VU Today Oct. 7

Friday, October 7, 2022

Friday, Oct. 7

9 a.m.–7 p.m. Art Gallery Exhibit: Leave the Light On – Works by Kira Peters – Fine Arts Center Third Floor Gallery

9–10 a.m. “Murphy 2nd” Open House – Business Office Suite

11 a.m. Mass – St. Rose Convent

11 a.m. Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Lunch with President Rick Trietley – Fine Arts Center Kwik Trip Hospitality Suite

11 a.m.–1 p.m. Meet with Washington Community Scholar’s Center – Student Union

4 p.m. Viterbo Days Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony and Social – Fine Arts Center Nola Starling Recital Hall – Livestream link

4:30–7:30 p.m. Student Dietetic Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser – NRC Lobby

7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Bellevue – Varsity Athletics Center

7:30 p.m. Footloose – Fine Arts Center Main Theatre

 

Saturday, Oct. 8

11 a.m. Class of 1972 and 1972 Marianette USO Alumni Lunch with President Rick Trietley – Fine Arts Center Kwik Trip Hospitality Suite

Noon–3 p.m. Viterbo Bookstore Open – Student Union

Noon–4 p.m.  Art Gallery Exhibit: Leave the Light On – Works by Kira Peters – Fine Arts Center Third Floor Gallery

1 p.m. Baseball Alumni Games – Outdoor Athletics Complex

1 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Dakota State – Varsity Athletics Center

1:30 p.m. Campus Tour – Meet at the Reinhart Center Skogen Family Welcome Center

2 p.m. Footloose – Fine Arts Center Main Theatre

2:15 p.m. Alumni Choir Rehearsal for the Fall Choir Concert – San Damiano Chapel

3 p.m. Fall Choir Concert with an Alumni Chorus and Reception to Follow – San Damiano Chapel

4:30 p.m. Color Hike in Hixon Forest – Join WAVU and the recreation department. More information here.

7:30 p.m. Footloose – Fine Arts Center Main Theatre

 

Sunday, Oct. 9

10 a.m. St. Francis Alumni Choir Rehearsal – San Damiano Chapel

11 a.m. Alumni Mass – San Damiano Chapel

2 p.m. Footloose – Fine Arts Center Main Theatre

6 p.m. Mass – San Damiano Chapel

 

Coming up:

Inauguration Kickball volunteers are needed for Thursday, Oct. 13 from 3–6:30 p.m. There will be food, games, caricatures, a bounce house, pumpkin painting, and some quality kickball entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of areas: setup before 3 p.m., between game/inning games, umpires, score keepers, announcers, and clean up. Email cgburnsgilbert@viterbo.edu if you’re interested or able to help.

Health Services will be offering flu shots on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 2–4 p.m. in the Student Union. Cost for students is $9.00 (Unless in TRIO). Employees $19.00 unless are a member of the VU health insurance. If you are unable to come at this time/date, students can schedule a private appointment through Starfish. Call Sue at 796-3806 for questions.

Sign up is closing soon for Art as Meditation/Prayer program put on by the Franciscan Spirituality Center. See the Employee Engagement Calendar on the HR SharePoint Site for more details on the program and to register. The date of the program is Oct. 18 from Noon-1 p.m.

Rush Tickets are available for the Viterbo University for the Conservatory for the Performing Arts production of Footloose Oct. 7–9 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre. Tickets are 50% off, plus taxes and fees. Sign-up starts in-person on hour before the performance, limit one per person. Learn more about rush tickets here.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, María Moreno Parra will lead a film screening and discussion of the documentary The Michael Are Case: The First Ruling on Hate Crime in Ecuador on Oct. 10, 4–5 p.m. in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center, NRC 447.

 

Notices:

The Student Dietetics Association has an apparel fundraiser to raise funds for students to have access to practice test materials for their RD exam. The apparel fundraiser ends on Monday, Oct. 10 and all items will be available for pick-up on Nov. 2 between noon–2 p.m.