Wednesday, Feb. 24
8 a.m. Doctor of Nursing Practice students are presenting their DNP project proposal or final defenses today and the Viterbo community is invited to attend. Click for the full schedule and list of topics.
Noon Mass – San Damiano Chapel
Noon Leadership at Noon Series Presentation by La Crosse Community Foundation Executive Director Jamie Schloegel – Facebook Live. Go to the Viterbo Ethics Institute Facebook page to view the presentation. A Facebook account is not required.
3 p.m. Healthy Eating Seminar on Zoom. This is a webinar with a 15-minute Q&A session hosted by the interns from the Student Dietetic Association. Join the call here.
4 p.m. Employee Well-being Session on Equity, Access and Well-being: Health Inequities – Join with this Zoom link.
6–6:30 p.m. Student Well-being Session: Mindful Connections. Attend for a brief introductory session to see how quieting your mind through meditation, even for a few minutes, can be helpful in day-to-day living via Zoom.
9 p.m. Taize Prayer – San Damiano Chapel
The Hunt Continues… Fantastic Beans and Where to Find Them – Day 3. Students and employees are all welcome to join the fray. Found the location but no bean can? Post a selfie at the spot with the magic sticker left by the person who found the bean can. Win 5 raffle tickets. Bring found cans to the Honors Chili Raffle on Friday in the Murphy Center Foyer to claim your 10 free raffle tickets. Found a can? Found a hiding spot, but no can? Post a selfie to #viterbohonors on Instagram.
Location 5:
Bing-bang-bong, awakening to this song, the bean sprung up and dashed away,
The curious bean knew where to go, ‘mongst the beakers our bean would stay,
Climbing up a treacherous cliff,
Our beans legs grew mighty stiff,
Searching out a source of warmth, heating lamps would save the day!
Location 6:
Cozy comfy amongst the green, once again our bean was seen!
He knew not of birds or beings, so he hopped up and started fleeing,
Amongst the shelves the bean would hide,
Waiting patient - time did bide,
Quiet hushing, silent shushing, drifting off our sleepy bean,
Dreaming deep of the days fun, bean’s activities were not yet done, tomorrow had yet to come.
Coming Up:
Register today for Service Saturday March 6. Serve with the FSPA letter writing, FSPA greenhouse, Habitat for Humanity construction site, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Coulee Region RSVP, and Mississippi Valley Conservancy. Click here following link to register until Wednesday, March 3.
Employees: RSVP Here for the St. Patrick’s soup lunch on March 17 from noon–1 p.m. This is an RSVP only event, contact Anouk Goreta with questions.
Advisors: Social Justice and Equity Conversation Opportunity Academic Advising and Social Justice. This opportunity will include a series of three sessions discussing social justice from the academic advising lens. The sessions will outline some of the challenges faced by special populations of students, discuss some strategies advisors can use while working with these students, and allow participants time to discuss the topic. The sessions will be Mondays from 9:05–10 a.m. on March 1, March 29, and May 3. Learn more about the opportunity and how to join the sessions HERE.
Employees: Social Justice and Equity Conversation Opportunity Inequity and Racism in Science Past and Present. This opportunity will include a series of four 45-minute “journal club” sessions to discuss readings on race, racism, and science that are accessible for a wide audience. These sessions will focus on the history of science and racism and how science is currently misused by some to propagate injustice and inequity. Learn more about the opportunity and how to sign up HERE before this Friday, Feb. 26.
The Viterbo community is invited to the February Alumni Book Club event with Jean Storlie ’80 who uses the power of stories for creative problem-solving in a book she recently co-authored: “Once Upon an Innovation: Accelerating Innovation & Leading Change.” Her techniques can be used in your professional and personal life. You do not need to read the book to join the discussion. Register today or find out more about Jean and her book.
Notices:
Summer Housing Assistant applications are now available. Summer Housing Assistants work in the office of Residence Life during the summer and are compensated via hourly pay and free housing accommodations. To learn more and apply, CLICK HERE. Applications are available now through March 5 at 4 p.m.
Sale at the Bookstore: 20% off t-shirts and kids clothing. In-store and online at www.viterbostore.com. Ends Thursday, Feb. 25.
Summer 2021 Financial Aid Applications are available online.
Viterbo’s COVID-19 event planning guidelines, including capacities for people in attendance, have been updated. Changes are based on COVID-19 Coulee Collaborative guidance. View the policy at https://www.viterbo.edu/campus-activities/covid-19-event-planning-guidelines
The first installment of the 2021 Lenten retreat offered by Mission and Ministry can be accessed here. This week’s video includes a reflection by Jackie Herbers, English.
Research Study: COVID Vaccine and College Students. Last semester, many students answered a survey to voice hopes and concerns about the Covid 19 vaccine. Now that the vaccine has arrived, Viterbo students are invited to step up again to inform the community’s understanding of the vaccine roll-out. Participation in this 15-minute survey will help shape the university’s response. Didn’t take the first survey last semester? No worries. This is a new survey with different questions. All students ages 18–24 are eligible to take this survey until March 4. Link to survey. Note: this survey is not the one launched by a biochemistry class recently in the campus COVID update. Questions? Contact researchers Laura Weidemann at lweide70228@viterbo.edu or Matthew Bersagel Braley at mtbersagelbraley@viterbo.edu or 608-796-3707.
Employees: The form for requesting access to data/reports/document management/IIT systems for your specific work area has been updated. The link for this form is found on the IIT sharepoint/website or can be found by logging into etcentral.viterbo.edu. The request process still goes to the supervisor for the employee that needs access, as well as the data steward for the information requested. Both parties will need to approve this request prior to any action being taken by IIT to grant access/create reports. Supervisors and data stewards will approve/deny access using the form in the Etrieve Inbox. When a request has been made an email will be sent from the Etrieve system indicating a form is ready for your action. If you have questions/concerns, contact IIT.