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Master of Arts in Servant Leadership

Promoting the concept that leadership ­development is an ongoing process…a lifelong journey.

Program Information

For students who attend full-time, the expected time to graduate with a Master of Servant Leadership degree is two years—six terms. The program runs year round with fall, spring, and summer sessions, and new cohorts starting each fall and spring semester. Because students in the MASL program typically work full-time, it is not uncommon for students to progress at a slower rate to balance the demands of their professional and personal lives.

 

Questions about admissions? 

Reach out to Luke Clift, lwclift@viterbo.edu or Sallie Braun, sjbraun@viterbo.edu.   

Classes offered in face to face weekend classes, online or blended, or Summer Institute.

The MASL program is designed for individuals who aspire to be servant leaders in nonprofit organizations, business, government, health care, ministry, and education. By promoting ethical decision making, theological reflection, leadership skills, and public activity, the program supports and affirms people who seriously embrace their vocation to serve in the world and the church. The program meets the unique needs of adult learners with life and professional experience while assuring fulfillment of the expectations related to an accredited program in higher education.

Master of Arts in Servant Leadership (MASL)

Mission Statement: The Master of Arts in Servant Leadership prepares individuals to engage in faithful, creative, and courageous leadership for the common good. Program Goals: 1) To grow as persons and leaders 2) To cultivate healthy organizational cultures 3) To advance the common good for communities and society 4) To integrate contemplation and action 5) To foster an empathetic commitment to the dignity of all people
More information on the MASL
Graduate Admissions Requirements
Our Stories
Tom Thibodeau

Tom Thibodeau Reflects on Viterbo's Servant Leadership Journey

The morning has flown by and as he brings the class to a close, Viterbo University Distinguished Professor of Servant Leadership Tom Thibodeau is going around the room asking his students to offer a word that sums up their expe...
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Dr. Scott Rathgaber

Servant Leadership Drives Gundersen CEO Scott Rathgaber

When Dr. Scott Rathgaber ’22 became Gundersen Health System’s chief executive officer in 2015, you would think he already knew all he needed to know about leadership. That’s not how he saw it.
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Michael Quam

Michael Quam Enlists His Gifts to Serve People with Struggles

Michael Quam worked in the banking industry, where he had a gift as a manager for improving the workplace culture. This year, he took on the task of leading fundraising efforts for the La Crosse Salvation Army, a job in which h...
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Master of Arts in Servant Leadership (MASL)

Students in Viterbo University's Master of Arts in Servant Leadership (MASL) program learn how to engage and inspire others to work for a greater good every day. 

Karla Hein

In Serving Others, Karla Hein Considers Lessons from Her Past a Present

Karla Hein's struggle with alcoholism forced her to drop out of Viterbo her first time here, but she returned to finish her undergraduate education. Once more a Viterbo student (in the Master of Arts in Servant Leadership progr...
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Julie Bennett

Julie Bennett Using Leadership Lessons as St. Vincent de Paul CEO

Since earning her Master of Arts in Servant Leadership Degree, Julie Bennett ’12 is leading and living her faith as CEO and executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Madison operation, overseeing a $16 million ...
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Sister Lucy Slinger

Sister Lucy Slinger Dedicated to Lifelong Environmental Mission

Many a Viterbo University student has gained a sense of environmental responsibility from lessons taught by Lucy Slinger, FSPA ’73, ’06. The roots of her own green sensibility were an accident of birth. Growing up on a Minneso...
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What is Servant Leadership?

In short, servant leadership is calling people together for a greater good. Hear from regional and national leaders about the importance of servant leadership. 

Elegbede on a Servant Leadership Journey

Growing up in Nigeria and Togo, Wale Elegbede ’19 learned a lot from his father about leadership and being a good person. Viterbo taught him even more. “Viterbo has been really instrumental for me. Ethical leadership isn’t jus...
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Mariah Weddle

Place of Grace Catholic Worker House

I would not be where I am today without the Servant leadership program. It has been a beautiful environment and experience.

Mayor Kim Smith Serves the Common Good

If not for earning her servant leadership master's degree at Viterbo University, Onalaska Mayor Kim Smith might not have even thought about taking on the mayoral duties and becoming the city's first female mayor. “I really do c...
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Jesse

Jesse Mossholder ’14, ’18

Eighth Grade Teacher, Longfellow Middle School

As we grapple with servant leadership and that theory we see it hands on and in front of us because the faculty reaches out and they are consistent to the point where we can see what good work looks like."

Faculty