prince warehouse. "We are fortunate to have had water in our warehouse," says Karel Zelenka, Country Representative for CRS Haiti. "We also trucked in family food kits from Les Cayes."

CRS has a staff of 313 on the ground, with more personnel arriving daily. CRS Haiti's headquarters building was damaged but did not collapse. Until its structural integrity is assured, aid workers are working and sleeping outside in tents or cars.

Additional food will arrive soon. "Fifteen hundred metric tons of wheat and oil will arrive in port shortly," says Schuyler Thorup, Regional Director for CRS Latin America. "We will distribute it immediately."

In the neighboring Dominican Republic, CRS is preparing food packages to feed 50,000 people. The packages are five-gallon buckets loaded with juice, sardines, sausage, peanut butter, nuts, granola bars, canned fruit, black beans and saltine crackers. CRS is also readying water storage containers, water purification tablets, hygiene kits, cookware and plastic sheeting in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

CRS has been working in Haiti for 55 years, often responding to disasters such as the hurricanes that hit the country in 2008. The agency has an extensive network of aid partners in the country, including Catholic schools, hospitals and health centers.

"There's been an outpouring of support from Catholics and others of good will in the United States," says CRS Executive Vice President Michael Wiest. "We're so grateful for the generosity of our donors, especially because the massive destruction caused by the quake will require a long-term recovery process." ]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:29:49 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1390 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1390 Artistic director Dudley Birder announced that St. Norbert College music theatre will expand its 2010 summer season by presenting three productions during the months of June and...
"Forever Plaid," a nostalgic and entertaining view of the 50s, and "Nunsense," a vibrant romp that chronicles the zany antics of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, will

share the Webb Theatre during the month of June.

The June musicals will be presented in repertoire fashion with each playing nine performances. "Forever Plaid" will run June 9-12, 21-22, 25, 27 (matinee) and 30.

"Nunsense" opens June 16 with performances on June 17-18, 20 (matinee), 23-24, 28-29 and July 1. "Forever Plaid" and "Nunsense" are currently in rehearsal.

The Walter Theatre will be the site of the July production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," back by popular demand. Eight performances will be presented July 22-25 (matinee), 27-29 and 30.

Open auditions for "Joseph" have been scheduled as follows. Children's auditions are scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, and 4 p.m. on Monday, March 15.

Auditions for adults will be held May 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. Rehearsals will begin June 8. For further information call Dudley Birder at (920) 403-3116 or e-mail him at dudley.birder@snc.edu.

Tickets for "Forever Plaid," "Nunsense" and "Joseph" are now available at the St. Norbert College ticket office. Call (920) 403-3950 or purchase tickets online at tickets.snc.edu.
]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:13:42 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1389 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1389 A community kickoff event for American Cancer Society Relay for Life of De pere at St. Norbert College is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20 at Sports Corner, 500 Grant Street in De...
The community kickoff is an informational meeting for anyone interested in learning more about the relay or forming a team to participate. Attendees can win a free team registration worth $150 as well as other prizes.

The March 27 relay at St. Norbert College raises money for the American Cancer Society. The all day event involves teams of eight to 15 volunteers from throughout the area.

Participants continuously circle a track at St. Norbert to raise pledge money. For more information, contact Lisa Valenta at lisa.valenta@cancer.org or (920) 351-0368.
]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:02:27 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1388 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1388 Catholic Relief Services is readying food and other aid to help families affected by a powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12. CRS has committed an initial $5 million (US) to help...
"This is a massive disaster," says CRS' Country Representative in Haiti, Karel Zelenka. "We should be prepared for thousands and thousands of dead and injured." In a brief call on Tuesday night before phones went down, Zelenka described clouds of smoke surrounding Port-au-Prince and said, "I've experienced earthquakes before, but I never felt anything like this. This is a major hit. And it was direct."

While the CRS office in Port-au-Prince is undamaged, a building directly across from it collapsed. CRS has approximately 340 staffers in Haiti, of which 120 are in Port-au-Prince. Many staffers slept outside on Tuesday night to avoid building collapses from aftershocks.

CRS has pre-positioned food, water storage containers, bedding and other supplies in warehouses in Haiti and nearby countries. "We have to find out if the warehouses in Haiti are damaged," says Ken Polsky, Regional Representative for CRS Latin America. "We will also move supplies there from the Dominican Republic and Miami."

"This is going to be devastating," says Bill Canny, Director of Emergency Operations for CRS. "We know it's chaos in Port-au-Prince and help is needed immediately."

"We're moving additional emergency staff in as quickly as possible," continues Canny, who is leaving for Haiti today [January 13].

CRS has worked in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, for over 50 years. The country is still rebuilding from the 2008 hurricanes that left the city of Gonaives buried in 3.2 million cubic yards of mud.

How to Help:

Donate via phone: 1-877-HELP-CRS or text RELIEF to 30644

Donate online: www.crs.org

Write a check:
Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland 21203-7090
Memo portion of check: Haiti Earthquake

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. The agency provides assistance to people in more than 100 countries and territories based on need, regardless of race, nationality or creed. For more information, please visit http://www.crs.org or http://www.crsespanol.org.]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1387 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1387 John Perkins, one of the leading evangelical voices to come out of the American civil rights movement, will speak at St. Norbert College on Monday, Feb 1 at 7 p.m. in the Walter Theatre in the Abbot...
Perkins is an internationally known author, speaker, and teacher on issues of racial reconciliation and Christian community development.

Perkins is the author of nine books and has written numerous chapters in other books.

In 2004, he partnered with Seattle Pacific University to launch the campus-based John Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training and Community Development. The center is a first-of-its-kind partnership and what Perkins describes as "the fulfillment of a lifelong dream."

For his work, he received honorary doctorates from Wheaton College, Gordon College, Huntington College, Geneva College, Spring Arbor University, North Park College and Belhaven College.

Perkins' visit is sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Peace and Justice Center of St. Norbert College.

For more information contact Patti Cole at patti.cole@snc.edu or (920) 403-3881.
]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:00:08 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1386 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1386 Great Decisions is a national program meant to bring together local, regional and national experts in an eight-week lecture series discussing international issues of interest to the community. St....
Topics for the series are selected by the Foreign Policy Association of America and are intended to provide a local forum for discussion on current political and economic issues of the day. The speakers themselves are selected by participating colleges and universities. St. Norbert College is one of only two schools in Wisconsin that presents the entire series. (UW-Milwaukee is the other.)

The following are the topics and speakers for 2010. All lectures will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday evenings, in the Fort Howard Theater, Bemis International Center.

Global Financial Crisis (Feb. 17) David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winner as a journalist 2001; nominated three more times since. Author of three books in the field.

Special Envoys (Feb. 24) Art Cyr, director of International Business Center, CarthageCollege.

Russia and its Neighbors (March 3) Ian Kelly, past director of the Russia Desk, U.S. State Department.

Preventing Genocide (March 10) Celesten Musekura, founder of African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries.

U.S.-Chinese Security Relations (March 24) Julia Chang Bloch, foreign affairs veteran and past U.S. ambassador, who is currently the ambassador in residence at the University of Maryland.

Global Crime (March 31) Robert and John Pavich, father and son, are international criminal attorneys and have argued before the international criminal court in The Hague. John Pavich is a 1998 graduate of St. Norbert College.

The Persian Gulf (April. 7) Rami George Khouri, a well-known editor and journalist in Lebanon, speaks around the world on this subject.

Women in Latin American Politics (April 14) Gratzia Villarroel, associate professor of political science at St. Norbert College and a known specialist in the field of international studies.

Advance subscription for the entire series is available for $40 per person. Subscription includes admission to all eight lectures and a copy of the Great Decisions briefing book. The briefing book includes background information on the lecture topics and access to the association's web site, http://www.fpa.org, for resources, guides to topics and online discussion forums. Admission to individual sessions is also available for $5 at the door, and briefing books are available for $15.

For more information, contact the St. Norbert College Center for International Education at (920) 403-4075, or go to http://www.snc.edu/cie/greatdecisons.html.
]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:17:19 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1385 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1385 An informative discussion regarding cable television service in Wisconsin will be held at St. Norbert College on Friday, Jan 15, at 1 p.m. in the presentation room of the Mulva library located on...
At this hour-long roundtable discussion you will hear from experts in the field about their experiences before and after the passage of the Video Competition Act and how the Cable Consumer Repair Bill addresses specific concerns in the area of consumer protection, community access Public, Education and Government (PEG) television channels, union jobs and broadband roll-out.

This will be an opportunity for legislators, city officials, non-profit organizations, community television enthusiasts and cable television subscribers to learn more about how the Cable Competition Act has affected cable in Wisconsin. A robust discussion is welcomed.

For more information, contact Mary Cardona at wapc@tds.net or (608) 215-5594.
]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:45:05 CST http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1384 http://www.snc.edu/communications/pressrelease/?s=rss&i=1384 St. Norbert College will host its 8th annual Full-time Job and Internship Fair Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 3-5 p.m. in the gymnasium (2nd floor) of the Ray Van Den Heuvel Family Campus...
Employers seeking candidates for full-time and internship positions can register at http://www.snc.edu/career/employers/. The cost is $75 per table for private sector firms, and $37.50 for government and non-profit agencies.

Deadline to register is Feb.16th. For more details call (920)-403-3040 or e-mail careers@snc.edu.
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