State of the Campus Address: Yes We Can!
Bojan Francuz
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: News
"There is no such thing as machine-made education," said President Thomas Kunkel, reaffirming his beliefs that the main purpose of the institutions of higher learning is not to create profit, but to "graduate individual people - no two alike."
As President Kunkel has settled into his new office, the campus community had high hopes that the new president will bring the much talked of momentum to St. Norbert College.
Just weeks after President Obama's State of the Union address, delivered to the joint session of Congress, Kunkel had a less partisan crowd to speak to about the current state of the campus: the St. Norbert faculty and staff.
Recognizing that his role was not to "boss" the faculty, but engage with them in a stimulating dialogue, Kunkel, who is in his second year as of his presidency, went on listing the significant accomplishments SNC achieved over the past year and further challenges on the way.
The student applicant pool this year, according to Kunkel, was the largest and strongest compared to the previous years, and retention of freshman students has hovered around 94 percent.
"As of today, we are over fifty deposits more than last year," announced Kunkel proudly, and he offered his sincere congratulations and gratitude to the office of enrollment management and communications and the office of advancement for increasing the number of donations received by St. Norbert College.
Kunkel also acknowledged that the college is "making major headway in alumni relations," and applauded the efforts for creating an active alumni network.
The completion of renovated Todd Wehr Hall was hailed as a major success "right on time and ahead of budget" to meet the demands of "our students, who are also our customers," said Kunkel.
As another building project, the Donald J. Schneider outdoor athletic facility, nears completion, the planned renovation of the current John Minahan Science Hall proves that St. Norbert campus is "on the move."
As President Kunkel has settled into his new office, the campus community had high hopes that the new president will bring the much talked of momentum to St. Norbert College.
Just weeks after President Obama's State of the Union address, delivered to the joint session of Congress, Kunkel had a less partisan crowd to speak to about the current state of the campus: the St. Norbert faculty and staff.
Recognizing that his role was not to "boss" the faculty, but engage with them in a stimulating dialogue, Kunkel, who is in his second year as of his presidency, went on listing the significant accomplishments SNC achieved over the past year and further challenges on the way.
The student applicant pool this year, according to Kunkel, was the largest and strongest compared to the previous years, and retention of freshman students has hovered around 94 percent.
"As of today, we are over fifty deposits more than last year," announced Kunkel proudly, and he offered his sincere congratulations and gratitude to the office of enrollment management and communications and the office of advancement for increasing the number of donations received by St. Norbert College.
Kunkel also acknowledged that the college is "making major headway in alumni relations," and applauded the efforts for creating an active alumni network.
The completion of renovated Todd Wehr Hall was hailed as a major success "right on time and ahead of budget" to meet the demands of "our students, who are also our customers," said Kunkel.
As another building project, the Donald J. Schneider outdoor athletic facility, nears completion, the planned renovation of the current John Minahan Science Hall proves that St. Norbert campus is "on the move."
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