Viterbo University nursing student Cassidy Sheehan had one less thing to worry about than most people beginning their final semester of college. Post-graduation employment in her position of choice had already been secured.
Sheehan had been offered a nursing position in the labor and delivery unit at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse upon graduating from Viterbo.
Diana Dundukova might have been born for business. As a preteen in her western Ukraine town, she recalls selling her toys and magazines to other kids in the neighborhood. Some of the money she earned from that first business venture, she suspects, was used to help pay for plane tickets when she emigrated to western Wisconsin at age 10 with her parents, Igor and Nataliya, and her older brother, Dmytro.
Zoe de Boer knows when a great opportunity presents itself. That was certainly the case when she was offered the Viterbo campus ministry graduate assistant position last summer.
Like nearly all nursing students, Bridget Proper has a strong interest in the medical field and the desire to work directly with patients. For her though, providing holistic care is key as well.
It is standard practice for international athletes to compile a highlight tape to send to coaches at universities in the U.S. at which they would like to play. Stand-out goalie Ernesto Ascenzo of Lima, Peru, did just that.
The Viterbo men’s soccer coaches certainly liked what they saw.
Luke Dunn is one of the fortunate few in life for whom work isn’t really work at all. Instead, it’s a fun and rewarding extension of his two passions—teaching and soccer.
“I’m doing what I love every day,” said Dunn, Viterbo University men’s soccer coach, whose team currently has a sterling 16–0–1 record and has qualified for the conference tournament in Lawrenceville, Ga.
Viterbo University put John Rice ’83 on the path to a career in higher education, a path that took some twists but was informed by Viterbo’s Franciscan mission. “I have always kept the mission of St. Francis in mind—that of teaching and healing,” he said.
Professor of Music Mary Ellen Haupert has served at Viterbo University for 25 years. She founded the One-of-a-Kind Chamber music series in 2008. “I love teaching music,” she said. “I enjoy the wide variety of subjects I teach, and it has been a great joy watching my students develop over the years.”