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VU Today April 1

Thursday, April 1

7 a.m.–4 p.m. Mathy Center open

9:30 a.m. Timecards are due in the Payroll Office – Murphy Center 201. Timecards can be dropped off or emailed. Staff timecards: amschmitz@viterbo.edu. Student timecards: vlwolfe@viterbo.edu

5:15 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass – San Damiano Chapel

 

Happy Easter
Viterbo University will be closed Friday, April 2–Monday, April 5.
VU Today March 31

Wednesday, March 31

8 a.m. DNP Student Project Defenses and Proposals. The Viterbo community is invited to attend. Click for the full schedule.

Noon Mass – San Damiano Chapel

VU Today March 30

Tuesday, March 30

Noon Softball vs. Saint Xavier University – Outdoor Athletics Complex. Doubleheader

1 p.m. Join Megan Pierce, director of International & Intercultural Student Success, for Dialogue – Diversity Lounge. This is an opportunity to share and process events at Viterbo and nationally in a low-key and informal setting.

Viterbo University to Host In-Person Commencement Ceremonies at Copeland Park May 16
Viterbo University will host two outdoor commencement ceremonies at Copeland Park, home of the La Crosse Loggers, Sunday, May 16.
VU Today March 29

Monday, March 29

Noon Baseball vs. Presentation College – Outdoor Athletics Complex. Doubleheader.

1–2 p.m. Writing Assistance Helpline. Use this link.

2 p.m. Softball vs. Presentation College – Outdoor Athletics Complex. Doubleheader.

Sister Lucy Slinger
Sister Lucy Slinger Dedicated to Lifelong Environmental Mission

Many a Viterbo University student has gained a sense of environmental responsibility from lessons taught by Lucy Slinger, FSPA ’73, ’06. The roots of her own green sensibility were an accident of birth.

Steve Marking
Steve Marking Uses Musical, Artistic Talents to Tell River Stories

Viterbo University has built a reputation as an institution that values environmental stewardship, but Steven Marking ’86 came to Viterbo with a fully developed conservation ethic. Growing up on Brice Prairie, he had a great teacher: his father, Leif, a founding member of the Brice Prairie Conservation Association and widely known for his bluebird house project.

For Andrew Sobkowiak, Viterbo Sparked Sustainability Quest
Andrew Sobkowiak '16 came to Viterbo University with an interest in environmental sustainability, but he graduated with a determination to have an impact. He now works at Prairie Moon Nursery in Winona, Minn., promoting biodiversity by helping a wide range of clients in their quests to ensure native prairie plants thrive.
Maggie Triska
Viterbo Put Maggie Triska on Path to Career in Wildlife Habitat Research
Initially on a path to becoming a medical researcher, taking environmental classes at Viterbo showed Maggie Triska '06 a different opportunity that fit with her love of the outdoors. She became a wildlife habitat researcher, with experiences all over the world, from Australia to far northern Canada to Botswana.