Viterbo was well represented at the 68th annual Wisconsin Student Nurses Association convention in Wisconsin Dells Feb. 3–5. Thirty Viterbo students nurses attended. 

Congratulations to Derrick Meier ’11 ’12, men’s golf; Will Lemke, women’s soccer coach from 2001–09; and 
Jenna (Lau) Millner ’11, volleyball;

 for being inducted onto the Viterbo athletics Wall of Fame during Homecoming Feb. 4.

More than 30 Viterbo theatre and music theatre students took a master class taught by Nan Giordano, the artistic director of Giordano Dance Chicago Feb. 9. Giordano Dance Chicago performed that evening as part of Viterbo’s Bright Star season.

Viterbo’s annual humanities symposium will be held Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the Fine Arts Center. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Talking about Death” and the Viterbo community is invited to attend. It is presented by the Viterbo College of Arts and Letters.

The schedule:

By Kirsten Gabriel

Since its inception in February 2016, the Service Saturdays program has served over 200 students, faculty, and staff (many of them multiple times) and partnered with 11 community organizations. Thank to everyone who has made our first year a success. 

The 2016–17 Viterbo One-of-a-Kind Chamber Music Series continues Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall with Russian Souvenirs: The Music of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, featuring the Artaria String Quartet and guests violist Renée Skerik and cellist Laura Thielke.

Congratulations to the winners of the annual Viterbo Nightingale Nursing Scholarship Competition Feb. 3. Pictured are Mary Lu Gerke, dean, third place finisher Carissa Czerneski, runner-up Alyssa Yeiter, winner Andrea Bendorf, and President Glena Temple.

Have a competitive side, a killer chili recipe, or simply like to be a part of community building activities? Talk with your department or the student organization you advise about entering a chili in the Honors Program Chili Cook-off Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Click for the Spring semester enrollment report, which was discussed at the University Forum Feb. 2.

The Viterbo production of the Tony Award-winning drama Dancing at Lughnasa (click for more photos) opened at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts this past weekend. Tickets still remain for the Feb. 10 and 11 performances.