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“The Work: The Quest for Our Work that Matters” Presentation Sept. 22

Prominent national speaker and author Wes Moore will open the 2015 D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership’s fall lecture series with his presentation “The Work: The Quest for Our Work that Matters” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Kudos to…

The members of the Hospitality Committee, who hosted a very successful Welcome Back Breakfast Sept. 16. Ninety-one employees attended the event.

President’s Column

Enrollment Census

Chad Gilbeck Received Patriot Award

Chad Gilbeck, IIT, was presented with the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award in a ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 29 in the Reinhart Center Board Room.

Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis Oct. 2–3

Friday, Oct. 2

11:15 a.m. St. Francis Day Mass and Prelude – Maria Angelorum Chapel. Limited seating. Classes will be cancelled from 11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m. to encourage student and employee participation in the celebration in honor of St. Francis and to encourage Mass attendance for all. Music will be performed by the 9th Street Singers, the Viterbo Concert Choir, and the FSPA Schola Choir. Fr. Conrad Targonski will preside at the liturgy.

Hispanic Heritage Month Reception Wednesday

The Viterbo community is invited to attend a reception celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from 5–7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 in the Reinhart Center Board Room.

Patriot Day

The flags in Assisi Courtyard were lowered to half staff by veteran and student Scott Stene to honor the victims of Sept. 11, 2001.

FSPA and FSC to host Pope2Congress Watch Party Sept. 24

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and the Franciscan Spirituality Center will host a Pope2Congress Watch Party Thursday, Sept. 24, joining thousands of viewers across the country in witnessing Pope Francis' historic address to a joint session of U.S. Congress, the first ever by a pope.

Constitution Day Presentation Thursday

The Viterbo community is invited to attend the Constitution Day presentation “Voting Rights Under the American Constitutional Order” at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in Reinhart Center 127.

Keith Knutson, history, will examine the expansion and attempted restrictions on voting rights in America throughout the history of the country.

Expanding Horizons

A student talks with Taylor Lewis, global education, about some of Viterbo's many study abroad options at the Study Abroad Fair Sept. 9. Last year, 75 Viterbo students studied abroad. Click for a WXOW news clip of the event.