Health Science Scholars

The top five place winners in the annual Health Science Scholarship competition Feb. 15 joined President Rick Artman for a photo. From left are Jacob Wilkinson of Stoughton, fifth place; Jedidiah Barton of Brownsville, Wis., fourth place; Alayna Holderman of Amherst, third place; Tyler Bruinsma of Rochester, Minn., second place; and winner Hailey Koch of Fall River. Koch received a four-year full tuition scholarship to Viterbo. Holderman and Bruinsma were awarded $10,000 scholarships over four years, and Wilkinson and Barton were awarded $8,000 scholarships over four years. Thirty-one outstanding students participated in the prestigious competition.

Franciscan Identity Workshop Opportunity

The Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities will offer the faculty and staff development workshop “Deepening Franciscan Identity: Teaching Care for Creation” Thursday, May 9–Saturday, May 11 at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc.

The workshop will be led by Br. Keith Douglass Warner, OFM, of Santa Clara University. Workshop participants will learn how an integral Franciscan pedagogy can enhance teaching; share best practices in teaching care for creation with colleagues; link head and heart by integrating classroom and community based learning in Franciscan environmental education, and to apply these principles to the improvement of curriculum, service learning, and community engagement.

For more information or to register, visit www.franciscanaction.org/afcuworkshop or contact Christine Elliott at Elliot@franciscanaction.org or 202-527-7564.

Delicious

The School of Nursing Building Lobby was a popular place during the third annual Honors Program Chili Cook-off Feb. 20. Seventy-five guests enjoyed the chilies entered by 12 teams. The event raised $121 and some food donations. The proceeds were donated to the La Crosse Warming Center. Congratulations to communications and marketing, the winner of the event. Other participants were the honors program, the academic vice president’s office, Global Rhythms, Spanish club, DNA club, the library, the School of Nursing, VU After Dark, campus ministry, religious studies and philosophy, 
and film club.

Saint John's Bible Heritage Edition to be Displayed at FSC in April

The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Edition will be on display at the Franciscan Spirituality Center Tuesday, April 2–Friday, April 26. Four volumes of the Heritage Edition will accompany an exhibit of reproductions of illuminations from The Saint John’s Bible. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Click for exhibit times and more information.

The Saint John’s Bible (photo by Buck Holzemer) is the only handwritten and illuminated Bible—commissioned in 1998 by a Benedictine Monastery—since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago.

The Benedictine monks of Saint John’s Abbey and University hoped to ignite the spiritual imagination of believers throughout the world and to illuminate the Word of God for a new millennium. Using vellum, quills, natural handmade inks, hand-ground pigments and gold leaf, this work of sacred art mirrors the work of earlier creators, yet incorporates modern themes, images and technologies of the 21st century.

For additional information, visit www.saintjohnsbible.org.
 

Servant Leadership

President Rick Artman and guest speaker Dan Wheeler visit after a lunch with Viterbo community members Jan. 18. Wheeler presented “The Future of Servant Leadership” that evening.

From the President

125th Anniversary 

In 2015, Viterbo will celebrate its Quasquicentennial—we’ll all be familiar with that term in the months ahead! Similar to the planning for Viterbo’s centennial celebration, there will be a planning committee formed in the months ahead. I’ve asked Pat Kerrigan to serve as the lead for the early planning of this anniversary celebration. Anyone interested in participating, please make contact with Pat and he will begin to compile a listing of volunteers. Others will be “voluntold” in due time!

University Forum March 12 

I will host a university forum Tuesday, March 12 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. in The School of Nursing Building Collins Auditorium. The topic of the forum is the 2013–14 operating budget. I will review the major budget guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees on Jan. 28. The information will include tuition and fee rates, enhancements planned for meal plans and dining services, enrollment goals, parameters for compensation increases, physical plant projects, and other elements of our financial planning for next fiscal year. I hope you are able to attend. Materials will be posted on the web after the forum for those unable to attend.

“Spring” Break 

Safe travels to all who will be on the road during the semester recess. Special thanks to campus ministry and to those participating in the mission service trip to Cincinnati.

Rick Artman

President

Campus Ministry

By Emilio Alvarez

With the beginning of the second week of Lent underway here are a variety of opportunities that will hopefully enrich your Lenten experience:

• Hunger Banquet: On Wednesday, March 13, campus ministry, the Franciscan Spirituality Center, SOAHR, and the honors program will be working together to put on an interactive program that will help participants to understand our current situation of hunger in the world. Join us March 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Mathy Center. Register for this event at www.FSCenter.org and www.Viterbo.edu/ministry by Friday, March 1.

• Taize Prayer: Taize, an interfaith prayer that incorporates songs, scripture, and silence, is held on Sunday nights at 7 p.m. in San Damiano Chapel. Join us for this reflective time, with music led by the St. Francis Choir.
• Eucharistic Adoration: Campus Ministry is now offering Eucharistic Adoration, a time of prayer and silence in front of our Lord Jesus, every Wednesday from 12:30–5:15 p.m. Visit San Damiano Chapel anytime or sign up for 30 minute increments by emailing Emilio Alvarez.
• Stations of the Cross: Stations of the Cross is a great mediation that reflects on the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. It will be led by Fr. Conrad in San Damiano Chapel on Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
• Lenten Reconciliation and Confession: On Tuesday, Feb 26, campus ministry will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation in San Damiano Chapel at 5:15 p.m. We will begin with a short prayer and individuals will have the opportunity to receive the sacrament from one of several priests.

Support the Campus Ministry Service Trip 

Campus Ministry is sending a group of students to Cincinnati over Spring Break to work with an organization called Franciscans for the Poor. They will be doing a variety of activities such as painting, feeding the hungry, clothing the homeless, being present to children, and much more. Below is a list of the current students participating on the service trip. If you would like to write letters of encouragement to any of the participants attending the service trip, send them to Emilio Alvarez in Murphy Center 340 by Thursday, Feb. 28. Also, if you would like to support the trip in other ways, contact Emilio Alvarez to find out how. The participants are Abigail August, Lynette Benson, Emily Buchman, Michael Churchill, Qiaofeng Dai, Jenna Hess, Sam Homp, Gabriella Huff, Katie Legier, Hannah Livesey, Sara Meyer, Amanda Moder, Lauren Pfaff, and Amanda Schield.

TracDat Upgrade Feb. 28

TracDat, the university-wide tool that supports assessment, will be upgraded Thursday, Feb. 28. 

Version 4.6 includes new features such as curriculum mapping, improved flexibility in running reports, enhancements of ad hoc reporting, increased ability to link data between units, and improvements in task assignment and custom roles. The upgrade will not radically change the look and feel of TracDat but includes improvements in user interface. 

Due to the upgrade, TracDat will not be available Feb. 28. Contact Naomi Stennes-Spidahl, director of assessment and institutional research, with any questions at ext. 3481.

SDA Tea and Crumpet Sale Friday

The Student Dietetics Association will being selling tea and crumpets (similar to an English muffin) from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Friday, March 1 in the School of Nursing Building Lobby.

Senior Show to Open in Art Gallery Wednesday

The art of Viterbo students Julia Steiner, Amelia Mayer, and Chad Haugen will be on display in the Viterbo University Gallery in an exhibit opening with a reception from 7:30–9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27.

The exhibit will run until Friday, March 29. There is no admission fee to the gallery, which is located on the third floor of the Fine Arts Center on campus. The gallery is open from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. when school is in session.

Kudos to...

Timothy Schorr, music, who presented the poster “Using Rubrics to Assess Student Learning in Collegiate Music Courses” at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching held in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 15–17.

Copy Center Deals

Is your copy budget getting smaller or running out of funds? Remember copies or prints made in the Copy Center are less expensive than copies or prints made on departmental MFD’s (copiers). For example: Twenty copies of a 13-page test will cost $6.50 from the Copy Center, compared to $13 on a department MFD.

Submit your request online or email copycenter@viterbo.edu or kghurtgen@viterbo.edu. If desired, large job delivery can be discussed.

The Winner

Congratulations to Homecoming week Bro Code Hunt (similar to a medallion hunt) winner Anna Van Winkle. She found all five Bro Codes and won a $50 gift certificate to Buzzard Billy's.