By Polly Scott

The Course Reserves service is offered to instructors to allow library and instructor-owned course material to be available for library checkout to students at the Main Desk. For more information, email Lauren Klitzke or the main desk at 608-796-3269.

Library instructional services offer methods to incorporate research and critical thinking skills into coursework. Librarians provide instruction for on campus and online courses. To request an instruction session, contact Jodi Hilleshiem at jchilleshiem@viterbo.edu or 608-796-3278. One-on-one research consultations are also available to faculty and students, to assist with library research, and can be scheduled through reference@viterbo.edu. There are subject guides available for each discipline to offer key resources and research tips.

The Viterbo D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership will host a screening of the film The Wall: Stories of the 2018 Minneapolis Homeless Campwith filmmaker Brandon Ferdig at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

The Wall: The Stories of the 2018 Minneapolis Homeless Camp looks back at the saga of the 2018 Native American homeless camp in Minneapolis. The film documents the growth of the camp, the community response, the internal conflicts within the camp, and the eventual transfer of residents to shelter in December of that year. It also captures the stories of the residents, who share their journeys to the camp, their lives there, and their hopes for a better future. In this spirit, the film follows one couple at the camp from August–December, who open up about the trials of their drug addiction, their relationship, and their hopes to get their children back.

The Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership will host a screening of the film Artifishal at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Reinhart Center room 134.

Artifishal is Patagonia’s latest film project about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and the continued loss of faith in nature. Patagonia is an environmental activist company with the mission of “We’re in business to save our home planet.”

Students converse as they walk through campus on a beautiful morning Sept. 4.

Looking to serve in the community? Want to streamline community engagement into your course or department?

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Viterbo Center for Community Engagement will host two exploration sessions for UGetConnected software. The identical sessions will be held in Murphy Center 304 computer lab from noon–1 p.m. and from 4:30–5:30 p.m. Participants will explore basics for navigating the software for the first 30–40 minutes followed by user specific questions, allowing people the opportunity to explore the software while immediate help is available.