Living Norbertine

$2.6M Stems From One Kind Gesture

Two friends of the college never finished their education. Yet their gratitude to a college president continues to power student opportunity at St. Norbert.

Beloved Community: SNC learns together on Martin Luther King Day 2021

Jan. 18 brought together alumni, students, faculty, staff and the wider community of St. Norbert College to listen, learn, connect and converse on issues that divide us and steps to the solutions that will unite us.

What is Norbertine?

We strive to uphold a few simple values: communio, action & contemplation, and faithful and local. Learn more about what it means to be Norbertine.

Old St. Joe’s Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary

St. Norbert College’s award-winning landmark, the spiritual center of the campus, was dedicated in 1870. The church was built on a site where ministry has been offered for nearly 350 years.

Workshop Raises Racial Awareness for SNC, Marquette Students

A workshop series developed at St. Norbert is extending its reach as it raises awareness of racism.

Catholic, Norbertine, Liberal Arts

Our three core traditions guide our common life at St. Norbert.

Housekeeper Takes Care of Cleaning, Takes Care of Students

St. Norbert’s housekeeping staff check in with the students between their dusting and vacuuming to make sure college life is going well. Chris Wilbert says that’s her favorite part of the job.

A Norbertine at Yale

Latest in a long tradition of Norbertine scientists is the Rev. Matthew Dougherty ’09, ordained a priest in 2015 and now studying biology in the doctoral program at Yale University.

docere verbo et exemplo

It is Latin for; to teach by word & example, and it’s our motto at St. Norbert College.

SNC-Connected Co-Workers Make Sure America Eats Its Greens

Two MBA students share ground-level experience at a food-tech start-up that’s serving up fresh greens for K-12 pupils and food pantry clients.

SNC Counters COVID With Tuition-Free Ninth Semester

“Norbert's Ninth” promise opens a new door of opportunity for current and newly admitted students as they navigate their undergraduate experience through the coronavirus pandemic.

Norbertine in De Pere

The first Norbertine community in the United States, now St. Norbert Abbey, was founded here. And our campus church, Old St. Joe’s, was the first college parish in the United States. Learn more about Norbertine history in the area.

Studying Remotely – Very Remotely – Connects Prague Norbertines With New Classmates

As classes moved online and travel plans were disrupted, an unlooked-for new experience offered itself to seven international students. Two Czech Norbertines, bent on improving their English and studying at their Prague abbey home, became virtual classmates with three Vietnamese nuns and two Chinese high-schoolers studying in De Pere.

Global Manufacturer Builds Research Partnership With SNC

Wet-wipe manufacturer Rockline Industries needed to assess the quality of a new supplier, so it sought the help of SNC’s science disciplines.

Center for Norbertine Studies

Explore the origins of our founding order, along with poems, letters, books and other early Norbertine documents.

SNC Among Best Small Colleges for Students on Autism Spectrum

The ranking reflects support provided to St. Norbert students through a robust program endowed by an alum and her husband.

Worldwide Community

Norbertine abbeys, priories and convents are currently established and active in 23 countries:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.

Will This Be on the Final?

It’s the little rituals as much as the syllabus that create community in the classroom – and SNC professors embrace them!

Carpe Diem: Student Translates St. Norbert Sermon From Latin

Elle Maricque ’20 put her Latin lessons to the test, translating a 12th-century sermon attributed to Norbert of Xanten.

Illuminating the Word

Images from a service of blessing at St. Norbert Abbey reveal the rich experience that The Saint John’s Bible opens to all who explore its pages. View the gallery.

The Norbert of Xanten Window

“There is this sense of its coming home; it had to be brought back. So I’m fond of our window, because it carries a history.” – the Rev. Andrew Ciferni ’64 (Center for Norbertine Studies)

Hark the Glad Sound!

Pass by St. Norbert Abbey at the right time and you will hear the sweet peal of bells descending from the tower, filling the air with a prayerful reminder of the abbey’s presence.

All Creatures Great and Small

At St. Norbert, we love our profs – and we love their best friends, too! Meet their furry friends.

Norbert of Xanten

Born in Germany in 1080, Norbert was the founder of the Order of Premonstratensians, more commonly known as the Norbertines. Priest, bishop and later, saint, Norbert was known as a peacemaker, servant and reconciler. Learn more about our founding saint.

Being Norbertine

We share a 900-year-long heritage infused with zeal, commitment, devout service and a loving spirit. When mission and heritage take such a living form on our campus, it's not hard to say that we’re Norbertine and we’re proud of it!