Monday, Sept. 20
11 a.m. Healthy Living Week: Introduction to Yoga and Meditation – Mathy Center. Be sure to reserve your spot by making a reservation.
3–5 p.m. Healthy Living Week: Pause for Paws, on Franciscan Way at V-Hawk Court. The Coulee Region Humane Society will be on campus with four licensed therapy dogs.
6 p.m. – Supper and Scripture – Campus Ministry
Coming up:
Viterbo FAC Employee Season Packages: The Viterbo University Fine Arts Center (FAC) is excited to welcome patrons back for the 50th anniversary season. The 2021–22 On Stage brochure can be found at www.viterbo.edu/fine-arts-center. Discounted presenting series packages are available for Viterbo full-time, permanent part-time, and retired employees until Oct. 15. More info can be found in employee mailboxes or by calling the Viterbo Box Office at 608-796-3100 or stopping by in person (main floor of Viterbo FAC). The box office is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
This week is Healthy Living Week. Check out the many activities happening all week, including the Step and Nutrition Challenges, Pause for Paws, Self Defense, Farmer’s Market and more.
The Viterbo University Gallery will host the exhibit “Will You Be There: The Paintings of Nishiki Sugawara-Beda” beginning Tuesday, Sept. 21. Sugawara-Beda will hold a lecture at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in FAC 314. The Viterbo community is invited to attend. There are still a few spots open in the calligraphy workshop she will conduct. No experience necessary and all materials will be provided. Email sjlisota@viterbo.edu to register.
All students and faculty are invited to the Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, Oct. 8 from 4:30–7:30 p.m. in the NRC Lobby. To purchase tickets, contact a dietetics student or email president of SDA, Shark at selber70560@viterbo.edu by Sept. 29.
Students are invited to a Blank Canvas event hosted by the office of Multicultural Student Success & Global Engagement for Freestyle Painting and Expression Monday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at Fine Arts Center 221. Art supplies provided at no cost. To sign up contact Raghad Al-khazraji by email: ralkha70913@viterbo.edu. Event capacity is limited to 35 students.
Faculty: Sign up to attend or present at the Celebration of Faculty Scholarship, Friday, Oct. 29, from 3:30–5 p.m. in the FAC FSPA Lobby. This event offers a venue to share scholarly or artistic work and for all employees to share wine, beer, and snacks in celebration of scholarship at Viterbo. Faculty who performed, presented, or published in the last year are encouraged to share their work via poster, demonstration, or round-table discussion. For more information, contact aldenny@viterbo.edu. Register to present or to attend at https://www.viterbo.edu/CoFS.
Employees: Join the Hospitality Committee for cider, cookies, and crafts this Thursday, Sept. 23 from 2–3:30 p.m. in the tent between Brophy and Nursing center (rain/cold weather site: Nursing 101)
The Viterbo community is invited to the Military Aligned Student Center ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Sept. 21 in Reinhart Center, room 006. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a reception to follow.
Join the Identities Project Team on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. in Nursing 196 as they host a civil dialogue exploring the different forms of activism we have seen this summer during the Olympics. They will reflect on the difference between activism and protesting, techniques of activism and protest, and reflect on individual roles to create change.
Register today for Service Saturday Family Day Sept. 25. Serve with FSPA Garden, GROW La Crosse, Habitat for Humanity Construction Site, New Horizons, Onalaska Care Center, Salvation Army, and Boy Scouts. Registration closes Tuesday, Sept. 21.
The D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership is offering two new series of Rebuilding American Civics this fall. Both series are free of charge, but class size is limited. To register contact Kelli Jerve at kelli@inspiredmindsedu.org or Jill Miller at jmmiller@viterbo.edu. Click here for more details on the programming.
Notices:
Join admissions in welcoming over 600 prospective student visitors to campus today. The Wisconsin Educational Fair will be held at the La Crosse Center and Viterbo is fortunate to welcome local high school students around their WEF schedule. There will be large groups of students escorted around throughout the day and most of the groups will be enjoying lunch in a tent in the courtyard. Smile, say hello, and help them feel the Viterbo hospitality.
Are you interested in directing? Viterbo's Student Theatre Project is putting on a Miscast cabaret and is currently searching for a student to fill the position of director. The rehearsal schedule is very flexible and a medium commitment overall. For more information if interested, email stp@viterbo.edu.
The lapel microphone in BRC 122 has gone missing. Employees who have used that space are asked to check their area for the missing equipment and return it to BRC 122. Email the Help Desk at helpdesk@viterbo.edu to let them know it has been found.
Advancement is offering an hourly paid opportunity for students to join their phonathon efforts this semester between Oct. 5–Nov. 8 from 5–8:30 p.m. Wages begin at $9 per hour. Interested students should contact Kristine Snowdeal at kmsalmisnowdeal@viterbo.edu or call 608-796-3067.
Touchstone Magazine is an annual art and literary publication ran by students. Paid positions of art editor, graphic designer, web designer, production assistant, and promotions coordinator are available. All students who are interested in the visual arts are encouraged to apply by Oct. 1. Visit https://www.viterbo.edu/gallery for job descriptions, more information, and to apply. Contact Kira Peters, Touchstone Art Advisor at klpeters@viterbo.edu for more information, questions, or concerns. Past editions of Touchstone Magazine are on view on the FAC third floor.
Book an appointment with Career Services during the month of September to be entered in a drawing for an Amazon Echo Show. Schedule via Starfish for help with resume/cover letter, career counseling, internship, job shadow, grad school apps, mock interview, job search, and more.