Father Jay Fostner, Vice President for Mission and Student Affairs at St. Norbert College, has participated in some of the achievements of the small Catholic liberal arts institution located in De Pere, WI. As one of the administrators, Father Jay Fostner has helped increase retention rates of students of color for two consecutive years, and has assisted the university with endowments from organizations such as Carnegie. More recently in Father Fostner’s tenure, St. Norbert College earned the distinction of being named one of the best colleges in the Midwest by higher education service Princeton Review.
The Best Colleges list appears on the Princeton Review website, which currently lists the school in the Best in the Midwest category for 2021. Visitors to the site can see the ranking comprising 655 schools from four regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and West) in the US, and internationally. Schools that made the list in the Midwest region spanned 12 states.
Princeton Review chose St. Norbert primarily because of its strong academic program. The company reviewed data compiled from administrators in the region who had been surveyed; from staff visits throughout the year; and opinions from college advisors and counselors. The Princeton Review also used opinions of students. This information was collected from surveys distributed to students which asked them about their educational experiences.
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