A tragedy just as he was finishing his degree in graphic design at Viterbo University helped inspire Derek Fuchsberger to go back to school, enrolling in the School of Nursing. That background in design has served him well in his studies, including creation of medical illustrations that one instructor described as the best he’d ever seen.

Cheyenne Nagle took a somewhat indirect route to enrolling at Viterbo University but said, “Viterbo has allowed me to find my passion for teaching and has reinforced my choice to be an educator. I chose Viterbo because I was looking for a program that really puts their students first. I am older than most of my classmates and needed to feel comfortable in the choice I made. The smaller class sizes and the great faculty in the education department made the decision much easier.”

Viterbo graduate Cassie Wunnicke walked across the Fine Arts Center stage at May commencement into a career she always wanted.

Wunnicke was hired as an advocate for victims with the Gundersen Health System Crime Victims Services Unit and the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center. She had interned with her future employer as a student and had a job waiting for her when she graduated. 

Viterbo alumnus Kaitlyn Serketich is currently performing with the Palace Theater in Wisconsin Dells. She credits her Viterbo Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre degree for her stage success. The Palace Theater hosts numerous shows, concerts, and conferences, and is fast becoming a major attraction.

“We are soon closing Lend Me a Tenor: The Musical, and getting ready to open Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Serketich said.