Members of the first class of women at SNC set about creating a fully rounded undergraduate experience for their peers, inside and outside of the classroom. A cheerleading group formed their sophomore year.

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The Summer 2022 magazine was one for making and revisiting memories. Members of the first class of women admitted to the college set the tone with their video interview, and there are more multimedia exclusives at snc.edu/magazine to whet your appetite for further trips down Memory Lane. 

“That first year was really trial and error,” recalls Nancy (Wahl) Riley ’56. In 1952, Riley was one of three members of St. Norbert’s first entering class to include women students. She and two classmates returned to campus recently to record their reminiscences for our feature on The First Women.
 
“It was all boys on the campus,” Riley remembers. “They were pretty good [about welcoming women as classmates] – but I think they kind of liked the all-boys atmosphere.” But Cathy (Schmitz) Jacobs ’56 interjects: “Remember, at our 50th class reunion there was one I can remember that was very upset – still upset! – that women were allowed on campus, because it changed the dress policy and they could not just wear T-shirts. At our 50th class reunion he was still … Watch the full "In Pioneering Spirit" interview.

In four years
The Class of 2022 makes its own memories as it celebrates its biggest achievement yet. 

In tribute
As the college prepares for its ninth president, we took the occasion to mark the signal achievements of its eighth: a look back at the Bruess years. 

In retrospect
Carol De Groot ’62 sat down to reminisce with the Rev. Jim Neilson ’88 about a St. Norbert education that began at the old St. Joseph grade school on campus. 

In England
When a group of students toured the lost Norbertine abbeys of the United Kingdom, Gail Cornelius (Study Abroad) had her camera at the ready. 

In nine minutes
A remarkable evening of TEDx-style presentations in March featured a slate of short talks on the topic “Own Your Impact,” one of the pillars of respect at SNC.

Aug. 10, 2022