College Magazine | Fall/Winter 2016 Sustainable Style Piecing together a practical alternative to the fast fashion industry Reflecting the mission of the college, St. Norbert College Magazine links the institution’s past and present by Contents chronicling its academic, cultural, spiritual and co-curricular life. ST. NORBERT COLLEGE MAGAZINE Online Vol. 48, No. 3, Fall/Winter 2016 A sampling of related content available at snc.edu/magazine. Cover Story Page 7 In September: Nearly 20,000 people (page 4) The Schneider School’s entre- joined in the SNC Day fun preneurial mission makes it an for a glorious day on campus. ideal conduit for start-ups. A “Shark In Wider conversation: Tank”-inspired elevator-pitch contest, Laurel Wider, launched this year by Joy Pahl (Bus- founder and CEO of Wonder Crew, talks iness Administration) and open to any about the on-campus launch of a toy that (page 8) student with a product or service, is is changing boys’ world of play . just one outcome. In the saddle: Hannah Johnshoy ’17 (page 8) shares her riding experience with Page 13 Page 16 local non-profit Exceptional Equestrians, providing equine-assisted therapies to “An object like this one rekindles and The (Not So) Great Divide individuals with special needs. reaffirms how long ago this place made a commitment to athletics. Why did they do Wendy Scattergood (Political Science) In pride of place: Norbert of Xanten it? It wasn’t for recognition. It wasn’t for challenges concerns about a sharply divided takes his rightful spot atop Main Hall profit. They did it for the right reasons.” electorate – concerns that have characterized (page 11). – Don “Maz” Maslinski ’63 (Athletics, coverage of the 2016 election. College Advancement) Page 18 In fashion: Challenging unsustainable views of fashion (page 18), students go Fashion This in search of new materials and thrifty approaches to display on the catwalk. Page 29 Fast fashion depends on cheap prices made possible by sweatshops, child In her eyes: It’s his schtick, his style and his A national conference labor and over-consumption. Three for student affairs professionals raised personal preference. Jim Healy ’06, St. Norbert faculty members are village administrator for Richfield, Wis., many questions about the Catholic higher countering the problem with a series (page 24) rarely makes a public appearance education experience . Panelist of events that propose practical, small- Rachelle Barina ’09 has answers. without a bow tie. scale solutions for those who want a stylish closet that doesn’t depend on exploitation. Page 24 In recognition: Learn more about the 2016 Alumni Award Winners (page 33) On our cover: The 1,000 T-Shirt Project The Way I See It and their service to the greater good. of April Beiswenger (Theatre Studies) Chutzpah, stick-to-it-iveness or guts. inspired an installation that unpacked the In its own good time: It was a beer Call it what you will, it’s a kind of “holy grit” unethical realities of T-shirt consumption. whose time had come. With the help of Departments that confers resilience on many successful St. Norbert chemists (page 34), a local graduates of a Catholic higher education. 6 Guest Editorial brewery probes the mysteries of an 80-year old survivor. 7 News of St. Norbert 27 Alumni of St. Norbert Keep an eye open throughout this edition for 34 Connection more links to content on the web. Follow us snc.edu/magazine on your favorite social media channel, too. Just search for St. Norbert College. Life in a bubble Bubble soccer: It’s a thing! It’s billed as equal parts soccer, pillow- fight and vaudeville; and visitors to this year’s SNC Day got to try the sport for themselves, as part of field day activities at Schneider Stadium. Nearly 20,000 people joined in the SNC Day fun for a glorious day on campus. See for 4 St. Norbertyourself! snc.edu/magazine College Magazine | Fall/Winter 2016 snc.edu/magazine 5 In My Words / Eileen Jahnke News OF ST. NORBERT COLLEGE Return on JAWS! investment All in for a winning start Entrepreneurial Got an idea with education extends teeth? The college’s to investors, too. elevator-pitch contest, “We need to educate magine, after the Mass of the Holy Spirit this had fun. It was clear he thoroughly enjoyed the game new this year, is the people who dubbed Shark Attack. past August, 580 new students marching down of football and always gave it his all. And it showed. have money about Entrepreneurial Baer Mall in wonder and with a sense of awe. Our Every single game. That made him incredibly fun to what kinds of risks teams, which must faculty, in all of their graduation garb finery, line both are worth taking. A I watch. Who can forget him running down the length include at least one lot of money that sides of the mall, clapping and cheering them on. of the field with his helmet off when he connected on St. Norbert College exists here is money Then these same students enjoy a barbecue dinner, a one of the first plays to Andre Rison at the Super Bowl undergraduate or that was made the great live band on the riverfront, and fireworks. That graduate student in in New Orleans; or the game in Oakland right after old-fashioned way; any area of study, may is the welcome our new students get at St. Norbert his father passed away? Favre left us with many great they earned it, saved pitch business plans College. That is Convocation on our campus. it and took care of memories and some really good lessons. on Dec. 6 to compete it,” explains I have come to love the cyclical nature of the year Two of our daughters were in grade school when Kevin for $1,000 first-place Eileen Jahnke joined . “Changing to NEWS in a college setting. There is a definite beginning and the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans Quinn and $500 second- the college in 2001. a mindset where they end to each school year. You can almost feel the entire place prizes. Pitches As vice president in 1997. One of our daughters was invited to see the are willing to be in on campus exhaling, the day after Commencement. And will be made to a for business and parade and spend some time at Lambeau Field during 100 things and have finance, she over- it always feels so good to have the campus fill back up panel of judges in three of them hit it big NORBERT OF ST. the welcome-home celebration. I suspect the only Sharks welcome here 90 seconds or less. sees the departments with students again in the fall. You can just feel a real is tough. I would like things she will remember about all of that is how A report from the Kauffman Foundation has Wisconsin last among states – In preparation of finance, human for St. Norbert and infusion of renewed energy. long it took for the parade with the buses of Packers for the contest, resources, facilities the Schneider School 50 out of 50 – in environment and climate for entrepreneurship. The Schneider School Each student’s college journey has a distinct meetings with guest and auxiliary services. players to get to them, and how cold it was. Though to be a catalyst to is taking steps to improve this ranking, expanding its entrepreneurial mission to beginning at Convocation; a beginning that leads entrepreneurs were In addition, she our daughters were really happy to have a day off of get people speaking provide a conduit for start-ups. The new “Shark Tank”-inspired elevator-pitch contest, offered earlier this provides financial in four great years to their Commencement. I love the same language school, they really couldn’t understand “what the big spearheaded by Joy Pahl (Business Administration) and open to any student with a semester. “Part of the guidance for the Convocation. The excitement is palpable when our about investment deal was.” We could. product or service, is just one outcome. vision and mission administrative team new students are arriving full of anticipation for what opportunities.” So it should be no surprise that we have thoroughly of the Schneider and the board of Already, business- “If there is one thing about being young, you have all kinds of ideas. Some of them their future at St. Norbert College holds. School of Business trustees, and is enjoyed Favre’s induction into the Packers Hall of school faculty and are pretty good,” says Kevin Quinn, dean of the business school. “If we don’t provide Around the start of this academic year, I read an & Economics is to responsible for the Fame and his recent induction into the Pro Football students have a pathway for young people to pursue opportunities, they are going to leave. They are article in the Green Bay Press-Gazette, written by prepare business management of the become more Hall of Fame. Favre shared some great words of leaving for Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, San Francisco, Austin and Boston. They are leaders,” says Joy college’s budget and Patti Zarling and called “Nine Things to Know About involved in the local wisdom in his induction speech at the Pro Football leaving for all these places where they can find the infrastructure they need to become Pahl. “Within that investment portfolio. Back to School.” Local principals and administrators business community Hall of Fame on Aug. 7, 2016, when he said: “So when vision should be the through their presence entrepreneurial. [Here,] we’ve been talking to the county about creating spaces on shared tips for students: develop good sleep habits; whole entrepreneurial I look back over my 20 years, I can honestly tell you at events.