Come Home to Viterbo
The annual Viterbo Days Alumni Weekend returns Oct. 6–9 with all the traditional elements, including the Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony, the 50-year class reunion, and the alumni baseball game. The Weekend of the Arts theme that started with last year's 50th anniversary celebration of the Fine Arts Center is back, with a Saturday afternoon choir concert that will feature alumni singing on several selections. As always, there's just one form to sign up for any Viterbo Days events.
Register for Viterbo Days events
Viterbo Days Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, OCT. 6
Join your Viterbo community for our fourth annual Day of giving to kick off the Viterbo Days Alumni Weekend. Visit dayofgiving.viterbo.edu anytime to give early, or join us Thursday, Oct. 6, to show your support and watch the total soar. With so many loyal and caring Viterbo alumni, families, employees and friends, we can make a difference for current and future Viterbo students!
2022 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
FRIDAY, OCT. 7
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Lunch with the President
11 a.m., Fine Arts Center Kwik Trip Hospitality Suite, Room 116, 929 Jackson St.
Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony and Social
4 p.m., Fine Arts Center Nola Starling Recital Hall, 929 Jackson St.
All alumni are invited to celebrate our 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. Register online for the ceremony and post-ceremony social. Special performance by the Marianettes.
Viterbo Student Dietetics Association Spaghetti Dinner
4:30–7:30 p.m., School of Nursing, 916 10th St. S.
Proceeds support professional development opportunities for students. Register for your meal by Friday, Oct. 1. Cost is $14, $12 for students, payable at the door.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
Class of 1972 50-Year Reunion Lunch with the President
11 a.m., Fine Arts Center Kwik Trip Hospitality Suite, 929 Jackson St.
Join your classmates for a complimentary lunch with President Rick Trietley. Special performance by members of the 1972 Marianettes who went on a USO tour of European U.S. military bases. Registration required.
Alumni Baseball Game
1 p.m., Outdoor Athletics Complex, N3175 Hwy. 16
Social at the Recovery Room after the game. For a complimentary game day shirt, email Coach Lewis at btlewis@viterbo.edu.
Campus Tour
1:30 p.m., Reinhart Center Skogen Family Welcome Center, 900 Viterbo Drive
Register in advance for a guided tour of the campus.
Fall Choir Concert
3 p.m., San Damiano Chapel, 940 Franciscan Way
Featuring Viterbo's Concert Choir, 9th Street Singers, and an alumni chorus. Rehearsal for alumni chorus is 1–2:15 p.m. in San Damiano Chapel. Rehearsal RSVP appreciated. No tickets required for the concert.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9
Mass with St. Francis Alumni Choir
11 a.m., San Damiano Chapel, 940 Franciscan Way
Alumni choir singers meet at 10 a.m. in San Damiano Chapel for rehearsal.
Recurring Events
Viterbo University Theatre Production of Footloose
7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Fine Arts Center Main Theatre, 929 Jackson St.
The explosive movie musical bursts onto the live stage! With dynamic new songs augmenting the powerhouse hits from its bestselling Oscar-nominated score. Footloose celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness. Alumni can purchase up to two tickets per show at a $2 per ticket discount. For tickets, visit the Fine Arts Center website or call 608-796-3100.
Art Gallery Exhibit: Leave the Light On – Works by Kira Peters ’10
9 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday, noon–4 p.m. Saturday, Fine Arts Center Third Floor Gallery, 929 Jackson St.
A 2010 Viterbo graduate, Kira Peters began teaching at Viterbo in January 2020. Her exhibit, Leave the Light On, is a collection of paintings created over the past decade. The objects featured in this exhibition reflect transition and familiarity.
As a still-life artist, she is drawn to containers, fabric and texture, gardening, and other everyday items. Peters practices the alla prima method, which involves painting wet-on-wet, with works usually completed in one sitting.
The paintings in the exhibit, which runs Sept. 7–Oct. 26, tell a story of the pieces of everyday life, and the creation of many of the works helped Peters cope with the stress and isolation of pandemic shutdowns.
Mary of the Angels Chapel Tour
9–10:30 a.m. and 1–2:45 p.m. Friday, 9–10:30 a.m. and 1–2:45 p.m. Saturday, St. Rose Convent entrance, 701 Franciscan Way
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are offering 20-minute tours of the historic Mary of the Angels Chapel, which was consecrated in 1906
Admissions Visit Event
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, 9:30–11 a.m. Saturday, Reinhart Center Skogen Family Welcome Center, 900 Viterbo Drive
Registration required (www.viterbo.edu/visit).
Bookstore Open
8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday, noon–3 p.m. Saturday, Student Union, 702 Franciscan Way
This weekend, mention you are a Viterbo alum and receive 10% off one item.
Other Information
Contact Information
Viterbo University Alumni Office,
900 Viterbo Drive, La Crosse, WI 54601, alumni@viterbo.edu or 608-796-3072
Free Parking
No permit required on campus during Viterbo Days Weekend.
Special Dietary or Accessibility Needs
Call the alumni office at 608-796-3070.
Hotel Accommodations
Blocks are reserved at the hotels listed below. The Explore La Crosse website is a great resource for exploring all the area has to offer.
Gundersen Hotel and Suites
1520 Clinic Court, La Crosse
608-793-0200
$99 single rate/$159 double rate for executive king or king studio
Mention Viterbo Alumni group block in October
Rooms released Sept. 7
Candlewood Suites
56 Copeland Ave., La Crosse
608-785-1110
$89 king studio
Mention Viterbo Days Weekend
Rooms released Sept. 7
Book online by visiting the Candlewood Suites La Crosse.
Enter block code VRB to receive rate.