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The outstanding German a cappella quintet Calmus will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.
Hailing from Leipzig, the city in Germany closely associated with Bach and Mendelssohn, Calmus performs a diverse repertoire of music and has captivated both audiences and critics with its charming stage presence, flawless technique, and entertaining presentation.
Calmus has won numerous international prizes and competitions and the group has toured throughout Europe and North America. The musicians are tireless in their quest to discover new repertoire. They are naturally at home in the vocal music of the Renaissance, the Baroque and the Romantic, but they also revel in singing modern pop, folk, jazz, and golden oldies from the 1920s.
Calmus is “nothing short of remarkable…they, quite simply, bring whatever they sing to glorious life,” wrote the Deseret Morning News.
Stephanie Helmers, owner of Zen and Pow yoga and fitness studio in Onalaska, will speak as part of the Leadership at Noon series at Viterbo University from noon–1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby.
Helmers opened Zen and Pow in a small studio in 2013, teaching kickboxing and yoga. She has rapidly grown the business and today it is located in a state-of-the-art multipurpose fitness and wellness facility in Onalaska. In addition to its many fitness offerings, the business is also known for positive energy and inspiration, providing members with “a total mind, body and soul experience.”
While teaching at Zen and Pow, Helmers has developed a strong love for business and entrepreneurship as she works on branding, marketing, building her team, and ultimately taking her business to the next level. She believes in making all fitness and yoga accessible to all ages, levels, and abilities and guides clients to explore movement in their own body.
This is the first in a series of student profiles to be featured in Connections. The profiles are part of a project to articulate the Viterbo difference through storytelling. Have a student story worth sharing? Email ejtimmons@viterbo.edu.
By Eric Timmons
Melissa Edgar remembers one important detail about visiting Viterbo University before she was completely sure it was the right school for her.
Edgar is now a junior, majoring in biology and minoring in Spanish and ethics. But back then, as a recent high school graduate, she wasn’t fully sure where she’d end up and had visited Viterbo once, along with a larger public school. She’d spoken briefly to a professor on her Viterbo visit and when she returned for an accepted student event, she met him again.
“He referred to me by name when I saw him; he had remembered me from when I came the previous time, and the idea that the professor remembered my name, who I’d never had for class, and only had met once, that was pretty distinct and special for me and that made me think OK, this is definitely a good school to come to,” Edgar recalled.
It was that sense of connection, of being viewed as an individual rather than another face in the crowd, that Edgar was seeking, and she found it at Viterbo.
Distinguished Alumni Award nominations are sought for Rising Professional and Professional Achievement awards from each of Viterbo’s three colleges. Viterbo Alumni Association award nominations also are sought for Spirit of Francis and Service to the University awards. Nomination process information:
- Anyone may submit nominations.
- Nomination and criteria information and a submission form are on the alumni website.
- The alumni office will serve as the submission point.
- College-based nominations will be forwarded to the dean of each college for consideration by committees.
- Nominations will be considered for up to three years.
- Nominations deadline is Sunday, March 1.
Presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Awards will take place on campus from 4-5 p.m. on the Friday of the Viterbo Days weekend in October, followed by a complimentary hors d’oeuvres reception. We are grateful to those who take the time to nominate distinguished alumni.
by Jason Skoog
Viterbo's Digital Collections feature the newly updated Lumen Newspaper Collection. We've added every issue back to the first in 1954, and all issues are full-text searchable. If you need help searching the collection, contact Jason Skoog at jaskoog@viterbo.edu or 608-796-3262.
Pictured above: Students in Sr. Agnes Marie's 1956 Home Management class build a bookshelf from bricks they manufactured.
Here are examples of interesting front-page stories from the past: