Each year, just before the semester begins, the college president hosts a welcome-back dinner for all faculty and staff. The highlight of the evening comes at the end of the meal, when tiny chocolate cups of Frigolet – a Norbertine liqueur – are served to each table and the Norbertines present lead us in a traditional Flanders drinking song: the “Vivat.” This year, it was Father Rowland De Peaux ’48, now in his 10th decade, who stood to do the honors. We’re a magazine for an audience across multiple generations, but one produced in an environment that, by its very nature, is almost completely populated by the 18- to 65-year-old crowd. We love covering the doings of young adults – our students – and of the working population in higher-ed – our faculty and staff. But their constantly innovating, constantly producing presence poses something of a challenge if we hope to depict the full spectrum of human flourishing. That’s why it’s such a delight when we have the chance to feature young children or seniors within our pages. Our photo features this issue span the decades, thanks to a young visitor to SNC Day and, of course, to our very […]
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