Connections
A Newsletter for the Viterbo University Community
Vol. 14 No. 1 August 28, 2000
Connections' New Look
Perhaps you noticed something different when you picked up Connections this morning. Yes, it’s a new look that incorporates the new logo and name "Viterbo University." But the change is mainly cosmetic since we’ll still feature the same information (Focus On will return with the Sept. 5 issue), but with a few new features that will make Connections more handy and informative.
• Campus Calendar: Always located on the inside cover, the calendar will feature the week’s events and some important upcoming dates to remember.
• Human Resources: Find out who’s joining the Viterbo community, what’s new in the health plan or with TIAA-CREF, and other similar information with this semi-regular column.
• Blast from the Past: We’ll provide you with tidbits about Viterbo’s past from the Viterbo archives.
• Self-mailer format: To save time and money, we’ve made Connections a self-mailer.
If you have information for publication in Connections, please email it to connections@viterbo.edu or send it via inter-office mail to Connections, Communications and Marketing, MC 228.
Celebrate Official University Change Sept. 5
Is it Viterbo College or Viterbo University? The official change to university takes place Monday, Sept. 4, but the campus community won’t celebrate it until Tuesday, Sept. 5, the first day of classes.
That day, all 2 p.m. classes are cancelled so students, staff, and faculty can mark the change with ceremony. Events begin at 2:10 p.m. in the FAC parking lot (Jackson Street side) near the flag poles where the new Viterbo University flag will be raised. The procession will move throughout campus, pausing at a few historic spots until reaching V-Hawk Court for its “unveiling.” Finally, the group will stop at the newly refinished seal for an official proclamation of university status. An ice cream social follows.
“We’ve threaded the idea of continuity and change throughout the procession,” said Fr. Tom O’Neill, campus ministry. “Though we’re making an important change with the transition from ‘college’ to ‘university,’ we’re also remaining true to Viterbo’s history and mission.”
Viterbo University faculty, staff, and administration are invited to join the President’s Cabinet in wearing full academic attire for the procession.
Ethicist Seeks Input on Ethics Across Curriculum
Viterbo’s newly appointed Director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership, Richard Kyte, believes you can’t create a program without finding out what people want. So he’s soliciting advice from faculty, staff, and the La Crosse community.
"Success depends on building good relationships locally," said Kyte. "I’m really counting on the faculty this first year—building relationships with them and having them help me build relationships with others in the community. I also need their help developing ethics across the curriculum.”
Faculty ideas and suggestions, particularly for speakers, are most welcome. "The speakers I’m looking for aren’t necessarily big names," said Kyte. "It’s those speakers who will inspire students and have important messages to bring."
There are a number of ethics institutions across the country like Viterbo’s, but most concentrate on acquiring high profile speakers, according to Kyte.
"I want this institution to focus on people that can give us a much better sense of how to live a moral life and who are willing to spend some time with students so we can all get a better sense of how they are animated from within," he said.
Kyte’s other goals include:
• Holding one major ethics conference per year;
• Offering workshops for area high school and university faculty who teach ethics or apply it in their courses;
• And providing a small honorarium to local speakers who come to Viterbo classrooms.
In addition to directing the Institute, Kyte serves as an associate professor in the philosophy department. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University and brings a broad range of academic and community experience to the Reinhart Institute. For the past six years, he taught courses in business and medical ethics, contemporary moral issues, and critical thinking and logic at Christian Brothers University in Memphis. While in Memphis, he authored a number of commentaries confronting such subjects as school violence, the death penaltyeven the Clinton impeachment proceedingsfor The Commercial Appeal, a daily newspaper with a circulation of 335,000. He also served on the Memphis Biomedical Ethics Consortium and the Ethics Committee at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
Kyte can be reached at ext. 3704 or by email at rlkyte. Call him with your suggestions and ideas.
Going, Going, Gone!
Now’s the time to get your official "Viterbo College" memorabilia. Clothing items are limited, but there are many notebooks, folders, binders, and writing instruments. Everything with "Viterbo College" on it has been marked down and the employee discount still applies. Plus, check out the latest Viterbo University gear!
NSF Grant Enhances Technology at Viterbo
Viterbo chemistry, dietetics, and nursing students will take advantage of new technology this fall due to the installation of new Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR) equipment last month, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The grant, from the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, pays for one-half of the project’s cost. The recipient institution pays for the rest. Viterbo was one of 300 colleges and universities nationwide to receive a grant of this kind. Chemistry Professors Mike Collins and Ron Amel worked on the grant with Grants Development Director Natalie McGarry.
With this technology, students can increase their understanding of chemical structure; analyze compounds and chemical structure in secondsa process that previously took five to 15 minutes; use state-of-the-art equipment for projects; compare data from the lower field magnet at Viterbo with a higher field magnet at UW-La Crosse; and, eventually, access such data from a web site.
FT-NMR is used to analyze the chemical structure of atoms.
Surcharge Helps Maintain Theatre
Beginning this fall, all ticketed events held in the FAC will carry a one-dollar facility-use surcharge for each ticket purchased. Funds generated from the surcharge will be used for ongoing improvements, renovations, and repair within the FAC, which celebrates its 30th birthday next year. Fees like this are very common in performance facilities due to the high costs of building upkeep.
Bright Star, Black Box, and other ticketed events, which have previously been complimentary for employees, will be assessed the facility charge as well.
Get Your Theatre Tickets Now!
Season and individual tickets are on sale now for Bright Star Season, NexStar, and Arts for Young America series. However, season tickets are limited for the Bright Star Series. Contact the Box Office at ext. 3100 for ticket information. More information is also available from Viterbo’s web site: http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/sfa/index.htm.
NexStar, the Bright Star Season, and the Arts for Young America series are supported, in part, by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin. The Arts for Young America series is also sponsored by Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Build House of Hope
Be part of the Sixth Annual Habitat for Humanity House of Hope! Donate a dollar and sign the board located at the MC Reception Desk now through Friday, Sept. 15. Please be a part of this great cause!
Human Resources
In addition to new students, there are many new faces among the faculty and staff here on campus. Please extend a warm Viterbo University welcome to the following:
New Employees
Georgia Christensen, FSPA, Director, Assessment and Evaluation for Institutional Data and Educational Programs
Rick Kyte, Director, D. B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership, Philosophy Professor
Adrienne Appler, Director, Student Union/Coordinator of Apartments, Residence Life
Amy Lane, Director, Career Planning/Placement
Lynn Sirianni, Volleyball Coach, Sports Information Director
Darlene Pofahl, Writing Specialist, Learning Center
Christie Krueger, Information Services Supervisor, Library
Denise Bloom, Dahl School of Business
Scott Paetzold, Dahl School of Business
Dorie Beres, Nursing
Jana Dahmen, Sociology
Vicente Guillot, Spanish
Kathleen Johnson, FSPA, Education
Lisa Newkirk-Reimler, Theatre
William Stobb, English
Transfers
Tim Posey, Student Services Coordinator
Jennifer Meger-Anderson, Social Work
In addition, Lisa Autio Fletcher (Library Technical Services), Maribel Bird (Spanish), and David Schulz (Business) are now full-time Viterbo employees.
Welcoming the Class of 2004
Fall orientation involves many offices, departments, and student volunteers. While the goal of orientation is classic Viterbo extending hospitality and assistance to new community membersthere are several details involved.
The following schedule provides a brief overview of this year's orientation. If your office or department is involved, please check your calendar to ensure the times and sites on your schedule match those to be shared with students and their families.
Friday, Sept. 1
3 p.m. Move-in for those living more than 250 miles from campus
Saturday, Sept. 2
9 a.m. Move-in (Business Office and
3 p.m Bookstore open. Financial Aid open for drop-off documents only. Academic Media open for photo IDs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
4 p.m. Blessing Ritual for Students/Families in FAC
5 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Speaker in MH Dining Room
6:30 p.m
O’Family Meetings in assigned Family Rooms
9 p.m. Residence Hall Floor Mtgs, Commuter Social in Union
Sunday, Sept. 3
9:30 a.m.noon
Church time- various sites
11 a.m. Mass at Campus Church
11:30 a.m.
Brunch, Chant Performances in MH Dining Room
1 p.m. Social Decision Making Discussions in FAC
2:45 p.m.
On-campus, structured activities
5:30 p.m.
Dinner in MH Dining Room
6:30 p.m.
O’Family Survival Tips Session in Family Rooms
8 p.m. Star Search: Skits and Talent Show in MH Dining Room
9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Dance with DJ and Prizes in MH Dining Room
11:30 p.m.
Sundae Bar in Union
Monday, Sept. 4
9:45 a.m.
Fire Evacuation Procedures in Residence Halls
10:30 a.m.
Brunch in MH Dining Room
10 a.m.6 p.m.
Music Auditions in FAC
11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
O’Families: Tour, Service Presentations (Learning Center, Library, Computer Labs for email training)
1:45 p.m. Students participate in off-
campus structured activities.
4 p.m. Service Project Mtg., Union
5 p.m. Dinner
78:30 p.m.
Introduction to Your Major; Art: Art Gallery/3rd FAC; Biology: Thurs., Sept. 8, (Site TBA); Business: MC 502; Chemistry: TBA; CIS: TBA; Criminal Justice: MC 553; Nutrition, Dietetics: TBA; Education: MC 406; English: TBA; Foreign Languages: MC 557; Liberal Studies: TBA; Math: TBA; Music: FAC 435; Music Theatre: FAC Lobby; Nursing: TBA; Pre- Law: TBA; Psychology: MC556; Religious Studies: FAC 206; Social Work: MC 553; Sociology: MC 553; Theatre: FAC Lobby; Undeclared: Learning Center.
Introduce Yourself
If you are a new employee or were unable to order your new Viterbo University namepin/pocket badge, L-shaped desk signs, or business cards last spring, please stop in to complete an order form in Communications and Marketing, MC 228.
"News You'll Notice" by Grant Smith, Faculty Development Coordinator
Perhaps the most challenging component of Viterbo's Statements of Purpose is its intent to develop a program of studies to stimulate the fullest possible growth of the intellectual and creative powers of each student. To realize this goal, faculty are vigorously engaged in professional growth—publication of original scholarship and research, presentation at professional conferences, and production of artistic and instructional projects.
Viterbo facilitates the faculty's involvement in scholarly activity by offering Faculty Development grants to professors who engage in activities which contribute to excellence in teaching and which further professional development. During the 1999-00 school year, 34 faculty members received these grants. Four received Faculty Development grants this summer. Lisa Schoenfielder, art, participated in the Frogman's Print and Paper Workshop 2000 at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Ed Rushton, art, participated in the 2000 Maine Summer Institute in Graphic Design. Mike Smuksta, history, attended the Organization of American Historians Midwestern Regional conference in Ames, Iowa; and Lisa Newkirk-Reimler, theatre, presented two papers at the Association for Theatre of Higher Education in Chicago.
All full-time faculty or faculty who have a permanent part-time appointment in the undergraduate on-campus curriculum are eligible for these grants. A description of the purpose of the grants as well as rules for eligibility, guidelines, and application procedures can be reviewed at www.viterbo.edu/personalpages/faculty/GSmith/Guidelines.html.
The Faculty Development Program also offers opportunities for faculty to share research and expertise through presentations at Faculty Development luncheons, 7th Day discussions, breakfast book talks, and Occasional Papers: Ideas By and For Faculty of Viterbo University. Occasional Papers focuses on pedagogical issues and classroom concerns. Faculty interested in submitting a manuscript of approximately 2,500-3,000 words may do so at any time throughout the school year. Any faculty member interested in contributing to the body of ideas at Viterbo by leading a discussion or writing a paper should contact Grant Smith, the FDC coordinator at ext. 3485 or email gtsmith.
Members of the Faculty Development Committee also serve as a resource for other faculty on campus. We will observe classes, recommend faculty development titles, offer insights to assessment strategies and critical thinking tools, and advise any faculty member with questions regarding the Viterbo community. Members of the FDC are listed at the FDC web site.
Wisconsin Humanities Council Grant Received
Phyllis Blackstone, education, and Grant Smith, English, received a Wisconsin Humanities Council mini-grant Aug. 1 to form Young Adult Literature reading groups in the La Crosse community. The grant enables middle school teachers, parents, and Viterbo education students to meet with Young Adult scholars from Wisconsin and Iowa to discuss ways of using literature in the classroom to help resolve social problems. The reading groups will meet three times each semester. The grant also provides funds for a presentation by a Young Adult author to the general La Crosse community. Total funding for the project was nearly $4,200.
Do, Re…Me??
Viterbo students in any program of study who enjoy singing and want to learn more about music can join the Women’s Chorale (MUS 135) and/or the Concert Choir (MUS 335). These groups let students participate in music-making in a relaxing and stimulating environment and enjoy a respite from traditional academics. Students in these classes can earn one credit and fulfill their Fine Arts requirement (G5, G9). Open auditions are Monday, Sept. 4. Sign up for a time just outside the fourth floor elevators in the FAC.
The Women’s Chorale meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:10 p.m. and Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. Women’s Chorale dresses will be furnished. The Concert Choir rehearses Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:10 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
Bus Passes Available
Viterbo employees can get unlimited-use MTU bus passes at just $8 each. Please bring your payment to Communications and Marketing, MC 228, (cash or check payable to Franciscan Skemp Healthcare) by Monday, Sept. 25. October bus passes will be sent to you via campus mail.
Wisconsin Humanities Council Grant Received
Phyllis Blackstone, education, and Grant Smith, English, received a Wisconsin Humanities Council mini-grant Aug. 1 to form Young Adult Literature reading groups in the La Crosse community. The grant enables middle school teachers, parents, and Viterbo education students to meet with Young Adult scholars from Wisconsin and Iowa to discuss ways of using literature in the classroom to help resolve social problems. The reading groups will meet three times each semester. The grant also provides funds for a presentation by a Young Adult author to the general La Crosse community. Total funding for the project was nearly $4,200.
Alumni Returns Home to Help "Organize" Viterbo Unviersity
Coming home is always a good idea. Just ask Sr. Georgia Christensen.
Sr. Christensen, an FSPA and 1971 alumna of Viterbo, recently rejoined her alma mater in a new position for the organization. She now serves as the part-time Director of Evaluation and Assessment for Institutional Data and Education Programs.
Though the title is lengthy, in a nutshell it means she’s responsible for knowing about all different types of Viterbo data, ensuring it’s easily accessible, and using it to help improve Viterbo functions and services.
"It evolved out of the North Central Association of Colleges and School’s (NCA) recommendation that Viterbo would benefit by having a person in charge of its data. Presently, we have a lot of information in all departments and areas but it’s not easily accessible to those who need it. If we had more access, perhaps we would use it better to improve our teaching and learning," said Sr. Christensen.
The type of information Sr. Christensen will focus on is both institutional and education-based, including finances, grades, evaluations, courses, alumni data, and more. She has spent her first month gathering information and meeting with members of the President’s Cabinet and individuals in various departments to discuss Viterbo’s needs. She plans to then develop a composite database that will help Viterbo in responding to student needs and making institutional decisions. For example, if Viterbo were experiencing a problem with attrition, examining data to find a common denominator might help Viterbo identify an issue that could be resolved.
"I believe Viterbo is a very good school and I think we have a wonderful tradition of being an excellent institution and helping students meet the needs of their time. I hope through this position we’ll be able to help current students better meet the needs of the 21st Century," said Sr. Christensen.
In addition to serving as Director of evaluation and assessment, Sr. Christensen will teach Person, College, Community this fall, and will teach on a part-time basis in the Viterbo Master of Arts in Education program. She will also serve as the Franciscan presence in the Global Education Departmenta position she very much looks forward to as she spent the past five years in Africa. Based in Zimbabwe, she coordinated a mobile staff development team that traveled from mission school to mission school providing workshops for administrators and teachers. She also taught at Arrupe College, a school of philosophy for Jesuits from English-speaking countries.
Sr. Christensen received her doctorate in educational administration and policy analysis from Stanford University, and her master’s degree in educational administration (K-14) from Eastern Washington State University. Her undergraduate from Viterbo was in Math and Chemistry. In addition to her experiences in Africa, Sr. Christensen has taught and administered in elementary and secondary schools throughout Washington state and California and has also served as an Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Monterey, Calif. She has served on, and even chaired, a number of assessment teams through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (the equivalent of NCA) in several western states.
To contact Sr. Christensen, stop by her office in the Global Education Department MC 402A, call her at ext. 3084, or email her at gjchristensen.
Deadline for Parking Permits Looms
Still in need of a Viterbo University parking permit for the 2000-01 academic year? Permits are still available but must be purchased by Monday, Sept. 11. Security will start ticketing vehicles without a permit that are parked in Viterbo lots on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Parking permits can be purchased at the MC reception desk Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. before Sept. 12. The cost is $20 per permit.
Thank You! from John Schroeder, Sue Batell, Chris Valenti, Earl Bridgewater
A big thanks to everyone on and off campus who contributed to the biggest and best summer ever in the Graduate Education program. Special thanks to Marilyn Richmond, Linda Hinckley, Sandra Collier, Tami Boehler, Barbara Rouse, and the staff in the Library, Registrar’s Office, Business Office, FAC, Housing, Food Services, and the Bookstore. The success of this program is directly related to the quality of service offered by all of these fine people.
Alumni Chicken-Que
What are you having for lunch this Thursday? We’ve got a better idea! Come to the FAC parking lot between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. for a Chicken-Que, including Pogy’s grilled chicken, potato salad, beans, and bread. Soda will be sold separately.
Tickets may be purchased that day or ahead of the event through an Alumni Board member or by calling the Alumni Office at ext. 3072. Proceeds benefit the Viterbo University Alumni Children’s Scholarship.
Partnership Made Progress this Summer
The Viterbo School of Nursing, the La Crosse County Health Department, and the Salvation Army busied themselves this summer with their recent partnership "CARING, Inc.” Short for "Caring, Assessment, Resources, and Intervention through Nursing Guidance," CARING, Inc. is designed to serve the community’s health.
To date, the group has formed a Community Action Council that includes: Judy Talbott, St. Clare Health Mission; Kathleen Roberts, Donna Ferry, Sarah Petersen, Melissa Hellwig, La Crosse County Health Department; Sue Frauenkron, Julie Fargen, Silvana Richardson, Stephanie Genz, Viterbo; Ambrose Howardson, Cinda Todd, Trini Reyes, Salvation Army/community.
The council met regularly this summer to plan a Health Resource Center to be located in the Salvation Army that will provide health resources and screenings to the medically underserved in our area. It’s scheduled to open Sept. 12.
In preparation, Julie Fargen, a Viterbo Community Health Nursing master’s student, helped complete a community assessment—having Salvation Army users identify their health needs. With this information, Genz, Frauenkron, and Peterson have been developing a calendar of events for this academic year. Students in the Community Health Nursing rotation will spend two days at the Salvation Army providing health screening, referral, and education.
The partnership has already received more than $9,500 from the Southwest Wisconsin Area Education Center System’s Model Program Grant under the Division of Medicine, Bureau of Health Professions Program.
For more information, contact Stephanie Genz, project director, at ext. 3693 or by email at srgenz.
VEHIP News Flash
Get fit this fall with Yoga and Jazzercise through the Viterbo Employee Health Improvement Program (VEHIP).
Yoga classes, with instructors from The Yoga Place, are Fridays from 12-1 p.m. in the FAC Dance Studio. Sessions run Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, and Dec. 1, 8, 15. The cost is $45 for 12 classes. An additional $12 is required for mat rental with option to buy. Jazzercise classes are taught by certified Jazzercise instructor Connie Price. Sessions are Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Sept. 11-Dec. 15. There are no classes Oct. 4, Nov. 22/24. Sessions are in the SAC gym, 12- 1 p.m. The cost for all classes is $45.
To register for Yoga or Jazzercise, send a $45 check payable to Viterbo University to the MC Business Office. Call Diane or Connie for payroll deduction options.
Campus Ministry
• Greetings and best wishes as we begin academic 2000-01. We hope that your had an enjoyable and relaxing summer.
• The Mass schedule for the school year remains the same as last year: Sunday Eucharist at 11 a.m. (with student choir) and at 6 p.m. (when there are classes on Monday); weekday Eucharist at noon. Taize Prayer will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday nights.
• Earl Madary has changed offices and is now in FAC 206, ext. 3707.
• Another change: Beginning Sept. 5, the College Church will be called the San Damiano Chapel. The change reflects our new status as well as our Franciscan heritage and character. The Damiano Cross hangs prominently in the sanctuary. As in the past, the San Damiano Chapel is open each day for prayer and reflection. Scheduling its use will be done through Fr. Tom.
• Please put Sept. 27 on your schedule. The Brothers of Taize, France will lead Taize prayer in the San Damiano Chapel on that Wednesday, at 6 p.m.
• A reflection as we end summer and begin another school year:
"Oh, how the days passedHere I lived without really being aware. So many sunrises and sunsets gone by and my life remained harmonious and undisturbed. Unknowingly, I forgot to thank God for all those perfect daysthe mornings that flowed smoothly into night, and the nights that invited a peaceful slumber…As long as we live in the light of God, and thank God for all our days, unending love and comfort is ours. All God asks is that we trust."
(by Viterbo's Christine Melko, from Turn Intothe Wind: Prayers and Reflections by College Students)
Walk for Heart Health
Viterbo is organizing a team for the American Heart Walk, a non-competitive one, three, or five mile walk held Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9:45 a.m. in Pettibone Park. If you are interested or would like to become a member of the Viterbo team, contact Chris Sanger in the Institutional Advancement Office at ext. 3070 or by email at cmsanger.
Also, watch for an opportunity to purchase a heart for $1 to help raise funds in support of the American Heart Association.
Accreditation
The Viterbo University School of Nursing is seeking accreditation of its nursing programs from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). An on-site evaluation visit is scheduled for Oct. 9-11. Written and signed third party comments will be accepted by CCNE until 30 days prior to the scheduled visit. These should be directed to: Mr. Mark Jenkins, CCNE Accreditation Coordinator, One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120.
Blast from the Past
1973:
• D.B. Reinhart elected to Viterbo Board of Directors, December.
1974-75:
• Fourth graders from Hintgen Elementary School visit Viterbo for “Career Day.”
• Mike Schlicht, age 8, was the 250,000th FAC patron and received a lifetime pass to FAC events.
• Jane and Edward Ryan were the first wife-husband team to graduate from Viterbo on May 18, 1975.
Kudos to...
• Keith Knutson, history, who received his doctorate in political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His dissertation was on the European Union.
• Tom Thibodeau, religious studies, for challenging area Catholic grade and middle schools to raise money for Holy Child Jesus School (HCJS) in Canton, Miss. last spring during Thea Fest. The schools collected more than $3,300 for HCJS.
• President William J. Medland for serving as a board member of the newly formed Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU). The association is comprised of 18 higher education facilities founded by those affiliated with Franciscan religious organizations. Its goal is to promote Franciscan values in higher education.
• Anne Ellefson, Student Development, for being named the new Administrative Assembly Vice President and to Mark Franz, Computer Services, the new President of Administrative Assembly. Franz succeeds Jan Eriksen, whose term expired.
• Junior nursing major Sara Nau for receiving a $9,000 Rath Distinguished Merit Scholarship from the Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges. Nau, from Washington, Ill., was recognized as one of the brightest students among the 21 private colleges in Wisconsin.
• Jan Eriksen, who presented "Ethical Issues in Academic Advising" at the National Academic Advising Association Region Six Annual Conference, May 18-19 in Duluth, Minn.
• Richard "Mort," Morehouse, psychology, who has been named a consulting editor to The Alberta Journal of Educational Research.
• Jason Ramaker, residence life, and his wife, Dawn, on the birth of their daughter, Anna Noelle, Wednesday, Aug. 9.
• Ladonna Kassmeyer, FSPA, who assumed the role of congregational secretary for the FSPA in July. In her new role, she will serve as a member of each of the FSPA’s sponsored corporations, will handle all official documents, correspondence, and minutes for the congregation, and will serve as official secretary at all FSPA, Inc. meetings. She will continue as director of planned giving.
• Rebekah Carey, instructor in Viterbo’s RRN program, who will present a research paper, "Screening for Depression Among Women in a Primary Care Setting Using a Depression Screening Tool," at the annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine in San Diego, Calif. in October. The abstract was among 10 selected for presentation at this international meeting. She will also co-present a seminar/workshop, "Androgen Excess." The workshop will enable early identification and patient education of those presenting with signs of androgen excess, i.e. polycystic ovaries, hirsutism, acne, and metabolism disorders.
• Mark Saegrove, mathematics, who presented a talk entitled “Relating Student/Faculty Ratio to Mean Class Size for Classes of ‘Variable’ Size” at teh Fourth Biennial Symposium on Mathematical Modeling at UW-La Crosse on June 16.
• Senior Tony Bell who was one of 31 students at Wisconsin private colleges and universities to be named a 2000-01 United Parcel Service (UPS) scholar.
"Taste of the NFL" Founder Leads Lecture Series
“Giving is Good Business” is the first talk in the 2000-01 D.B. Reinhart lecture series at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19 in the FAC Main Theatre with a presentation by Wayne Kostroski, founder and national chair of the Taste of the NFL, an annual fundraiser for food shelves and hunger relief groups.
To reserve a seat for this free talk, call ext. 3001. Free Ninth Annual “Taste of the NFL” recipe books ($19.95 value) will be given to the first 100 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
Kostroski’s honorarium has been donated to Harvest Food Bank Network.
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