Employees are asked to take a two question Connections survey.

Viterbo health services will offer flu shots to employees and students:

• Thursday, Sept. 26 during Healthy Living Week from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in front of Murphy Center (the Hawk’s Nest in case of rain). Health screenings of blood pressure, blood sugar, Hemoglobin testing, and Oxygen saturation will so be available.
• Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 2–5 p.m. in the Student Development Center
• Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 4–6 p.m. in the Student Union
• Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 2–4 p.m. in the Student Development Center
• Thursday, Oct. 15 from 4–6 p.m. in the Student Union
• By appointment: schedule a time on the health services website

The cost of a flu shot is $17 for employees and $7 for students.

A Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin blood drive will be held from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Fine Arts Center Lobby.

Click to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome. Call Sue Danielson, health services, at ext. 3806 with any questions.

Debra Murray, director of the Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling program, discussed Viterbo’s recent $741,201 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Opioid Workforce Expansion Program with Gregg Wavrunek, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Western Wisconsin Regional Representative, Sept. 19.

The grant is being used to support Viterbo’s Vital Opioid Instruction through Community-based Experiential (VOICE) initiative, which is designed to increase the number and preparedness of graduate level mental health professionals providing opioid and other substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services to people of all ages.

The next Theology on Root Beer Tap event “A Christian Response to Immigration” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 25, in San Damiano Chapel.

Chuck Berendes, attorney at law, will present. The event is sponsored by religious studies and is free and open to the public.

A farmers market will be held from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 in the Franciscan Way circle. Fresh vegetables, honey, and other products will be available for sale from local vendors.

The event is sponsored by Healthy Living Week and the Student Sustainability Club.

Pappi’s Tacos y Mas and Fathead Steve’s food trucks will be in Assisi Courtyard from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23.

All employees and students are welcome to purchase food from either of the trucks.

Everyone is invited to attend Viterbo’s annual Constitution Day celebration at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 in the School of Nursing Building 196.

A panel consisting of local attorneys Joe Veenstra and Jim Birnbaum, Ellen Frantz of the League of Women Voters, and Aaron Larson of Viterbo’s IIT staff will discuss the topic of “Voter Access, Ballot Security.”

Campus Ministry will provide ice cream treats when the program ends at 8 p.m.

Tickets are on sale for the Viterbo Student Dietetic Association’s annual Spaghetti Dinner Friday, Oct. 11 from 4–7 p.m. in the School of Nursing Building room 195.

Tickets can be purchased from Bobbi Hundt in the School of Nursing Building room 107 or by emailing Megan Berner, SDA vice president. Advance tickets are $10 for adults ($15 at the door) and $6 for children 12 and younger. Marinara, alfredo, meatballs, chicken, and gluten-free options are available. Carryouts are also available.

Proceeds from the dinner will be used for professional development opportunities for dietetics students and to provide support to local organizations.

Viterbo University will honor eight graduates at its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony and reception, which will be held from 4–6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 in Reinhart Center room 134.

Mary (Fitzpatrick) Marshall, who earned a Master of Arts in Servant Leadership degree in 2014, will be honored with the Spirit of Francis Award. Marshall was the longtime emergency services director for Catholic Charities, working on both a local and national level to aid those in need after disasters as well as responding to the needs of the homeless.

Sandra Hoeser, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Viterbo in 1969, will be honored with the Service to the University Award. Since moving back to the La Crosse area six years ago, Hoeser has been an almost constant...

Tara Westover, author of the bestselling memoir Educated, spoke to a capacity Fine Arts Center Main Theatre audience as part of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership’s fall lecture series.

By Tessa Davis, Viterbo fitness and wellness intern

Here is some information about upcoming recreation and leadership events and programs about which the department would appreciate your assistance in promoting to students. Email wellness@viterbo.edu for respective promotional pieces.

Healthy Hawks: Sept. 16–Nov. 9

Healthy Hawks is an eight-week health and well-being program that includes personal training, nutrition education, discussion and education for development in all seven dimensions of wellness, ongoing group and professional support, a weekly e-newsletter with cooking videos. Cost is $25. Click for more information. Click to register.

Healthy Living Week: Sept. 23–26

Events will happen all week focusing on different areas of well-being. There...

The Greater La Crosse Area Diversity Council (GLADC) with the City of La Crosse invite community members to the Lunch and Learn session “The Invisible Man: Living Transgender with an Unseen Disability” from 11:15 a.m.–1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 in the Maplewood Room at the La Crosse Black River Beach Neighborhood Community Center.

Viterbo University is a member of GLADC, so this educational session can be attended by a limited number of Viterbo faculty or staff members for free. For more information, email Michelle Pinzl.

After the success of last year’s inaugural event, Viterbo is hosting another Common Read Scavenger Hunt for new first-year and transfer students. New students received a copy of the 2019–20 common read book, Educated, and each copy contains a signed bookplate in the inside cover (some of you may remember the bookplate signing event, involving delicious peach crisp, this past spring). Throughout this week, all first-year and new transfer students are being asked to locate and meet the faculty or staff member who signed their book. 

Frank Ludwig, theatre and music theatre, created posters with faculty and staff signatures and printed names, and these posters have been strategically placed around campus. Students will use these posters to find the signature that matches the one in...

The Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership will host a screening of the film Artifishal at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 in Reinhart Center room 134.

Artifishal is Patagonia’s latest film project about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and the continued loss of faith in nature. Patagonia is an environmental activist company with the mission of “We’re in business to save our home planet.”

Produced by Yvon Chouinard and Patagonia, the film shows the hazards to wild Pacific salmon when hatchery-raised Atlantic salmon are reared in floating net pens along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada...

Viterbo Speaks Up is a website where students, employees, and family members can report crimes, worrisome behaviors, harassment, sexual violence or assault, hate/bias discrimination, violations of the Student Code of Conduct, and other issues and concerns. 

Viterbo is invested in making sure the campus environment is as safe and supportive as possible. Learn more at www.viterbo.edu/viterbo-speaks-up or contact Adam Malin, Kirsten Gabriel, or LeeAnn Van Vreede with any questions.

By Sue Danielson, health services

As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, change is in the air. That’s what makes fall a great time for renewal and fresh starts. It’s time to fine-tune your health by making one or two small changes that yield big results. Here are some suggestions:

1. Start taking a Vitamin D supplement. We get most of our Vitamin D from the sun, but we spend more time indoors during the fall/winter months.
2. Take some time to yourself. Autumn and winter are the Earth’s way of telling us to slow down. Start a journal or track your moods to get more in touch with how you're feeling.
3. Get your flu shot and yearly check-up. Sniffing, aching, sneezing, and coughing get in the way of life.
4. Boost your immune system by drinking plenty of water, wash...

Students converse as they walk through campus on a beautiful morning Sept. 4.