Guests enjoyed the music at the annual Alumni Children’s Christmas Party Dec. 5 in the Fine Arts Center Lobby. Click for more photos of the popular event, which is sponsored by the Viterbo Alumni Association.

The Viterbo community is invited to check out the beautiful Christmas trees in the annual Fine Arts Center Christmas Tree Trimming competition in the Fine Arts Center Atrium.

Viterbo has received a $134,570 grant to develop and establish a Franciscan Social Justice Youth Theology Institute.

Ninety-nine undergraduate students, 35 graduate degree students, and three associate degree students will be candidates for graduation at Viterbo University’s winter commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Holiday Spirit

The cabinet and deans join Joan and me in wishing you and your families a blessed Advent and very Merry Christmas. Likewise, I offer our seasonal greetings to those who celebrate other faith traditions at this time of the year.

Dec. 8, 2015

Contact Emily Dykman at 608-796-3703 or eadykman@viterbo.edu

VITERBO UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $134,570 LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH THEOLOGY INITIATIVE GRANT

Viterbo University will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24–Sunday, Jan. 3. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Viterbo rec sports is offering group fitness classes during the noon hour the week of Jan. 4. Cost is $10.

By Polly Scott

Though the library serves as a research center on campus, it can also be a place to relax and unwind. Viterbo employees can be seen perusing magazines, paging through the La Crosse Tribune, settling into one of the comfy chairs, and browsing the recreational reading section.

The administrative assembly is seeking food and monetary donations for the fourth annual Food for Finals.