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By Michael Ranscht and Rick Trietley
The Space Allocation Committee has again been meeting regularly since the beginning of the semester. Work on the space needs survey launched last semester continues as we review current and future needs based on the strategic plan and the priorities established last semester while also looking at the historical use of spaces. Office moves continue to be regularly approved by the committee.
The priorities established in conjunction with President Glena Temple last semester include moving the student affairs staff from the current Student Development Center to other locations on campus. As a result of the committee’s work and consultation with others, the counseling staff will move to the third floor of Murphy Center so all student-focused services are in one location. The vice president of student affairs, the director of safety and security, and the student affairs administrative assistant will move to the second floor Murphy Center suite across from academic affairs, and health services will be relocated to a place still being determined.
by Mary Rieder
During the recent Celebration of Teaching and Learning, library and instructional support services staff showed off the wide array of equipment available for faculty and students to check out from the library in our tech petting zoo. The library has laptops, video cameras, audio recorders, headphones, projectors, iPads, and other equipment available for 24-hour checkout to students and employees.
Here’s a brief list of what we have:
By Sue Danielson, health services
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) emphasizes that antibiotic resistance is a persistent health issue that can spread through people, animals, and the environment; threatens our most vulnerable friends and family members; and affects nearly every aspect of life. Given the chance, these germs will infect our bodies, take up residence in our health care facilities, contaminate our food and water supplies, and move across our communities and around the globe. More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result. Despite this the fight against antibiotic resistance, no matter how complex, is not hopeless.
According to Robert R. Redfield, M.D., director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in order to stop antibiotic resistance, our nation must realize that we are living in a time when some miracle drugs no longer perform miracles and families are being ripped apart by a microscopic enemy. Redfield goes on to state:
Viterbo will offer a bachelor degree completion program in social work beginning in fall 2020.
The program is designed for people who have an associate degree in human services or a related field who want to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in social work within two years. Classes are offered in a combination of on-campus evening and online hybrid format ideal for working professionals.
“Earning a bachelor’s degree and becoming a credentialed social worker opens up great career opportunities,” said faculty member Jennifer Anderson-Meger, the director of the Viterbo social work program. “Social work is a very holistic profession, and social workers are needed in medical settings, community-based services for the elderly, and disabilities, mental health, substance abuse, and child/family programs.”
By Sarah Bearbower
A number of departments have made the transition from external (www) pages to internal SharePoint sites. SharePoint sites require an @viterbo.edu login and can be made available to all student, employee, or subsets of users.
As we continue to develop our internal portal, work to streamline how end users navigate is being considered.
Currently there are a variety of ways to get to SharePoint sites.
- From the MyVU page click on VU Portal.
- Navigate to Viterbou.sharepoint.com
- Log into any Office365 tool (Outlook, calendar, etc), click SharePoint from the App Picker.
From any of these starting points, you can use the search box to find specific departmental or committee sites to which you have permission.
Payton Harper (Viola), Gavin Mason (Sebastian), and Gemma Cooper (Feste).
Viterbo students will present William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in a theatre for young audiences format at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 and Sunday, March 1 at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts.
Twins separated during a shipwreck, mistaken identity, and role reversals—no one does it better than Shakespeare. Audience members will follow Viola and a group of other adventurous characters as they explore friendships, romance, and hilarious hijinks.
“Twelfth Night is a fun play filled with humor and themes of love, identity, and finding one’s own in society,” said Rick Walters, the Viterbo theatre and music theatre faculty member who is directing the production. “It examines the literal and metaphorical masks people wear in presenting a face to the world in a fun and playful way.”