Viterbo’s sixth annual Friar Frolic 5K Run/Walk will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. The event is being hosted by Rec Sports and is part of Viterbo Days.

The last day for early bird registration is Saturday, Sept. 24. Fees increase $5 after that day. Regular registration runs through the day of the event.

The International Day of Peace is Wednesday, Sept. 21. Viterbo campus ministry invites the campus community to an outdoor community Taize prayer service that emphasizes Pope Francis’ message of Peace. The service will be held near Dancing Francis in Assisi Courtyard at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21.

Sept. 15, 2016

Contact Brian Weber at 608-796-3012 or bjweber@viterbo.edu

VITERBO UNIVERSITY TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Viterbo University will offer a $1,000 per year (up to $4,000) scholarship to students who have participated in a college readiness program in high school and who enroll at the university starting fall 2017.

Employees are invited to enjoy a Welcome Back Breakfast of breakfast sandwiches (gluten free option available), fruit, and coffee from 7:30–9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 in the School of Nursing Building Foyer.

The event is sponsored by the members of the Hospitality Committee.

Sept. 9, 2016

Contact Mary Ellen Haupert at 608-796-3770 or mehaupert@viterbo.edu

VITERBO UNIVERSITY ONE-OF-A-KIND CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES OPENS WITH HERITAGE: A MOSAIC OF MUSICAL ARTISTRY SEPT. 17

The outstanding singers of the Viterbo music department will perform two one-act operas, Riders to the Sea and The Impresario, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.

All Viterbo employees and their families are invited to serve alongside students and community partners via Viterbo’s Service Saturdays initiative. 

The Viterbo volleyball team defeated crosstown rival UW-La Crosse for the eighth straight time with a 3-1 victory Sept. 14 at Mitchell Hall. Congratulations V-Hawks!

This year’s Seven Rivers Undergraduate Research Symposium is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11. Online registration for this event involving colleges and universities from the tri-state area will open Monday, Sept. 26 and will close Friday, Oct. 28.

Aug. 2, 2016

Contact Paul Wilhelmson at 608-796-3040 or pjwilhelmson@viterbo.edu

GLENA TEMPLE NAMED NINTH PRESIDENT OF VITERBO UNIVERSITY; TENURE TO BEGIN JAN. 1

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Glena Temple, Viterbo University vice president of academic affairs, has been named president of Viterbo University. She will succeed retiring Viterbo president Rick Artman Jan. 1.