College Magazine | Summer 2014

Being Norbertine A unique heritage inspires our vibrant life in community 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

In Print Online Vol. 46, No. 2, Summer 2014 A sampling of related content available at snc.edu/magazine. Cover Story Page 8 Page 14 Investing in a bright future: Meeting the financial need of deserving students Over three decades Jeff Zahn has (page 8) means more dreams made overseen the distribution of $1.2 billion SWOT possible, more good sent out into the in financial aid; funds that support 97 Team world. percent of St. Norbert students on their college journey. A trio of St. Norbert In safekeeping: Your data is only as college faculty secure as your password (page 6). Rae Page 10 members is gaining Clemmons (ITS) is ready to give you attention around the 387-quadrillion-to-1 odds in the race “I find myself in the first days of that world for work that against cybercrime – and she’ll help you much-anticipated, much-envied, and is giving a time- remember how you did it, too! perhaps misunderstood academic honored business tradition: the sabbatical.” – Karen Park tool new relevance In touch with our roots: Our history (Religious Studies) in the digital age. began 900 years ago, and it’s a continuing story (page 19). The life of Norbert of Xanten, and the order he founded, still shape the college we know today. Page 25 In search of St. Norbert: A churchman with an endearing if fusty Page 16 Intent on a prose style redolent of the 19th century, memorable encounter with the man who (page 21) plus an exhaustive knowledge of the Being Norbertine began it all , our editor headed history of the college, is the breakout star to his tomb in Prague. of our monthly e-newsletter. We share a 900-year-long heritage In a league of their own: infused with zeal, commitment, devout Six players service and a loving spirit. When of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 1945-54, were honored mission and heritage take such living guests at our Sport & Society in America form on our campus, it’s not hard to say, conference (page 22). we’re Norbertine, and we’re proud of it! Page 22 In the running: Dr. Julia Chase-Brand On our cover: The first and oldest Play Ball! (page 24), the first to break the tape for building on our campus, Old St. Joe’s has women in distance running, looks back to Departments been a Norbertine church since the arrival The women who inspired “A League of Their the sport’s early days in the United States. in De Pere of the Rev. Bernard Pennings, 4 President’s Message Own” shared stories of their All-American O.Praem., in 1897. Its bells mark the Girls Professional Baseball League experience In double time: The Class of 2014 was 5 News of St. Norbert passing of the hours and its steeple directs when they met up at this year’s Sport & a remarkable one (page 30) – not least our attention to the heavens above. Society in America conference. because it included eight sets of twins and 25 News of Alumni three-quarters of a set of quadruplets. 30 Connection

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IN COMMUNITY A year of beginnings Enjoying the conversation n The Medical College of Wisconsin’s community medical Notre Dame’s legendary women’s basketball coach, and has advised President Obama. He brought education program in Ann “Muffet” McGraw, was in the green room behind us his message about the imperative of interfaith Green Bay is based in the Walter Theatre stage, only moments away from understanding. No one is saying people of different the new Gehl-Mulva Science Center at addressing our Sport & Society in America national backgrounds must fully agree with one another, Eboo Dr. Matt Hunsaker: St. Norbert. conference. The topic of this year’s program, which we said. But if we work to find those areas where we do Our work in training Recruitment for the host in conjunction with the Green Bay Packers, was agree, then we at least have some hope of mutual medical students will program has already women in sports, and we were fortunate to have one understanding. be more than just started and its first in the community, students will begin of the most successful in history delivering a keynote I must say, however, that one of our most it will be of the address. compelling speakers this year was our last one. their studies in July community. The 2015. I was the only other person in the room as the People say you never remember your Commencement community’s not a President Tom Kunkel NEWS writes about the stream of coach sat at a small table, intently reviewing her speaker, but that will not be true for St. Norbert’s destination: Members n The Schneider influential and engaging speech, page by page – and all the while her left leg Class of 2014. of the community School will house speakers who cross our was twitching like a piston. I found her anxiousness Chris Ayers graduated from SNC not all that are really part of the Dr. Matt Hunsaker (left) and Kevin Quinn St. Norbert’s campus. They keep us entire enterprise of reassuring, actually, since our image of Muffet is long ago – in 1997, in fact – and he quickly built existing business

entertained, informed and building a medical OF ST. NORBERT of the no-nonsense commander who performs so a successful career in Hollywood as an artist and administration inspired. school. Green Bay and economics confidently before tens of thousands of screaming illustrator. He may not have the name recognition of has a long history New deans braced for distinction departments, as fans. She looked over at me and smiled. “Pregame,” a bell hooks or an Eboo Patel, but if you’ve ever seen of working together he first two dedicated schools on campus will be driven by excellence fueled by well as new faculty she said with a chuckle. “I hate pregame.” “Men in Black 2,” “The Incredible Hulk,” the “Star toward community and staff who will community partnership, say their founding deans. With the appointments Having world-class visitors to campus is one Trek” franchise or any of the two dozen other films goals. That’s one of be hired as part the things that was of Dr. Matt Hunsaker (Medical College) and Kevin Quinn (Schneider School), of the privileges of working at St. Norbert College. Chris has had a hand in, you’ve appreciated his work. of an expanded attractive to me. It’s leadership is in place for a new chapter in college history. These people teach us, challenge us, inspire us. Even more than his talent, we admire Chris for his T undergraduate not a community that The men will serve as founding deans for the new Medical College of Wisconsin’s program plus the At the sports conference, for instance, Muffet courageous spirit. Diagnosed with leukemia in 2005, has never succeeded. Green Bay area campus and for the Donald J. Schneider School of Business & Economics launch of an MBA McGraw’s appearance was bookended by that he devised creative ways to stay positive. One way: It’s a community that’s announced earlier this year. program, expected of Christine Brennan, USA Today’s lead sports Draw a new and whimsical creature every day. His worked hard, whether to start in fall 2015. Hunsaker, formerly director of the Rural Medical Education Program at the columnist and a highly respected author and menagerie grew and grew, and in time Chris collected it’s for professional sports teams or University of Illinois College of Medicine, began his career in family medicine. He television commentator. Chris’ topic was the enduring them into a book, “The Daily Zoo.” He still produces community outreach relishes the charge toward creativity and innovation that comes with his new position: importance of the landmark Title IX legislation, which these drawings, even with his disease long into – the community has “You know every innovation of the program will evolve; it’s not simply duplication of last four decades ago provided young women athletic remission. He has just published his fourth book, and come together for year’s efforts. Mix in a little bit of audacity, a little creative thinking and you can actually opportunities equal to those of young men, and in as before, part of the proceeds from each sale goes to important projects. develop the program beyond where things are.” Joining keynote speakers the process changed American society forever. cancer-related charities and research. Muffet McGraw and And Quinn, who joined the St. Norbert economics faculty 20 years ago and most Another prominent guest this spring was the Chris told our grads not to let illness or Christine Brennan at Sport recently served as associate academic dean, says: “It’s fun knowing that every decision author, feminist and social critic bell hooks, whose professional setbacks or anything else keep them & Society, the significant you make is the first one of its type for your organization. We want to make sure that we address was the centerpiece of the Cassandra Voss from realizing their potential. And he coordinated his academic conference get the feel of a St. Norbert education and the St. Norbert experience right. The DNA hosted on campus every Center’s inaugural year. As bell doesn’t make many remarks with dozens and dozens of his “Daily Zoo” has to be St. Norbert DNA.” two years, were former appearances in our part of the world, she packed the creations, stitching the whole into a presentation as The two appointments, coming just months apart, signal the increasing richness athletes who broke down Walter not only with SNC folks but students who funny as it was poignant. of the St. Norbert experience. Next year’s incoming first-years intent on a liberal arts barriers for women in bused in from other colleges. She wowed us all with And authentic. “Be hopeful,” Chris said, speaking sports. Turn to page 22 education will rub shoulders with medical students; undergraduates majoring in her wit and insight. But my favorite part of bell’s visit from experience. “In dark and difficult times, find and for more. business and economics will learn in an environment that supports a new MBA was the small dinner party beforehand in which she hold on to the light, whether that light comes from program now in the process of securing accreditation. had us in stitches with stories about life in Kentucky – above, inside you, or within someone else. Hang on to “Thematically, I’m excited,” says Hunsaker. “It is the focus on developing the where she was born and now works – and the eternal hope – it is so very precious.” physician/clinician that is relevant demographically, connected to the community and challenges of looking for love. If you could use a little inspiration yourself, go to has all the important skills of empathy, compassion, listening … all of which are part of Before that we hosted Eboo Patel, the charismatic http://www.snc.edu/commencement/speaker.html the community here. Being embedded here, as part of the campus, is a good thing.” Chicagoan who founded Interfaith Youth Core and check out Chris’ presentation.

4 St. Norbert College Magazine | Summer 2014 snc.edu/magazine 5 Noted / At Home and Abroad Treasure / Letter-Perfect Kristin Vogel Director of the Miriam B. & James J. Mulva Library d @yW tduy# The college’s art collection is meant to be looked at, so New living options uO pieces are intentionally hung in offices as well as public Password Protected h spaces around campus. When our curator told me we Your online security is only as good as the strength of your password, says Rae Clemmons owned an alphabet set of Erté brooches from the art (Information Technology) – and that may not be as secure as you think. Clemmons is now deco period, I said, “That sounds very intriguing!” contributing a regular column syndicated by Gannett Company newspapers. Topics she has What’s a library made up of? It’s made up of ideas – addressed include technology trends in education; the role that technology can play in transforming and many of our ideas are communicated with words, our institutions; and how it can be used to connect us, rather than isolate us. which are composed of letters. So the idea of an Read Clemmons on how to create a strong, secure password – and how to remember it, too. alphabet as a piece of art snc.edu/magazine in the library, in my office, seemed both tongue-in- cheek and literal, as well Influential continue to represent and Columbia annually from a as kind of fun. I love art. the college as well as University, Wayne group of more than This summer, students begin moving Roman Catholics I love art in libraries. I love their own research Patterson (History); 300 select colleges into the college’s newest residences. constitute the most the idea of having art in populous religious fields: Distinguished and universities. my office that is from the The purchase of the former Joliet denomination in n At the University Lecturer, on behalf Phi Kappa Phi was college collection, so I can Square Apartments brings with it the United States, of Qatar, Robert of the Association for named for the initial help show what the college has. another apartment-style living option comprising one in Kramer (History) on Asian Studies. letters forming its This collection of pins is intriguingly beautiful. It’s for juniors and seniors four Americans. With “The Study of History motto, Philosophìa something you need to be able to look at from close-to. NEWS Honored Krateìto Photôn – “Let Newly named Xanten and the election of John F. in the 21st Century”; You need to be able to get to it to see it, so I had to keynote address the love of learning Prémontré Halls, the two buildings Kennedy as president The nation’s oldest think carefully where it should be hung in relation to the in 1960, they attained to the International and most selective rule humanity.” furnishings of the room. It does read very dramatically are on College Avenue, just two blocks a political prominence Conference on honor society for all from a distance. But you really need to be able to take OF ST. NORBERT from the library. Together, they offer to match their rapidly Interdisciplinarity academic disciplines Striking fire a close look. 24 two-bedroom apartments intended ascending socio- in History: An Old is now represented Student musicians Art deco is such an interesting style. I find it very for four residents and 15 one-bedroom economic and cultural Method in New World at St. Norbert. The won friends in South compelling. You have to sort of embrace, in my apartments intended for two. Elizabeth profile. A new book by Context. college chapter of Africa this summer opinion, the geometry of it and the ornamentation, the n , one of the new residents, Larry McAndrews At Tillburg Phi Kappa Phi was by offering their music decoration, and the opulence, the luxuriousness of it.

OF ST. NORBERT OF ST. Paitel ’16 University in the

(History) traces their says: “I chose to live in Xanten because established this for church services, Even within their frame, these brooches look very tactile. role in presidential Netherlands, Paul spring in response to local Norbertines it gave me the opportunity to live One of the things I really like about them is that there’s policies and politics. Wadell (Religious to petitioners who and at impromptu texture evident in every single one of them. You can with my closest friends in a great, “What They Wished Studies) on “Friend- included members sing-alongs with imagine the feel of the precious metal and of the jewels NEWS on-campus location. The 11-month For: American Cath- ship With God: of the society on their host families in that were put in there. lease was also extremely attractive to olics and American Embodying Charity campus: Dean Guglethu township. I do find them very whimsical, even a little humorous. me, as I’ll be on campus this summer Presidents, 1960- as a Way of Life”; Jeff Frick, Judy The group of 25 Different letters appeal to me for different reasons – the keynote address to conducting research.” 2004” (2014) is Smith (Comm- students and faculty “O” that’s just a little bit funny-shaped. I like the fact, published by the Conference Thomas unications & Media members visited the too, that a number of the letters are formed by people Mike Peckham (Residential University of Georgia Instituut’s Faith, Hope Studies), Jim country to perform in facing each other, or interacting. Education and Housing) says Press. McAndrews and Love: Thomas Harris (Business Cape Town parishes Over the years, a lot of brooches have come my apartment-style housing provides shows that American Aquinas on Living by Administration), and at other public way through hand-me-downs and gifts from the estates Catholics, though the Infused Virtues. students the opportunity to Charley Jacobs venues. Michael of my grandmothers. As a form of jewelry they really divided by race, class, n In Orlando, Fla., prepare meals in their own (Political Science), Rosewall (Music) resonate with me. So all in all there probably isn’t gender and party, Amy Vandenburg kitchens: “Prémontré and Xanten Halls Sarah Parks says the travelers and a better piece in the collection for me to be able to have been remarkably and Matt Stollak are spacious, have lots of amenities, (Music), Cathy Lau their audiences alike connect with on these multiple levels. successful in shaping (Business Admin- (Residential Education found they were “on including fireplaces, and are close to the political dialogue istration) with Nathan & Housing), Kristin fire with the power of Kristin Vogel enjoys facilitating the work of the campus.” and at helping to Felhofer ’14 and Vogel (Library), Sara music to bring people Mulva’s team of librarians and staff to ensure that effect policy outcomes Patrick Sutherland Prémontré, in France, is where Hutmaker (Registrar), together.” the library exceeds expectations. As well, she has St. Norbert founded his first religious inside and outside of ’14; on “How Social Corey Pinchart The tour included Washington. had the privilege of networking with librarians community in 1120. Xanten, on the left Media Is Influencing (Theatre Facilities), time at the Norbertine around the globe, including travel on a Fulbright bank of the Rhine, was the birthplace of the Job Search,” Best Madelyn Kennedy priory in Kommetjie grant to Bahrain to work with the National Library Well spoken Paper of Track at the (Payroll) and as well as homestays St. Norbert himself. and the University of Bahrain. She has also worked Through keynote Academic & Business Bruce Robertson with families in with academic librarians in Ghana and most recently addresses and other Research Institute. (Counseling Center). Guglethu, where in Uganda. prestigious speaking n At Hawaii The honor society, spontaneous music- engagements, St. Pacific University, founded in 1897, making spilled into Norbert scholars Niagara University inducts new members the streets.

6 St. Norbert College Magazine | Summer 2014 snc.edu/magazine 7 Noted / 30 Years Well Spent A Moment in Time / Outstanding on Ice LAUNCHPAD Making a living by giving

The office of financial aid at St. Norbert processes more than $50 million in student aid each year. About $28 million of that vadimmmus / Shutterstock.com total comes directly from the college’s The National Defense own scholarship Student Loan (NDSL), funds, with the rest which was the first originating from federal financial aid Jeff Zahn (Financial Aid) has had the years, creating what Zahn calls a blessing federal, state and program, came into pleasure of helping more than 18,000 and a curse for financial aid professionals. other sources. being as a reaction St. Norbert College students benefit from Some of that data helps the 20 percent “That figure shows to Sputnik. The more than $1.2 billion in financial aid and the institution’s Soviet Union’s launch of St. Norbert students who fall into commitment to of the world’s first grants in a career that has spanned three the neediest economic categories. A keeping St. Norbert artificial satellite in decades – exactly. similar percentage of applicants are first- affordable for as many 1957 triggered the Zahn’s tenure as director of financial generation college students. people as possible,” Space Age along aid will come to an end with his retirement “Despite the public perception that says Jeff Zahn, who with the United States Aug. 1, 30 years to the day from the date will retire Aug. 1 as government’s desire only rich kids come here, we service he joined the college in that role. director of financial to promote science a population of kids that are needy, aid. “When I started in education. “We’ve touched a lot of lives and given and without the assistance we provide, 1984, we processed The NDSL would out a lot of money,” says Zahn, who always would not have the opportunity that this less than 10 percent eventually become the uses the collective “we” when referring to institution offers,” Zahn says. “Our goal of that total.” Perkins Loan, which is the financial aid office. “One of the reasons OF ST. NORBERT OF ST. is to make it possible. Sitting across from Providing financial

a general low-interest we’re so successful is we’re all about ideas. aid to students is loan for students. a family that is just so happy that this is one of five focuses In due course, Pell It’s not about hierarchy. It’s the idea that possible is the reward in the end.” of Campaign St. Grants, Stafford counts, not the position of the person it’s Financial aid deals with both continuing Norbert: Full Ahead. NEWS Loans and the rest coming from.” and new students. Zahn says the number The college’s would follow. Zahn’s title has been one of the few of applications has increased with the comprehensive constants in a department that sees announcement of the college’s partnership campaign runs change as part of the territory and thrives through 2015. with the Medical College of Wisconsin. off the dynamic that creates. From federal For more about The office processes approximately programs that come and go every few the campaign, visit Four times! years to Title IX equity requirements and 3,000 FAFSAs (Federal Applications for giving.snc.edu. MVP Joe Perry ’14 cradles the other legislation-mandated rules, Zahn Free Student Aid) annually, and touches championship trophy at Androscoggin and his team make it their mission to those documents perhaps double that Meeting the Bank Colisée, March 22. The Lewiston, Maine, arena saw the Green Knights reduce stress levels for students and their amount because of the changes students financial need of make to their applications. deserving students means take down long-time rival University of families. more dreams made Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3-1, to seize “The premise is still the same in that Zahn, who was a multi-sport athlete possible, more good sent their fourth national title in seven years. we try to make a complex process easy to at Waterford High School in southeastern out into the world. The team’s continuing dominance in NCAA understand for the families and students Wisconsin, enjoys following the Green play was underscored when they finished Knight teams and expects to remain the season leading in both scoring offense we serve,” he says. “We don’t allow that (4.78 goals per game) and scoring defense [legal] language and process to get in the connected with the college in retirement. (1.44 goals per game) – the first Division way of their feeling comfortable applying “This place will never be out of me,” III team to lead the country in offense and for aid.” Zahn says. defense in the same season. Go Knights! Technology has brought about some “Nobody ever grows up wanting to be of the biggest changes to the financial aid a financial aid director. Thank God these world. The amount of available electronic kinds of professions find us, because this data has exploded in just the past few is what I was meant to be.”

8 St. Norbert College Magazine | Summer 2014 snc.edu/magazine 9 Personally Speaking / Karen Park Noted / Green Knight Athletics A clean sweep at 1-under-par 70, Tony Arnold ’17 at St. Norbert teams 74 and Joe Scherer completed one of ’17, who posted a 76. Strong line-up nets records the most successful years in school Keeping the Sabbath well history by capturing Man of the year fter 10 years of graduate school, several years in contemplation? Nobody responded at first but then both the men’s and InfielderTravis women’s Midwest of part-time and adjunct teaching, six full one woman said tentatively: “I haven’t done that in Mason ’14 has been Conference Ralph named 2014 Capital years as an untenured and then, finally, a many years. In fact I’m not sure I have ever done that.” Shively All-Sports One Academic Atenured professor at St. Norbert, I now find myself Her classmates nodded in agreement. trophies. The Green All-American of the middle-aged, with four rapidly growing children, What followed was a discussion about the value Knights repeated Year for Division III and in the first days of that much-anticipated, much- of contemplation, the value of resting the mind; as men’s champion baseball. Mason, envied, and perhaps somewhat misunderstood of allowing oneself to listen for the voice of God, and won for the third a business admin- academic tradition: the sabbatical. however that voice might manifest itself, and the time overall – and the istration major, national champion When I turned out the lights after my last final difficulties in doing so. hockey team was not exam mid-May, I knew that I would not be back in Meanwhile, in my Theological Foundations classes, even factored in the front of a room filled with students for 15 months. we read “The Year of Living Biblically” (2008) by Midwest Conference I will return with new and increased responsibilities, A.J. Jacobs. The author followed, as closely as legally results because it older and with more gray hair. Between now and then, possible, dietary and purity restrictions, advice and plays in the Northern Co-captain Ariel Bloniarz ’14 was named to the Capital One NCAA Division III Academic All-District first team. I will turn my attention to a full-time research agenda, commands about clothing, sexual behavior, and social Collegiate Hockey Association, as does one that will culminate in a book on American and family relationships, in an attempt to understand

An influx of young talent and a newly a season in school history. the women’s hockey NEWS Catholic history, in particular the role of Marian what it would mean to live according to the Bible. In extended competitive season set the “We had that ‘thing’ that you get team. St. Norbert shrines in American Catholic identity-building the end, one of the hardest challenges the author faced stage for the winningest year ever for the sometimes with teams,” Miller says. became the first in the middle decades of the 20th century. was the simple command to keep holy the Sabbath. St. Norbert College women’s tennis team. “When you have it, you want to keep it school to capture titles in football, graduated in May with

Like all liminal states, this one involves For my students, Sundays are often spent studying OF ST. NORBERT The Green Knights won 24 of their 29 forever. When things got tight, our team a perfect 4.00 grade feelings of displacement and insecurity or working at part-time jobs and preparing for their men’s basketball and dual meets during the 2013-14 season, did well. It was so great to watch. Our baseball in the same point average. He alongside the excitement about new busy weeks. For me, they are spent in dozens of ways, smashing the previous school record depth was incredible; we’ve never kept year since St. Olaf finished the 2014 possibilities. I love teaching and I love my few of them particularly restful. For many parents, for victories of 15. Individual records 12 players on the roster before.” College accomplished season with a .355 students. I feel torn about missing a whole myself included, basketball tournaments and the like batting average while tumbled, too. Women’s tennis primarily had been the feat more than hitting five home runs OF ST. NORBERT OF ST. year of campus life and more specifically, often begin early on Sunday mornings, conflicting 40 years ago. The

“It was a really neat season,” says Paul a fall sport until two years ago. The about missing a whole year of my particular with church services or leisurely brunches. It is hard Green Knight women with 32 runs batted in. Miller, who shares coaching duties with team then regrouped for an abbreviated Mason shared the students’ lives – the ones I know, advise and to keep the Sabbath: There isn’t much time in our won their record 14th his wife, Carrie ’99. “We had wonderful set of spring matches leading into team lead in doubles work with closely. My sophomores, who seem lives for contemplation, and perhaps not much value trophy, highlighted by leadership with three seniors who led the conference and potential NCAA titles in soccer and with eight and triples NEWS like they are finally really getting into the swing attached to it. by example over the course of their tournament, but the practice schedule basketball. The Green with three for the of things, will be preparing to graduate when The words sabbatical and Sabbath come from the Green Knights, who careers. Five freshmen and one transfer still trailed the fall season. Knights also won both I return to campus. It feels like a long time to same root word meaning “seven” and are a reference trophies in 2003-04. finished 24-16 overall sophomore provided youth and depth to “Now that’s changing,” Paul Miller be away. to the book of Genesis 2:2-3, where God stops and Coe College is the and won the Midwest an already strong lineup, and those two explains. “Half of our matches are in Conference During spring semester I taught a rests on the seventh day – not because God is too only other school to things led to a great team.” the fall and the other half in the spring. championship. new course on Christian Mysticism. We exhausted to continue, but because in life there must sweep the trophies, Ariel Bloniarz ’14 and Maggie There is an intense practice season for doing so three straight A team captain covered St. Bonaventure, Meister Eckhart, be regular built-in times to pause, to reflect, to think the past two seasons, served as senior captains. both parts instead of going lighter in the years, 1992-95. Julian of Norwich, and Sts. John of the about what one has done and will yet do. As I pause Berens ’14 Mason is also a Bloniarz finished with a 25-10 singles spring. We used this year as a transition volunteer with Green Cross, Teresa of Avila and Catherine on the brink of this seventh year in my St. Norbert Golfers go low of Siena, among others. We spent a career, this built-in pause in my life as a teacher, record and a 2-2 doubles mark while year to get the mentality going, and the Bay Black Knights The St. Norbert men’s youth baseball, the lot of time talking about the concept of I know it won’t always be easy to keep the Sabbath. earning first team Capital One NCAA new schedule starts in full next fall.” Division III Academic All-District Miller says the increased number of golf team broke a Pink Flamingo charity contemplation. Is contemplation essential to the I am being given the opportunity to reflect, not idly, longstanding school honors. Berens was a doubles specialist, matches and corresponding intensity is softball tournament in well-lived life? At one point after watching part of but with attention. A sabbatical is, above all, a chance record when it posted De Pere, and Bowl for the documentary film “Into Great Silence” (2005), to contemplate what one has done, and to create, out going undefeated in the regular season making it easier to recruit accomplished a 290 total in a dual Kids’ Sake. which shows, in quiet detail, the lives of prayerful of the contemplation, something of lasting value. and conference tournament. Brittany players who are looking to play meet with Carroll Mason is the contemplation lived by a community of enclosed A sabbatical is a big responsibility – a privilege – Dudzik ’14 finished her career as a competitive tennis at the Division III University at Currie school’s first-ever Park Golf Course Academic All- Carthusian monks, I asked my students how many and I plan to keep it well. four-year starter. Katherine Ake ’17 set level. “The spring season has taken on a school record for victories in a season a whole new level of intensity,” he says. near Milwaukee. The American of the Year times in the last week had they sat quietly for low four scores that honoree. Subscribers Karen Park joined St. Norbert College as assistant professor of 15 minutes in contemplation? Not reading, not by going 30-4 in singles play and 25-4 in “As a player, it’s great to have confidence counted toward the to @St. Norbert read religious studies in 2008. Her research interests include Early doubles. Ake, Bloniarz and Elizabeth in knowing you’ve put in all the hard team total included sleeping, not communicating on social media or Modern theological history, Catholic devotionalism (particularly the full story in their

watching TV, but just sitting quietly and alertly the veneration of the infant Christ) and women’s convent writing. Manlick ’17 (25-9) become the first work and that the results will speak for Jacob Hebbard ’14 July issue: players to earn 25 singles triumphs in themselves.” and Nic Vrubley ’14 snc.edu/go/enews.

10 St. Norbert College Magazine | Summer 2014 snc.edu/magazine 11 Noted / A Roof to Grow On Farewells / Obituaries GREEN THINGS Leadership leaves its legacy William (Bill) Bohné 1941-2014

ith the close of the academic for Miller Electric Manufacturing, year, the college celebrates where she gained valuable professional the long and distinguished experience in managerial accounting. Wcareers of a pantheon of scholars, She used these experiences in teaching teachers and college leaders who retire several of the most challenging courses this summer from an institution they in the accounting curriculum, and her helped usher into a new century. expectations for her students remain Don Abel (Philosophy) has been unparalleled. She led the department ➊ Improved air quality a popular teacher and productive skillfully for eight years. If life is an exhibit, that of Bill Bohné (Art) and energy conservation scholar since his arrival in 1984. His six Larry McAndrews (History), who was richly curated. Bohné, the college’s longest- are among the pluses of books include two popular textbook came to St. Norbert in 1985, has been tenured member of the current faculty, died April green roofing systems anthologies. Since 1994, he has been a popular and respected teacher whose 14, 2014. He had celebrated 73 years of life like this one – the first involved with the creation of a massive survey of United States history brought exactly two months earlier, on Valentine’s Day. on campus – planted Hired in 1965 by the Rev. Dennis Burke, atop the Gehl-Mulva database of texts under the imprint many students to the history major of McGraw-Hill. His “PowerWeb: and, more generally, fostered passion O.Praem., ’26, Bohné came to De Pere with his Science Center. newlywed wife, Judy. The couple, parents and appreciation for history. A prolific Philosophy” and “PowerWeb: Ethics” to Ginny and Buck, recently marked 50 years ➋ Hardy seasonal online supplements continue his scholar, he has published extensively of marriage. NEWS sedums, from the initiative in technological applications to on the history of education policy and Bohné is remembered by his students for golden-hued evergreen the study of philosophy. A former faculty politics in the United States since the his brilliant lectures delivered without notes. “Sun Splash” to the chair, he was also instrumental in the Kennedy administration. In Norbertine style, he brought art history to pink- and red-flowered creation of the Killeen Chair of Theology Bob Rutter (Institutional life through the local community. He loved “Voodoo,” have to take students on walks through De Pere OF ST. NORBERT been selected for and Philosophy. Effectiveness) has served the college neighborhoods to identify different styles of drought tolerance, low Eliot Elfner (Business Admin- with great distinction since 1987. An architecture, charming the homeowners he maintenance and year- istration) was instrumental in excellent teacher and scholar, he was the met along the way and reveling in their stories. round interest. transforming the discipline and, through chair of teacher education for 10 years. Art was personal and powerful for Bohné. 86 semesters at St. Norbert, the effect of More recently, he was instrumental in OF ST. NORBERT OF ST. He created works with a strong sense of story ➌ Look closely. Those his leadership has been immeasurable. obtaining the college’s first Title III grant and emotion. In 2011, he fashioned an armorial notches on the edges of He served as associate dean of the in 2001. As associate vice president of shield from green-and-gold bleacher planks each white plant module social sciences division for more than the office of institutional effectiveness, he salvaged from the remains of Minahan Stadium, maximize the water and NEWS nutrient flow essential to eight years. Many of his long list of assumed the highly praised coordination then presented it to his friend Frank Pirman any thriving garden. publications and presentations relate of two accreditation reviews by the ’52. Pirman played on the undefeated 1951 to the assessment of student learning Higher Learning Commission. Green Knight football team and is the father of Bohné’s colleague Brian Pirman (Art). ➍ Drainage channels outcomes, a cause that he championed Dave Wegge (Politial Science) joined that disperse water at 7 at St. Norbert. St. Norbert in 1979, bringing essential “[Bill] was an open, interesting man who seemed to take ‘big bites’ out of life,” writes gallons per minute per When Kevin Hutchinson expertise in elections, institutions linear foot are ready to John Nemick ’74. Bohné enjoyed music, good (Communication & Media Studies) and research methods. In addition to wine and distance running. He often ran with manage Wisconsin’s arrived at St. Norbert College in traditional research, he is very active many storms and students and colleagues, mentoring them along snowfalls. 1982, the discipline he joined was in public scholarship – research that the way and taking them out for coffee or lunch in its infancy and it was his charge is done for the public in the service of afterward. ➎ Reflected in the to build and establish a credible and democracy. In 1984, Dave founded the As President Tom Kunkel wrote to the windows of the new academically sound major. Thirty years St. Norbert College Survey Center and faculty and alumni: “Bill was a true original. science center, the later, it has become the third-largest quickly gained a statewide and national He lived life on his own terms, never boxed oldest building on major at St. Norbert and continues to reputation for excellence in survey in by convention, never cheated, never bored. campus: Old St. Joe’s. flourish. Hutchinson has taught nearly research. In 2009, Dave expanded the He had a loving family and more friends than he could count. And he belonged to a college The design of the new every course in the communication scope of the center now known as the building celebrates its his whole life that he loved, and which loved him proximity to the old: concentration. He has also taught in the Strategic Research Institute. back. As he would be the first to say – and he a visual and physical Masters of Theological Studies program. did say, often, even in his last days – he was reminder of the ongoing Iris Jenkel (Business Administration) At the faculty awards reception each a lucky man.” conversation between arrived with experience as a faculty April, our retirees are recognized by their The board of trustees has conferred post- faith and reason. member at two University of Wisconsin colleagues. We eavesdropped as each was humously on Bohné the title of professor schools and also as a plant controller honored in turn. snc.edu/magazine emeritus.

12 St. Norbert College Magazine | Summer 2014 snc.edu/magazine 13 The team developed a resource-based model with bubble charts that show you where you stand “This team that looks at strategic planning from an inside-out versus the competition. There’s also a form that is so different, perspective as opposed to a traditional outside-in summarizes the analysis in a textual context.” method, which looks at external factors and attempts Unlike many traditional models, Meta-SWOT yet so to fit them into an organization’s internal workings. allows for numerical data integration when available. similar. Too often, the outside-in method results in trying to “The tool is not fully quantitative in that it relies on fit a square peg into a round hole. judgment,” Grassl says. “It tries to structure judgment I loved “In the majority of cases, it’s illusionary to believe into soft qualification. You have to judge your working that a company can change itself to always fit changes organization with respect to your competition.” in the external environment,” Grassl says. “In most The team has presented Meta-SWOT at several with these cases, it’s the opposite. The question should be, ‘Given conferences, including the 2012 Sport & Society in guys. Wolfgang our core competencies, which markets can we go America conference at St. Norbert. Using a local after?’ A good strategy depends on there being a youth baseball program as an example, the team has his strategic fit between what’s going on out there and described how organizations at any level can use strengths, what we can bring to the table. We take the outside Meta-SWOT to develop better strategies, including as a given and try to adapt our strategy to that.” their financial and marketing components. Joy has her SWOTeam Equal weighting of variables is another frustrating Agarwal considers Meta-SWOT to be in the strengths and shortcoming of traditional SWOT analysis that the beta stage and the tool will continue to benefit from I have mine. team sought to improve upon. The Meta-SWOT updates fueled by feedback from users all over the A trio of St. Norbert College faculty model allows for differentiation between factors world. Technological advances such as advanced We each can according to their importance. The tool still relies database integration and artificial intelligence are contribute members is gaining international on subjective judgment, and to some extent this will on the docket for future versions. attention for its work on giving a remain indispensable in strategic planning. “The plan is, as you keep using the system, it’s something Meta-SWOT asks users to look beyond the success going to keep learning about your strategies, your the other two time-honored business tool new factors of their own organization and determine what competition, things that work for you, and it can relevance in the digital age. their competitors excel at as well, especially in relation actually start proposing better strategies for you,” cannot.” to each other. Factors receive labels such as “much Agarwal says. “The prioritization that is there can help – Ravi Agarwal superior,” “superior,” “about equal,” “inferior” and us make the tool smarter. That’s the next step in the “much inferior,” rather than a simple yes or no. evolutionary process.” By Mike Dauplaise ’84 As the team continued to add more bells and whistles to the tool, it became apparent that an Excel n a world where business theory and real-world strategic working with these guys. Wolfgang has his strengths, Joy has her spreadsheet wasn’t going to be up to the task. management often meet at dimly lit intersections, subjectivity strengths and I have mine. We each can contribute something the “The more we talked about it, the more elaborate and objectivity struggle for dominance much like the halting other two cannot.” this model became,” Pahl recalls. “We wanted people Idance of a four-way stop. to be able to describe their resources and determine if St. Norbert College faculty members Wolfgang Grassl Building a better mousetrap the resources and capabilities were really key strengths (Business Administration), Joy Pahl (Business Administration of their organization – something they could build on and International Business) and Ravi Agarwal (Computer Grassl became frustrated with the limitations of SWOT while and help drive their strategic decisions.” Science) have created a software tool that more closely integrates serving on the college’s strategic planning committee several two schools of strategic planning. Called Meta-SWOT, the tool years ago, so he set out to create a simple tool that would provide Moving beyond Excel enhances the capabilities of a traditional SWOT (Strengths, more structure for the group’s discussions. His first step involved Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis and is available to developing an Excel spreadsheet that would quantify SWOT After the team first presented its paper on Meta- the world as a digital download. analysis, to an extent. SWOT at a Chicago management conference in “SWOT is something that pretty much everybody is familiar He recruited Pahl for her theoretical expertise, and the two 2011, Agarwal went to work enhancing the tool with, but there are so many problems with it,” Pahl says. “There’s a soon concluded the traditional SWOT model was too limiting in using C# programming language. The Windows lot of subjectivity and no prioritization system, and the theoretical its rigid definitions of external factors as opportunities or threats, forms application enables users to answer questions underpinnings are a little loose.” and internal factors as strengths or weaknesses. Instead, they and navigate through the program using “Next” and The rest of the world apparently agrees with that assessment. moved toward an approach that favors comparative evaluation “Back” buttons, with dropdown options and blank A paper the trio published in the Journal of Business Strategy has of external factors in relation to the user’s own organization. boxes for additional input. “You can do the initial attracted thousands of downloads and been cited in scores “This idea of fitting an organization’s strengths and assessment of the inside-out by answering questions of academic papers around the world. In addition, hundreds have weaknesses to opportunities they recognize in the environment on some static forms,” Agarwal explains. “The tool downloaded the Meta-SWOT tool referenced in the article by is fundamental to strategic management,” Pahl says. “But there’s creates what looks like a three-dimensional image contacting Agarwal. a whole other stream of theory that’s come in the last few years “This team is so different, yet so similar,” Agarwal says. “I loved called the resource-based model.” From left: Ravi Agarwal, Joy Pahl and Wolfgang Grassl

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Norbertines all around us We live among a community of saints. While the many white robes on campus fondly recalled by grads of past decades Being are fewer now – and our Norbertine colleagues are just as likely to be seen in crewnecks as collars – we are surrounded by images of the many Norbertines who have served the college. St. Norbert strides across our campus, realized in the Granlund statue on the All are Bemis International Center quad but also in this place in the earliest image of the saint known welcome to us, reproduced as a fresco outside the president’s office. The Kress Inn on campus is the very On the main staircase in Main Hall embodiment of Norbertine hospitality. hang portraits of our early presidents and Guests are greeted by this message: deans – all of them Norbertine priests. In By Susan Allen the alumni house can be seen the Carolyn and Lisa Strandberg Barnard portrait of the Rev. Dennis Burke, O.Praem., ’26 crossing campus e live where 900 History and with a young Sen. John F. Kennedy. (A great-nephew of Burke’s, Silas Gilliam years of tradition W ’16, currently shows prospective students meet the youthful energy around the college as an admissions tour of each incoming class. We guide.) share a heritage infused with humility“The years of the foundation of the And the foyer of the Mulva Library zeal, commitment, devout college between 1898 and 1902 tell a is now dedicated as a kind of shrine to dramatic saga of difficulties, happiness, other Norbertines, with portraits of those service and a loving spirit. joy and uncertainty. By reading the most significant to the college’s history We were begun, run, governed collection of letters sent by Pennings and lining the main staircase. At the foot of the and educated by men in white his fellow missionaries … one can see the stairs sits the landmark statue of Abbot robes – men who knew the value of trials and tribulations that [they] faced in Pennings, moved inside with the opening Since 1121, members of the religious order founded intentionally creating a common life, the American missions.” of the Mulva Library a few years ago to by Norbert of Xanten have and who had the tools to do so. It is – Matt Ferch ’16, in a paper for his a new place of honor, protected from the “Communio and the Norbertines through elements. Next to the marble statue, embraced a tradition of radical their successors who work alongside the Centuries” class. a 21st-century way to honor the memory hospitality. us today. of the 167 priests who have served the college: an interactive touchscreen where The Norbertines have All this combines to make visitors to the library can discover each consistently welcomed travelers and pilgrims into St. Norbert College – its campus, the four- man’s history. This digital catalog includes images, mini-bios and important dates. their abbeys and homes. year student experience, the extended family May you experience this scattered around the globe, the extraordinary same hospitality during your reach of the ideas that emanate from the place visit here as the Norbertine – unique in all the world. When mission and community extends a hand of heritage take such living form on a campus, it’s not peace and a spirit of grace. hard to say, we’re Norbertine, and we’re proud of it!

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TheRev. Andrew Ciferni, O.Praem., ’64 (Center for Norbertine Studies) reflects community Communioon the one word that lies at the heart of the Norbertine experience. Living n the first day of Humanities 337, Communio“ and the Norbertines Through the Centuries,” a new course I taught for the first time this spring, I had the 28 you’ve perhaps neverwords heard before students write a short definition ofcommunio as they understood it entering Ointo the course. I suspect that the range of their responses reflects the meanings Knowing Latin is instructive, but experience best illumines associated with this word across the college community. Norbertine ideals. Here, a primer: The most frequent responses are in a group I name Civility-Hospitality: “Treating your neighbor and those around you like friends or brothers. Always being Localitas Fleurs de lis willing to help them. Being kind and showing them you care.” refers to a Norbertine community’s Mike Van Asten ’75 We just call them To the second grouping I give the title Community-Common Life: The Rev. John Bostwick, generations-long commitment to makes it a habit fleurs, and they’re “First, community. Sharing of meals, living quarters, kitchens, dining rooms, toilets, O.Praem., ’68 Katie Riesterer ’13 says the meeting local needs. First-year students to attend book everywhere you colds and other things. But also sharing of life of more than just the sociological kind. live it as part of Into the Streets, a daylong discussions on look. They’re in our “There’s nothing Holy Spirit was at work when A higher sense, holiness. But when I hear it in common usage around here it tends to community immersion event during campus, particularly architecture and our better than arriving she met Norbertine Volunteer those relating to coats of arms, on be more secular.” at class, sitting down Community (NVC) director Ellen Week of Welcome. vocation. He takes our football helmets Then some responses, all from religious studies or philosophy majors or minors, and taking a nice, Mommaerts ’11 (MTS) at her May lessons learned, and our bookcases go deeper. I call these The Real Thing: deep, meditative and even cases of breath. In his Commencement. Riesterer, – there’s even “Living out the life of God in our daily lives; living out the call of the Eucharist an education major, wanted to books, back to his one serving as a Theology of Spirituality Praemonstratensian conference and – to take on the call from God to be Christ for others and see Christ in the face of other spend a year in service; Mommaerts is another word for Norbertine, a member punctuation mark at class, Father John hotel businesses, participants in the community of the Church, all working to spread the message of the Bostwick sets aside and Green Bay Area Catholic of the Catholic religious order founded by the end of this feature Norbert of Xanten in Prémontré, France, where his staff has article. We acquired gospel.” time each day to Education (GRACE) president the been remarkably either do a breathing in 1120. Each student is destined to meet the stylized symbol “Community, but not just any community. A family community founded on love. Rev. Dane Radecki, O.Praem., ’72 stable in a field exercise or to invite us for a lily via a French The Trinity is family and everything in creation somehow resembles this love at least one who changes their life. known for its regular to close our eyes and had recently spoken about engaging heritage that reaches relationship. Communio means unity in diversity.” NVC members in GRACE. turnover. Van Asten, all the way back to the listen to this prayer: All of these responses are true in part. But the Real Thing responses, though few, a college trustee, very first community ‘Oh Heavenly King, Four months later, Riesterer says: “I actually had are the ones that exhibit an understanding of communio as a New Testament ideal the comforter, the began volunteering as a full-time of Norbertines isActio a Norbertine charism, or spirit, that a fairly lengthy chat espoused by St. Augustine, and retrieved in the 1960s by the Second Vatican Council spirit of truth, who art language arts teacher at established in calls its members to animate faith with as recently as this Prémontré, France, in its renewed vision of the Catholic Church. everywhere and filling St. Thomas More School. She lives past Sunday, on all things. Treasury action. The college’s many participants in on Christmas Eve, The Church believes that in creation we are constantly detecting mutuality, with two other NVC members at a Norbertine charisms. of blessings, and TRIPS alternative break service programs 1120. interdependent connections, relationships and self-emptying participation in and for Norbertine-owned house on Green The unique values giver of life; come bring their values to life as they become embraced by various the good of one another’s lives. We name this communio. Where it is absent there is and abide in us, Bay’s east side. Family life the hands and feet of Christ. religious orders have intolerance, violence, oppression, greed and selfish manipulation of the earth and other cleanse us of every Her fifth- through eighth-grade always fascinated me. “SNC has given me human beings – in a word, sin. In its deepest meaning communio is another name for impurity and save students now have Chromebook Simple wisdom. When many tools to create our souls, oh Good followed, a guarantee a sense of family God, whom we know, understand and believe to be all relationship of Father, Son and tablet computers thanks to a One.’ Regardless for a more meaningful in any community I Holy Spirit. St. Norbert alumni grant she Contemplatio of my own personal means contemplation, another Norbertine and peaceful life, choose to work and Our mission statement, reimagined in 2008, begins, “St. Norbert College, a Catholic received from Old St. Joe’s. She says religious affiliation, charism. Pausing for reflection gives action both personally and live in. … I was taught liberal arts college embracing the Norbertine ideal of communio ... .” As a Norbertine this prayer makes she loves the classroom and being greater meaning: an idea students, faculty professionally. in an environment and an alumnus, I rejoice in the ongoing retrieval of the college’s identity as an me feel connected to paycheck-free. I believe a leader has where the ideas and and staff explore each Wednesday as they institution rooted in St. Norbert’s dream at Prémontré, which pursued St. Augustine’s the transcendent, at “That’s never really going to to reflect, devise a opinions of others rest or pray during Sacred Hour. home and at peace.” plan of action, and were listened to and dream at Hippo, which sought to make real in his time the apostolic life, the koinonia- happen again in my life, where – Liz Krajnik ’15, then inspire others. considered, politely communio, of the Jerusalem community (Acts 4:32) global in vision, dialogic in diversity you’re doing it for the kids and the English major I would suggest this is disagreed with if mission of bringing Christ into the and, above all, one in heart and mind journeying into God (Rule of St. Augustine I, 2). simply another way of needed.” Communio is not a Norbertine invention but a core element of the Catholic Church’s community.” isDocere the college verbo motto. et It meansexemplo “to teach expressing centuries- – Libby Wissing ’14, self-identification that the college community is called to claim and embody more by word and example,” and it happens old Norbertine education major The story of St. Norbert, the Order of charisms: con- broadly and deeply day by day. Premonstratensians and the formation inside the classroom and outside it, too, ™ templation, action of St. Norbert College is told online at as students learn from professors, staff and stability of snc.edu/go/magazine and their peers – and vice versa. place. Ever ancient, ever new.” 18 St. Norbert College Magazine | Summerunity 2014 in diversity snc.edu/magazine 19 he very site where the Rev. n The first commercial radio station in Did youBernard Penningsknow? taught Frank northeast Wisconsin was built on our Van Dyke his first lesson in Latin campus by student-engineer and inventor Tis presided over by a statue of St. Norbert. Cletus Collom ’34, with assistance from The statue, in front of Old St. Joe’s, was the Rev. Ignatius Van Dyke, O.Praem., given by the Cristan family in memory of seminarian James Wagner and Coach Tony Cristan ’53, who died in a U.S. Air George Carey. Wagner functioned as Force helicopter crash on April 25, 1962. general manager of the station until 1939. Thirteen officers and friends contributed WBAY-TV, WBAY-Radio and WHBY- to the memorial. Total cost of the statue, Radio remained in Norbertine hands until Blake Henson (center) and Elaine Niu (Music), in academic regalia at this year’s Commencement, make sure of a stage-left selfie. Henson pedestal and engraving was $946. they were sold in the 1970s. joined the St. Norbert faculty after interviewing at a dozen or so other schools. He says that, when search committees asked him why he n The parents of each incoming student n The Norbertines are canons regular, wanted to be a college professor, he replied, “I want to change the are invited to meet the St. Norbert Abbey which is to say that they are priests who world.” His response was often met with laughter, or even a “No, community at a reception where they live together in community under a rule seriously.” At St. Norbert, though, it was met with an “I do, too. Maybe can sample beers from abbeys in Europe. of life – in their case, under the Rule of we can do it together.” And that, he says, is why he is here. Norbertine brews are in such demand in St. Augustine. In contrast to monks (who De Pere that Leffe and Grimbergen beers may or may not be ordained), canons Although not many people know it yet, the are available in local supermarkets. regular are an increasingly rare breed in campus has its very own black Labrador puppy. the United States and, indeed, around the As she grows, Abbey, who lives at the priory n St. Norbert College has been world. The Norbertines as an order are with her owner the Rev. Jay Fostner, O.Praem., international since 1898. Founder the ’84 (Mission & Student Affairs), will be a busy Living online further distinguished by their commitment dog. She’ll have sole responsibility for keeping Rev. Bernard Pennings, O.Praem., came to prayer in the midst of the people. the banks of the Fox free of geese, and she is to the United States from Berne Abbey in also being considered for comfort-training as a The one word that defines us is not one that trips off the n Norbertine Holland – sent to northeast Wisconsin to Along with its academic-year population service dog. Her regular patrols will sometimes tongue outside our own, thankfully large, circle of friends. be taken in company with the college’s luckiest quell a heresy that arose among Flemish of 2,200 undergraduates, the college While we relish our unique identity, Norbertine is still a tough settlers in Door County. houses a second temporary population. student workers, the pre-veterinary majors who will share in her care. distinction to shout from a billboard. It’s a problem we put to Over the past two winters, St. Norbert n a small team of consultants when we redesigned the college Among the largest donations the has opened its doors to the overflow By the way, Abbey is not Fostner’s only pet. website. They were intrigued by the value of our claim as college has ever received was the gift of of homeless people from a Green Bay He takes care of a sizeable aquarium outside the world’s only institution to be founded by the Norbertine the Norbertine fathers to endow student emergency shelter. his Main Hall office. The sight of his tropical fish order. Their suggestion: a brand-new storytelling section on about their tranquil business must have soothed scholarships. The $5 million gift from our website where we could show, not tell, the value of being St. Norbert Abbey, received in 2002, n After the Higher Learning Commission the troubled breast of many a student called/ hauled to account. Norbertine. And that was the beginning of the Pinterest-y, creates opportunity and fulfills dreams. last visited St. Norbert for its periodic scrapbook e-zine that now publishes under the banner of accreditation review, members said they Living Norbertine. n Our oldest living alum is a Norbertine had never encountered an institution Since 2005, groups of faculty, staff, With content that changes every month, you’ll find a dozen priest. TheRev. Vincent de Leers, where the mission was so evidently lived trustees, students and alumni have or so current stories that likely won’t use the word Norbertine O.Praem., ’39, at the age of 96, calls at all levels of the organization. The travelled to European monasteries of the at all – but they certainly demonstrate its special spirit. We’ve St. Norbert Abbey home. And the newest college’s mission statement (online at Norbertine order in search of the college’s featured a McNair Scholar with a heart for the imprisoned; roots in a charism that dates back to the 12th Norbertines at the abbey – the six men www.snc.edu/mission) celebrates its three- a young alum whose vibrant coffee shop is helping revitalize currently in formation– are all graduates fold purpose as a Catholic, Norbertine and century, and of the significant figure in church history whose reforming zeal began it all. a struggling neighborhood; a celebration of the beautiful of the college: Fraters Patrick La Pacz liberal arts institution of higher learning – These heritage tours are the culmination of campus we cherish; an Egyptian artist who focuses on social ’09, Brad Vanden Branden ’09, Matt the only such institution in the world. a year’s preparatory study for the group: the and political change; and two alums (now married to one Dougherty ’09, Michael Brennan ’99, Cornerstones Seminar. Editor Susan Allen another) whose memories of their anatomy classes at Jordan Neeck ’11 and Jake Sircy ’09. (Office of Communications) took part in one St. Norbert prompted them to endow our new cadaver lab. such course in a spirit of pilgrimage, intent on a meaningful encounter with our eponymous Eclectic and intriguing? Yes. Norbertine? For sure. We hope saint. Read her account online. snc.edu/ you’ll find room for a little more Norbertine in your life at magazine www.snc.edu/livingnorbertine.

20 St. Norbert College Magazine | Summer 2014 snc.edu/magazine 21 By MaryBeth Matzek “Religious life was tough. I think routes, and were known for their accuracy playing baseball was easier, truthfully,” says and pace as they lobbed the evening news ister Tony Ann Palmero, S.S.S.F., Palmero, a School Sister of St. Francis, onto local stoops and porches. and her teammates playing in the who later earned three master’s degrees While the girls had their fans back in All-American Girls Professional and a doctorate. She taught for many the day, they faded into the background Baseball League had no idea they years in the K-8 school setting and also in once the league folded. The movie, were making history. They were the social-work and physical-education however, put the players back in the just having fun. programs at the University of Wisconsin- spotlight. More than 20 years after “We were just out there playing ball Madison. “Yes, we played every day and a “A League of Their Own” came out, and enjoying ourselves,” says Palmero, double-header on Sundays in the league, the attention remains. Today, the women who along with five other league members and practiced and traveled. But living as a are at ease when people ask for their met up on campus in mid-May as part of religious, we got up at 4:30 in the morning autographs. Some even have their own St. Norbert College’s Sport & Society in and had to think about obeying and baseball cards. America conference. “We didn’t really talk silence. But you learn to, how should I say “It’s nice that we were pioneers and much about what we did.” it? You learn to live in a situation and not that we led the way, but we didn’t know Founded in 1943 during World War lose your identity.” at the time we were doing it,” says Eileen II over concerns about the availability of Palmero, who was absorbed in her own “Ginger” Gascon, who played three male baseball players, the All-American work in Madison, missed the media frenzy seasons. “But if they saw us in a grocery Girls Professional Baseball League played when “A League of Their Own” came store, they would have no idea who in mid-sized Midwest cities until 1953. out, drawing the nation’s attention to the we were. We would just blend into the The league and its players – who were women who played in the league. It wasn’t background.” recognized by the National Baseball Hall until she saw the movie in 2003 that she of Fame in 1988 – later inspired Penny started talking again about her experiences A unique experience Marshall’s 1992 hit movie, “A League of with the All-American Girls. Their Own.” Dolly Niemiec Konwinski, who played Today’s young female athletes have Palmero loved baseball and threw 1949-51, says the “Girls” – as they call more opportunities – and challenges herself into it fully for four seasons, but themselves – didn’t realize they would be – than the All-American Girls did, the felt she was being called to do something seen as pioneers. “We were just having players said during their presentation. greater. She left spring training in 1953 fun and we were offered money to play “They have access to so much coaching to enter a convent. “I had planned to go baseball. How could you turn that down?” and training. I just learned from shagging in September, but was worried if I kept Fielding questions in the Cassandra Voss balls in the outfield for a men’s team in playing, I would somehow not go,” she Center, the women compared notes about my town,” says Lou Erickson Sauer, who says. Once at the convent, no one knew childhood reputations as tomboys. Three played for three seasons. “We just had an about her baseball-playing days. of the six subbed on their brothers’ paper opportunity and took it. I’ve had women

The women who inspired “A League of Their Own,” still sharing their stories

Lou Erickson Sauer (right, with Kathy Dunn of Dining Services, in the Cassandra Voss Center) played The AAGPBL was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the Racine Belles and Rockford Peaches, 1948-50. in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 1988.

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brother Bradyn, 4. brother Bradyn,4. 17, 2013.Emilyjoins daughter, Emily, Oct. Hill 2001 Declan, 1. brothers Finley, 2,and 14, 2013.Harperjoins Josephine Kristen,July daughter, Harper a Hartford, Wis., and 2000 Sean, 2. Maggie, 4,andbrother brother Liam,6,sister joins sisterBridget,8, Sept. 30,2013.Michael Ill., ason,MichaelJohn, Johnson (Doody) 1999 sister Rose,2. brother Leo,3,and 14, 2013.Frank joins a son,Frank,Wis., Aug. Knetzger 1998 brother Jacob,2. sister Jacinta,12,and Julia andJasminejoin Gloria, Feb. 6,2013. Susan andJasmine twin daughters,Julia Urrea (Domaszek) 1998 26, 2013. Rory O’Connor, Aug. ’98 and Callahan Hoffman 1997 Jacob, 3. Emma joinbrother 2013. Graceand and Emma,May9, twin daughters,Grace Ingels (Schleis) 1997 brother Luke. joins 30, 2013.Wyatt John,Oct. a son,Wyatt Schaefer 1996 Sept. 2,2012. a son,Kelby Ronald, De Renk Francisca 1994 Births Noted / , Chicago, a son, , Chicago,ason, , Oshkosh, Wis., a a , Oshkosh,Wis., Steve Dummer Glenn Hoffman Glenn Hoffman

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, Grace, Dec.1,2013. daughter, Gabriella Charlotte, N.C.,a and Ben 2003 joins brotherKaelan,4. Jan. 15,2013.Graham son, GrahamWilliam, ’04 and 2003 brother Isaac,8. 2013. Georgejoins George Leo,April13, Killeen, Texas, ason, 2002 join sisterKate,3. Robert andCaroline Caroline, Jan.26,2013. Robert, andadaughter, Heights, Ill.,ason, Kubala (Sorensen) 2002 10, 2013. Emerson Nicholas,Oct. ason, Berlin, Wis., and Nicholas 2007 Rose, Aug.13,2013. daughter, Raegan ’99 and 2007 2013. London Lynn, Oct.20, adaughter,Cecil, Wis., and Aaron 2006 March 2,2013. Thomas Edward, Austin, Texas, ason, and Ryan 2006 Oct. 5,2013. daughter, LuciaGrace, Alexandria, Va., a Andrew (Westerman) 2005 joins sisterLucy, 4. April 25,2013.Marvin ason,Marvin, Wis., Maederer (Roberts) 2004 Grace, Jan.20,2014. adaughter,Wis., Lilah Patton 2003 , Madison, Wis., a a , Madison,Wis., , DePere, a Michael Hamm Michael Hamm Jeremy Deuchars

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Phoenix. 8, 2013.Theylivein Leatherman, June Umphres 2003 Marriages Cynthia, Nov. 12,2013. Catherine andHattie daughters, Hannah twin Wis., Pulaski, and Doug 2009 sister Allyson,3. 13, 2013.Cashjoins ason,Cash,Sept. Wis., Cote ’06 Straten) 2008 Altin, Nov. 28,2013. Waukesha, ason, Wis., and Nuri 2007 age of 95. He served age of95.Heserved died Nov. 6,2013,atthe of CrystalFalls, Mich., 1941 Deaths in GreenBay. May 18,2013.Theylive and 2011 Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 16, 2012.Theylivein Huehns ’10 Bobinski 2010 Ill. 2013. They liveinLisle, Karabowicz, Oct.26, Rodgers 2007 Minn. They liveinChaska, Feickert, Oct.19,2013. Suddendorf 2007 They liveinMilwaukee. Trisco 2007 Claire, Wis. 2013. TheyliveinEau Harrington 2007 Chicago. 18, 2013.Theylivein and ArnieFerdon, Oct. 2004 Brett Birkholz

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ALUMNI OF ST. NORBERT ST. OF Connection / Continuing the Conversation Dress rehearsal – cap that! Cold noses, warm hearts Calendar One of the challenges of publishing a magazine from a college campus is that almost all the August subjects close at hand are ages 18-65 – and, 5 RPM wraps up this summer’s Knights on what’s more, there’s a marked tendency toward the Fox series of outdoor concerts the 18-22 end of that demographic. So when we 16 Faculty Retirement Reception: A chance ran our first-ever picture of a dog in this magazine, Music Theatre’s to celebrate this year’s “Great Eight.” it seemed like we might be on to something. production of “Guys (See page 13) It’s amazing what an animal or a child or a & Dolls” introduces a 24 Convocation nonagenarian will bring to the mix, and we’re new audience to Damon 28-30 Club and Varsity Hockey Reunion all for that. Diversity adds richness and texture to Runyon’s mythical New publications as well as to communities; the more York City. The classic broadly we can understand the term, the easier it is hit is considered by September to truly welcome the stranger in our midst. many to be the perfect 12-14 Family Weekend and SNC Day Becket, Great Dane companion of Jim Neuliep musical comedy, says 25 “Between Intelligent Design and the (Communications) was our first pup; in fact, director James Birder: New Atheism”: a Killeen Chair Lecture Recommended viewing he was Reason #12 of “32 Reasons We Like It “I hope the audience by Philip Clayton of the Claremont School Students who have studied works by bell hooks Here” (Summer 2011). Since then other pets have will go out dancing of Theology in class were able to hear the iconic social justice in the parking lot and followed: Bingley (Summer 2013), feline co-author They’ve been giving double the value since birth and they drew national attention scholar when she spent two days on campus singing one of the of Ed Risden (English); and Hank (April 2014), in April. The Cassandra Voss Center marked its when they arrived on campus four years ago. Dubbed “womb-mates” by the songs.” October family pet of Marti Wronski ’94. Hank’s day job is to Chronicle of Higher Education, the many multiples of the Class of 2014 graduated inaugural year as “the year of bell hooks” – a year serve as mascot to the Milwaukee Brewers and his 5 Tail of the Fox Regatta that culminated in hooks’ visit. hooks joined Karlyn this May. When all are present, the class includes eight sets of twins and three- “Guys & Dolls” runs story easily tops our list of most-clicked-on articles 15 The Most. Rev. Robert Morneau Crowley, director of the new center for issues and quarters of a set of quadruplets. They got to dress in matching outfits for maybe July 23-Aug. 1. ever. Let’s see how much fan mail is prompted by the first time since they were tots when they picked up their regalia at this spring’s speaks on “I Believe”: a Pilgrim Forum identity, and Kevin Quinn (Academic Affairs) for the image (page 21) of Abbey, our new campus For details, visit www. series lecture Cap & Gown event. Hear their story at snc.edu/go/magazine. snc.edu/musictheatre. a rare interview that ran on May’s “Conversations puppy. Not to mention Aria ’09 (page 27). 18 Homecoming Weekend from St. Norbert College.” youtube.com/ stnorbertcollege. Fan letter November 1 All Saints Day Concert Rock star John McEuen was raised right, in 3 Community Band Concert WORDS & PICTURES our humble opinion. It was exciting enough to come in to work one morning and find that Editor: Susan Allen. Art Director: Drew Van the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had spent the night More at snc.edu/calendar. Fossen. Contributors: Heidi Beimer, Mike as our neighbors at the Kress Inn. But you Counter MLS ’14, Mike Dauplaise ’84, Patrick can imagine how quickly news spread that Ferron, Rachel Gintner ’14, Liz Krajnik ’15, Anja McEuen had left this note in his room: Marshall ’17, MaryBeth Matzek, Melanie Radzicki McManus ’83, Amy Mrotek ’16, Rachel Mueller ’14, Nick Patton ’03, Nina Nolan Rouse ’07, Mike Roemer, Kim (Lopas) Sullivan ’95, Lisa To Kress Inn Manager Strandberg, John Watters, Corey Wilson, Jason Wright ’99, Steve Woit. In my 48 years with Nitty Gritty Dirt cubic yards of College President: Thomas Kunkel Band, it is rare to come across talented, mulch were used on St. Norbert dedicated people working as[student hotel staff.worker Vice President for Enrollment Management You have that with Katie flower beds this & Communications: Edward J. Lamm Katie Hayes]. She took care of everything year. It smells like summer on and in between our requests was seen campus – and the TALK TO US! doing a myriad of other jobs quickly place looks great! 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Parting Shot / Mortarboards, and Why We Wear Them One anonymous legend cites a wise old Greek who decked his students out in masons’ sackcloth robes with mortarboards because “their destiny is to build. Some will build cities, some will build lives, perhaps one of them will build an empire. But all will be builders on the foundation of knowledge.” – E. B. Boatner, Harvard Gazette