St. Norbert College to Celebrate Class of 2025 at 126th Commencement Ceremony

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From , May 7, 2025
by Morgan Bobinski, morgan.bobinski@snc.edu, 920-403-3048

DE PERE, Wis. - St. Norbert College will confer degrees on members of the Class of 2025 during its 126th Commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, in the Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center on campus.

The college will award 477 undergraduate degrees and 22 graduate degrees. Among the graduates, 222 students will receive honors distinctions. The class represents 19 states and five countries - the United Kingdom, Peru, Canada, Ecuador and South Korea - spanning four continents.

In addition, 25% of the Class of 2025 studied abroad in 20 countries across five continents. The class includes 53 graduates of the St. Norbert College Honors Program and 144 student-athletes.

The Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., Ed.D., will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his distinguished service to the church, Catholic higher education and the many communities he has served.

Holtschneider, a native of Detroit, is a Vincentian priest, educator and advocate for Catholic higher education. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Niagara University, a master of divinity and a master of theology from Mary Immaculate Seminary, and a doctorate in education administration, planning and social policy from Harvard University.

He has taught and held administrative roles at institutions including St. John’s University, the University at Buffalo and Niagara University. From 2004 to 2017, he served as the 11th president of DePaul University in Chicago, where he expanded the university's Catholic, Vincentian and urban mission, earning national recognition for community engagement.

Holtschneider later served as chief operations officer at Ascension, president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, and on various higher education boards and advocacy groups. He currently serves as chancellor of DePaul University and as a Bernardin Fellow of Church Leadership at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

The student speaker will be Macy Edwards ’25 of Kingsford, Michigan, a biology major with a Spanish minor.

Faculty awards will be presented during the ceremony.

For more information on Commencement events, visit snc.edu/commencement.
 
About St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College is a private Catholic institution, the only Norbertine college in the world, and renowned for its personalized attention and focus on the development of the whole person. Ranked among the top 100 Best Value Schools and National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report, the college offers undergraduate degrees in arts and sciences, health and human development, business, and two graduate degrees. St. Norbert College also offers a growing range of non-credit online certificate programs in high-demand fields such as healthcare, IT, and project management. Its campus is located in the greater Green Bay community, creating the perfect environment for students to grow intellectually, spiritually, and socially. Competing at the NCAA Division III level, St. Norbert College takes pride in its 27 intercollegiate teams and 15 individual and team national championships. Visit snc.edu for more information.