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Great Starts: Bonnie Raechal Beres ’23
Bonnie Raechal Beres

From time to time, we like to showcase a new SNC grad who’s entered the workplace or grad school. Success stories like these are pretty common. In fact, 93 percent of SNC's Class of 2023 alumni who responded to a survey said they were employed, in grad school or doing service work within nine months of graduating.

Hometown: Pewaukee, Wis.
Degree program
: Bachelor of Science in biology, organismal concentration
Plans after graduation: Bonnie is working in conservation with the botany department at Crater Lake National Park.

What led you to St. Norbert College?

I knew somebody who went to SNC, and she invited me to come see the campus, so I spent a night with her and her roommates. During that overnight experience I also met the cross country coach, Coach Augustine, and I got to spend some time with the team. I felt very included right away into the campus.

The community definitely was a big draw and I just also felt very seen there. The cross country coach came to my meets when I was still in high school, and would send me letters in the mail, and I just felt like it was a place where, academically, athletically and spiritually, I would be able to grow in the ways that I wanted.

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