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For Jenna Larson, Viterbo Feels Like Home

Jenna Larson came to Viterbo University to study nursing, but soon started to feel like the major wasn’t quite the right fit for her.

“Then one day I was sitting down with my younger sister helping her do her math homework and I completely retaught her a math problem,” Larson recalled. “I had this amazing lightbulb moment. I was like ‘wow, this is the thing that I’m missing in my life.’” 

Sr. Mary Ann Gschwind to Present “The Story of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration” Oct. 6
Mary Ann Gschwind, FSPA, will present “The Story of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration” at noon Tuesday, Oct. 6 on Facebook Live. The presentation is sponsored by the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and will be part of Viterbo University’s St. Francis Week and the Mayo Clinic Health System’s annual Heritage Days celebration.
Best Selling Author Bruce Feiler Part of D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership Virtual Fall Lecture Series Oct. 13
Author of six consecutive bestselling books including "The Secrets of Happy Families" and "The Council of Dads" Bruce Feiler will speak as part of the Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership virtual Fall Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 on Facebook Live.
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Viterbo D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership Virtual Fall Lecture Series to Continue with "When the Emperor was Divine" Author Julie Otsuka Sept. 22
Author of the award-wining book "When the Emperor was Divine" Julie Otsuka will speak as part of the Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership virtual Fall Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 on Facebook Live.
Viterbo Virtual Leadership at Noon Series Opens with CROPP Cooperative CEO Bob Kirchoff Sept. 15
The Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership virtual Leadership at Noon series will open with CROPP Cooperative CEO Bob Kirchoff from noon–1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 on Facebook Live.
Viterbo D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership Virtual Fall Lecture Series to Open with Classical Violinist and Composer Kai Kight Sept. 10
Classical violinist and composer Kai Kight will open the Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership virtual Fall Lecture Series when he presents “Compose Your World” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 on Facebook Live.
Clement Puts Basketball, Classroom Skills into Action

Recent graduate Alex Clement has fond memories of sinking three-pointers for the Viterbo University men’s basketball team, and crunching numbers with his accounting classmates at the Dahl School of Business.

Faculty Focus: Q&A with Jackie Herber
Jackie Herbers is an assistant professor of English here at Viterbo University. In August 2019, she earned her PhD in Language and Literacy from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee. The pursuit of her doctoral degree culminated in her dissertation titled, “The Role of News Media in Constructing Gender, Politics, and the Presidency.”
Viterbo's Carson Skemp is Ready to Play

Carson Skemp has roots in La Crosse, but came to Viterbo University from Italy.

Skemp, who just graduated with a double major in sport management and leadership and Spanish, was born in the U.S. His mother is Italian, and he and his family moved there at a young age, but his father is originally from La Crosse. 

D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership
Viterbo Leadership at Noon Series to Feature Shapiro Strategies President Stacy Shapiro in Virtual Presentation June 23
The D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University will host a virtual Leadership at Noon Series event featuring Stacy Shapiro of Shapiro Strategies from noon–1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23.