WXOW evening news anchor Dustin Luecke will share his perspectives on ethical journalism, the process of gaining a news anchor position, and how storytelling and personal branding play a role in his success when he opens the 2024–25 Viterbo University Leadership at Noon series Monday, Sept. 23 in the Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby.

Best-selling author Sarah Smarsh will discuss resilience, hard work, education, and other lessons from her book "Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Jim Bagniewski, Pat and Linda Kerrigan, and Steve Tanke, all of whom have a long and impressive history of community service and giving back to others, are the 2024 recipients of the Viterbo University Saint John XXIII Award for Distinguished Service.

Join Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and moderator John Smalley for “Straight Talk About the Wisconsin Elections Process” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Nola Starling Recital Hall.

Gavin DeGraw, a Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist with a distinctive voice and soulful style, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Comedian Paula Poundstone will bring her acclaimed brand of humor and wit to the Weber Center for the Performing Arts Lyche Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13.

New York pianist and La Crosse native Dave Marck and his friends will perform a free concert, "Stardust: A Celebration of Hoagy Carmichael," at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Watch a cast of 60 talented local young people as the Missoula Children’s Theatre presents "Treasure Island" at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 in the Weber Center for the Performing Arts Lyche Theatre.

Congratulations to Viterbo senior elementary education major Livi Pappadopoulos on winning her sixth straight women’s log rolling championship at the 2024 Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward Aug. 1–3. Congratulations also to employee Connor Birdsong, who took second place in the men’s log rolling event.

Viterbo University will present famed father and son college basketball coaches Dick Bennett and Tony Bennett with the Saint John XXIII Award for Distinguished Service at an awards dinner Wednesday, Aug. 7 in the Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby. A limited number of tickets for the awards dinner are still available.