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Chris Sanger
Up Close with Chris Sanger

Chris Sanger began as an administrative assistant in the financial aid office in 1981. Five years later she moved to the advancement office and today is the director of donor relations and advancement services.

Q. Forty years with any employer is very rare. What has kept you at Viterbo for more than four decades?

Viterbo President Rick Trietley
Viterbo President Rick Trietley: A Lifetime of Leadership

Two Apache gunships led the way for the helicopter carrying U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Rick Trietley and the other command and control officers back from a successful mission in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. As the formation flew over a series of homes, a roof suddenly flipped open to reveal a large machine gun that immediately began to fire at the close and often lethal range of 250 feet.

Jed Barton
Spotlight On ... Jedidiah Barton ‘17,’20

Jedidiah Barton ’17, ’20 credits Viterbo University with shaping the trajectory of his life.

Patty Sullivan O'Brien
Spotlight On ... Patty Sullivan O’Brien ‘65

Patty Sullivan O’Brien ’65 has been retired from her career at the Phoenix Zoo for nearly 15 years now, but she hasn’t stopped chasing her passion for working with animals. Today she has become an essential volunteer for the Southwest Monarch Study, raising monarch butterflies right in her backyard.

VU Today May 27

Friday, May 27

 

Sunday, May 29

11 a.m. Mass – San Damiano Chapel

 

Coming up:

Last Chance: Tickets remain for Viterbo Night at Loggers Field for employees June 6. For tickets, contact Sheila Severson at smseverson@viterbo.edu or 608-796-3001 by noon on Monday, May 23.

Professor Keith Knutson
History Professor Keith Knutson is Viterbo’s Teacher of the Year
Keith Knutson’s efforts in teaching classes such as Western Civilization, American Government, U.S. History, the European Union, and the Vietnam War were recognized when he was named Teacher of the Year at Viterbo’s 2022 Rose Awards ceremony.
VU Today May 26

Thursday, May 26

2 p.m. Employee Forum – FSPA Lobby – The forum will include summer campus improvement project updates, news from the May 23 Board of Trustees meeting, and an overview of the compensation diagnostic. The forum will be recorded so any employees unable to attend can watch it at their convenience. While some employees do not work 12 months a year, the date of the forum needed to be after the Board of Trustees meeting.

 

VU Today May 25

Wednesday, May 25

1 p.m. DNP Final Defense Presentation – NRC 203

 

Coming up:

VU Today May 24

Tuesday, May 24

Coming up:

Health services has six doses of COVID-19 vaccine available for Tuesday, May 24 from 8 a.m.–noon, or 2–4 p.m. This will be the last time that the vaccine is offered for the summer.  Contact health services at 796-3806 or scdanielson@viterbo.edu if interested.

Viterbo University to Offer New Community Choral Ensemble
Viterbo University will introduce a new community choral ensemble this fall entitled Viterbo Choral Arts.