Sound is a powerful thing. Whether we’re talking the gentle patter of a spring rain or the roar of a fighter jet, any given sound can evoke numerous emotions. Research even suggests various sounds can do everything from reduce stress to promote healing. With this in mind, we invite you to spend some time Listening In. In our cover story, we poll eight SNC faculty members about their favorite sounds. Their answers ranged from amusing to insightful to instructive.
Also new at snc.edu/magazine:
• Our magazine feature extending your St. Norbert education continues with another short profile of a course taught by our own faculty. This time, we sit in on COME 352 Media Effects with Valerie Kretz (Communication & Media Studies).
• Late-night discussions in Madelaine/Lorraine Hall led the Rev. Matthew Dougherty ’09 to the priesthood. Conversations with his Norbertine confrères led him to Yale’s doctoral program in the University of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. He shares his journey with Mike Dauplaise ’86.
• St. Norbert College is getting ready for its new crop of students … and its new normal amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Our gallery shows the steps the college is taking to keep our community safe on campus. Then check out the new Big Picture for a peaceful moment in the Shakespeare Garden.
• For Mark O’Brien ’93, president and CEO of a 1,300-acre youth sports complex near Atlanta, shifting operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – and preparing for their new normal – has been no small feat. We catch up with him in our alumni profile.
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