Tuesday, Nov. 16
9:30 a.m. Paper timecards (if you are still required to submit them) are due in the payroll office – Room 201.
11 a.m.–1 p.m. Transgender Awareness Week Table – Murphy 2nd Floor Landing
Noon Electronic timecard approval must be completed by supervisors
2 p.m. Peace Corps Info Session – Virtual – Join this education-focused information session to learn about volunteer experiences, ask questions about service, and gain tips on the application process. Register here.
3 p.m. Transgender Allyship: 101 – RCE 134 – Celebrate Transgender Awareness Week with Viterbo's Pride Club in this interactive workshop that will help participants learn how to be a better ally to the transgender community. Viterbo staff and students welcome.
4 p.m. Friday Night at the ER – NRC 203
6 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration – San Damiano Chapel
6 p.m. Kody Green, Motivational Speaker and Mental Health Advocate – NRC 196
6–7 p.m. Virtual Speed Mock Interview – RSVP
7 p.m. Student Mass – San Damiano Chapel
Coming up:
A free webinar opportunity “Common Mistakes to Avoid Throughout the Financial Aid Process” is available for students on Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. Register here.
Learn about Logan University’s Chiropractic program on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 9:15 and 10:30 a.m. in RCE 226. A Q and A session will follow.
Viterbo University is partnering with the La Crosse Mental Health Coalition, HRSA Voice and Instep Grants, The Ethics Center, and La Crosse Interfaith Leader’s Coalition to host a Community Conversation on Youth Mental Health on Wednesday, Nov. 17 from noon–1p.m. in the FSPA Lobby of the Fine Arts Center. There will be a panel of speakers and time for discussion. Feel free to bring a lunch. Box lunches are provided for community guests only.
The Breaking Barriers Diversity Club will be hosting a movie night on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. The movie discusses LGBTQ+ in today's youth. All are welcomed to attend. Snacks and beverages will be provided, blankets are encouraged.
The Passport Scavenger Hunt continues: Follow the clues on a trip around campus to learn more about the home countries of our current international students for Global International Education week. Fill up a passport and bring it to MRC 337 by Friday, Nov. 19 at noon to be entered into a drawing for a Fanny Pack Fun Pack of prizes. Download your passport or pick one up at the Murphy 2nd floor landing or the Student Union.
The art of students Grace Amundson and MacKenzie Hanson will be on display in the Viterbo University Gallery beginning with a reception from 5–7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17. The exhibit, entitled Mundanities, will feature paintings in acrylic and oil, intaglio and woodcut prints, photographs, and ceramics. The show will run until Wednesday, Dec. 8.
The Viterbo community is invited to attend the DNP final defenses on Nov. 17 in NRC 101. Justin Lehrke will present “The Impact of Epidural Analgesia on Neonatal Apgar Scores” at 1 p.m. Adam Carlson and Nathaniel Stephens will present “Feasibility of a Recycling Program for Anesthesia Providers” at 2 p.m. Richard Dziewit and Justin Trautmiller will present “Development of a Metric to More Accurately Predict Nurse Anesthetist Staffing” at 3 p.m. Those interested in attending in person or via Zoom should contact Michele Merten at mmmerten@viterbo.edu.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is Saturday, Nov. 20. To pay respect and honor to the transgender lives lost in 2020 Viterbo staff and students are welcome to attend a candlelit ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in Nursing 195.
All are invited to attend the DISCLOSURE Film Watch Party on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:45 p.m. in Nursing 195. DISCLOSURE highlights transgender folks involved in the media industry and the impact of leaning on media to learn about gender. Come watch and enjoy free snacks.
The 2021 Community Conversation on Servant Leadership is Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 7–9:30 a.m. in the Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby. Kim Smith, mayor of Onalaska, Rick Kyte, PhD, director of the D.B. Reinhart Center for Ethics in Leadership, and Jacob Bowe, owner of Onalaska Culver’s restaurants, will be presenting. All are welcome and there is no cost to attend. To register email Jenny Waters at jtwaters@viterbo.edu or Tom Thibodeau at tathibodeau@viterbo.edu or call 608-796-3705. For more information visit https://www.viterbo.edu/master-arts-servant-leadership/community-conversation-servant-leadership.
The Viterbo community is invited to a Meet and Greet for the new marketing team on Thursday, Nov. 18, 3:30–4:30 p.m. in Reinhart Center suites 100 and 150. The new team includes Roger Hartwell (Director), James Mack (Marketing Coordinator), Shannon Simpson (Digital Marketing and Media Specialist), and Michelle Byom (Marketing Coordinator). Snacks will be served.
The Viterbo University Conservatory for the Performing Arts will present the Tony Award®-winning musical The Pajama Game Friday, Nov. 19–Sunday, Nov. 21 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre. Viterbo student and employee discounts are available with ID in person at the box office, which is open Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and two hours before each performance in the main theatre.
Weekends at VU will be sponsoring tickets to the Nov. 19 performance. There are eight tickets available for students. Use the reservation link to reserve tickets while they last.
Join the library Nov. 15–19 for a Virtual Scavenger Hunt. This year’s questions are a bit trickier than last year’s, and will require more digging, so participants will have extra time to submit their answers. The person with the most correct answers will win a $20 Amazon gift card just in time to start Christmas shopping. More details will be posted on the library’s website, Facebook page, and Instagram account on Friday, Nov. 12. The questions will be posted at noon on Monday, Nov. 15, and the deadline for submissions will be noon on Friday, Nov. 19.
Notices:
Timecards can be dropped off or emailed to the payroll department to the following individuals: amschmitz@viterbo.edu (staff timecards) and vlwolfe@viterbo.edu (student timecards).
Viterbo’s fall 2020 virtual opera production of Trouble in Tahiti was awarded third place in Division I of the National Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition for 2020–21. Many thanks to Brent Wilson for his excellent work in directing, creating the virtual video, and submitting this production to NOA. Here is a link to the NOA website with the competition results: https://www.noa.org/competitions/opera-production.html.
Faculty Development is pleased to congratulate Jason Howard on receiving a spring 2022 Scholar’s Release to pursue his research project, “Life and the Nature of Time: Investigating the Conceptual, Ethical and Cosmological Implications of Astrobiology.”
Global Initiatives Special Menu in Caf: Ope Abioye Day - Nigeria - Jollof Rice & Peanut Soup for Lunch.
Message from Mission and Social Justice: As a Catholic Franciscan University, in November we honor All Saints and All Souls, remembering those who have gone before us. We are called, each in our own way, to mourn the losses in our family and community. During this Transgender Awareness Week, we invite the Viterbo community to also remember the beautiful lives that have been lost due to anti-transgender violence. As a university, we stand with the Catholic Church in denouncing any and all acts intended to harm the transgender community and we renew our commitment to the promotion of the Gospel values of compassion and love for all.