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Scott Stene’s journey to Viterbo was anything but typical. Stene grew up in Montana, spending his senior year of high school as an exchange student in Norway. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in an expeditionary unit in Germany and traveled the world during four years of service.
Music theatre graduate Lauren Johnson ’21 made a leap last summer, moving to New York City just in time to land a part in a national tour of Hairspray. She'll feel right at home when the tour comes to the Viterbo Fine Arts Center Feb. 4–5.
A chance encounter brought Gordon Murphy into Viterbo's engineering program after two decades working in manufacturing. When he pays his tuition, he goes down the second-floor hallway of the building named for his grandfather, W. Leo Murphy.
Since earning her Master of Arts in Servant Leadership Degree, Julie Bennett ’12 is leading and living her faith as CEO and executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Madison operation, overseeing a $16 million budget and 280 employees.
In 2020, Viterbo University leaders were looking for a way to honor the university’s founders, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. The members of the planning committee determined a place of beauty and contemplation on campus would be the most appropriate.
English major Tim Metzler ’13 talks about his journey as a comedian, from laughing around the family dinner table to becoming a top-tier member of Chicago’s legendary Second City troupe to his recent audition for "Saturday Night Live."
Music theatre major Maya Richardson ’19 talks about her burgeoning stage career, which includes landing the starring role of Ariel in the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ production of "Footloose" and a national tour with "Paw Patrol Live!"
Biopsychology major Melissa Kay McCarthy ’11 talks about her twin passions—music and helping people with mental health issues—and how those two paths converged with the July 2022 release of her first studio album, "Hourglass."
Maria Morgan-Bathke was working as a post-doctoral fellow at Mayo Clinic in Rochester in 2015 when she realized she had a passion for teaching that was unfulfilled. She found a home at Viterbo, where she directs the dietetic internship program and has chaired the science department since 2020. She also earned an MBA from Viterbo and this year started a business, Dr. Maria’s Nutrition & Wellness.
When Justin McKnight graduated in 2000 from Pennsylvania's Bucknell University, he was the first in his family to get a college degree, thanks to athletic scholarships he earned for his skills in an unusual sport. McKnight went on to earn a master’s degree in mental health counseling in 2016 from Viterbo University, where he taught as an adjunct professor before taking on the position of Viterbo’s director of counseling services.