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Viterbo University Bright Star Season to Open with the Oak Ridge Boys Front Porch Singin' Tour Sept. 9
Country music icons The Oak Ridge Boys will bring their Front Porch Singin’ Tour to the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.
New Date Announced For Macy Gray & California Jet Club's The Reset Tour at Viterbo University Fine Arts Center
The previously postponed performance of Macy Gray and The California Jet Club’s The Reset Tour has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre. This performance is part of Gray’s global tour (U.S. and Europe) and her only stop in Wisconsin.
Josh Court ’12 Tasting Success as SOUP’s Head Chef
A longtime social worker, Josh Court ’12 came to Viterbo for an MBA as he was drawn to take on leadership. In addition to his work at Gundersen Health System, he serves as director of La Crosse SOUP, an organization that crowdfunds community projects.
Nursing Grad Michael Churchill ’15 Brings Healing Skills to Priesthood
The Rev. Michael Churchill ’15 came to Viterbo to study nursing, and that’s what he did. But through campus ministry he also discovered a calling to serve the Lord. A year ago, he was ordained as a Catholic priest in the Winona-Rochester Diocese.
Jim Loomis ’80 Honors Viterbo and Sr. Thea’s Legacy
As a Viterbo student, Jim Loomis ’80 formed a deep friendship with Thea Bowman, FSPA ’65. To honor her, he created an endowed fellowship in her name to keep her memory and legacy alive, one last example of the generosity for which he was known.
One September Day: A Tribute to Thea Bowman, FSPA '65
Jim Loomis '80 wrote a story titled "One September Day" about forming a friendship as a student with Thea Bowman, FSPA '65, a friendship that endured and grew stronger until Sr. Thea's death in 1990.
St. John XXIII Award medal
Viterbo University Announces 2023 Recipients of the Saint John XXIII Award for Distinguished Service
The Most Reverend William Patrick Callahan, Joe Kotnour, and Anh Pham, all of whom have a long history of community service and helping others, are the 2023 recipients of the Viterbo University Saint John XXIII Award for Distinguished Service.
2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Georgia Christensen, FSPA ’70
Georgia Christensen, FSPA ’70, always planned on a career in teaching. Little did she realize then how wide ranging that career would be, how far from home it would take her, and how much of an impact she would have when she returned to Viterbo as a faculty member and administrator.
2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Juan Jiménez ’01, ’06
When he came to Viterbo, Juan Jiménez pictured himself spending his life as a math teacher. He did begin his career as a math teacher, but after returning to Viterbo for a master’s degree in educational leadership, his horizons broadened.
2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Susan (Sue) Rieple Graf ’82
In 2011, Sue Graf's church was looking for someone to prepare a meal to feed 15 people seeking refuge at La Crosse’s Winter Warming Center. Raising her hand for that set her on a path toward founding and running a nonprofit organization in 2021, What I Need Now (WINN), a mobile mission to serve unsheltered people in the region.