Shadow Day, National College Week Shadow Days are one of the most successful events for recruiting students to attend St. Norbert College, according to Dan Meyer, dean of admissions. The event is held twice each fall with each program bringing 60 prospective students to the campus, most of them accompanied by their parents. The national program spotlights programs aimed at helping young people prepare and plan for college. Seventy-five percent of the participating students enroll in St. Norbert, Meyer said. Following registration, the students and parents are divided.
Parents attend sessions on financial aid, career services, residential life and leadership.
The prospective students are paired with fulltime students who have comparable interests in majors. The two students attend classes in the morning and then join the entire student body in the student dining room for lunch. They rejoin their parents for the campus tour, the final event of the day. Brian Studebaker, who coordinates the program, said invitations for Shadow Days go to all students on the College's prospective list. All rights reserved.