2025 Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities Symposium
Tentative Schedule
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BEGINS JAN. 6, 2025
For information: AFCU@viterbo.edu
| Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | |
| 4 p.m. | Registration/welcome desk opens; on-campus room check-in |
| 5:30 p.m. | Opening prayer Near the Dancing Francis sculpture in Assisi Courtyard |
| 6 p.m. | Outdoor reception: cocktails, light appetizers, music in a tent in Assisi Courtyard Rain location Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby |
| Thursday, June 5, 2025 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast in the cafeteria |
| 8 a.m. | Registration/welcome desk opens; on-campus room check-in |
| 8–9 a.m. | Opening Liturgy in San Damiano Chapel with The Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby, Bishop of the La Crosse Diocese |
| 9:30–10:15 a.m. | Opening keynote address: The Very Reverend Michael A. Perry, OFM |
| 10:15–10:30 a.m. | Break: light refreshments |
| 10:30–11:45 a.m. | Breakout Session 1 |
| noon–1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30–2:45 p.m. | Breakout Session 2 |
| 3–4:15 pm. | Breakout Session 3 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dinner on your own Options include: Moon Tunes music in the park with dinner at the Hatchery before (map of parking at the Hatchery), La Crosse Queen Riverboat Cruise with dinner following at the Hatchery, Sr. Thea Night at St. Rose Convent with chapel tour, dinner, and Sr. Thea documentary and panel, FSPA Garden. |
| Friday, June 6, 2025 | |
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast in the cafeteria |
| 7:45 a.m. | Transportation to morning prayer service atop Grandad Bluff begins |
| 8 a.m. | Registration/welcome desk opens |
| 8:15–9 a.m. | Morning prayer service at Grandad Bluff Pavilion |
| 9:15 a.m. | Transportation from Grandad Bluff back to campus begins |
| 9:45–11 a.m. | Breakout Session 1 |
| 11 a.m. | Mass with Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA) in Mary of the Angels Chapel |
| 11:15 a.m.–noon | Breakout Session 2: poster session |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Keynote address: Curt Meine |
| 1:45–2:30 p.m. | Breakout Session 3 |
| 2:30–2:45 p.m. | Break: light refreshments |
| 2:45–4 p.m. | Keynote address: Ilia Delio, OSF |
| 5 p.m. | Social |
| 6 p.m. | Banquet in the Cargill Room at the Waterfront, downtown La Crosse |
| 7:30 p.m. | Dessert bar, beverages, and entertainment at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts, downtown La Crosse: b2wins |
| Saturday, June 7, 2025 | |
| 7–8 a.m. | Breakfast in the cafeteria |
| 8:15–9:15 a.m. | Invited Featured Panel – What is the function of Franciscan education in America today? Moderator: Margaret Carney, OSF Panelists: Rick Trietley, Viterbo University President; Mary Elizabeth Imler, OSF; Fr. Malachi Van Tassell Fine Arts Center Main Theatre |
| 9:30–10:45 a.m. | Interactive session in the Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby |
| 11–11:30 a.m. |
Closing Ritual in San Damiano Chapel |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch in the cafeteria Departure |