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Nominations Sought for Spirit of St. Francis Sustainability Award

The Environmental Responsibilities Committee is seeking nominations for the Second Annual Spirit of St. Francis Sustainability Award.

Nominations for groups or individuals who development and/or show progress in one or more of these categories:

Holocaust by Bullets Exhibit

The Viterbo community is invited to visit the Holocaust by Bullets exhibit on display in the Fine Arts Center Atrium until Wednesday, March 29. The exhibit showcases the work of Rev.

Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week with the FSPA March 8

The Viterbo community is invited to attend a “Shared Franciscan Hearts” event with members of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration from 2–5 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 in the Reinhart Center Board Room.

Viterbo Piano Series Continues with Viterbo’s Mark Tollefsen Tuesday

Mark Tollefsen, music, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.

Glena Temple Inauguration April 7; Inauguration Service Saturday April 8

Viterbo will celebrate the inauguration of Glena Temple as the university’s ninth president Friday, April 7, followed by Inauguration Service Saturday April 8.

Exhibit Featuring the Works of Students Margaret Schmitz and Hannah Oreskovich to Open in the Viterbo University Gallery Wednesday

The works of Viterbo students Margaret Schmitz and Hannah Oreskovich will be featured in an exhibit entitled “Liminal: Spaces Between” opening with a reception at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 in the Viterbo University Gallery.

The show will include monoprints, paintings, and etchings.

Viterbo to Host “Fired Up for Science” April 3

Area students and their parents are invited to an evening of fun demonstrations and hands-on science experiments at Viterbo’s annual “Fired Up for Science” event from 6–8 p.m. Monday, April 3.

The Winner

Congratulations to Christine Hardie, middle, (and her sister and partner Caitlin Locy, admission) the winner of the Honors Program Chili Cook-off. The event raised $215 and 30 non-perishable food items, which will be given to Christine’s choice of the Viterbo Food Pantry.

31st Annual Homelessness Vigil

Students in Tom Thibodeau’s VUSM 300 Serving the Common Good class spent the night outside Feb. 23–24 to raise awareness of the issue of people experiencing homelessness. The weather would drastically change that evening, bringing rain, sleet, and snow.

WorkForce Job Fair

Twenty-eight students rode the Viterbo-sponsored bus to the WorkForce job fair Feb. 21 in Milwaukee. WorkForce is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Private College Career Consortium. Over 180 organizations were recruiting at the fair.