Name: Mark Tollefsen

Position: Assistant professor of music

Education background: Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music

All undergraduate students are invited to participate in a survey on Viterbo’s LIVE core curriculum. The purpose of the survey is to gauge students’ experience of the core curriculum and to understand the contributions of the core curriculum to their liberal arts education.

Viterbo, with financial assistance from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota, Macy’s, and Friends of Lindy Shannon, has awarded over $11,800 to area schools to help offset the costs of field trips to see performances at the university.

Oct. 22, 2015
Contact Beth Franklin at 608-796-3735 or bafranklin@viterbo.edu

OVER $11,800 AWARDED TO AREA SCHOOLS TO ATTEND PERFORMANCES AT VITERBO UNIVERSITY

Viterbo’s popular Platinum Edition show choir will present an evening of great singing and dancing as they celebrate the music of Walt Disney with Walt’s World of Music and Magic at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

The School of Nursing hosted Jean Watson Ph.D, RN, Oct. 19. Famous in health care circles, Watson developed the Theory of Human Caring and has presented her work internationally. She is pictured speaking to nursing students and faculty.

Scott Gabriel, chemistry, discusses his research with Board of Trustees member Dan Gelatt at the Celebration of Faculty Scholarship Oct. 16. Click for more photos from the event.

By Sue Danielson, health services

Cold and Flu Season is here. Do you know what is in your cold medicine?

Global Initiatives Week Friday, Nov. 6–Friday, Nov.

Sonya Ganther, human resources, and Matt Campbell, theatre and music theatre, enjoy themselves at the Hospitality Committee event in Assisi Courtyard Oct. 22.