Active Minds Club
Active Minds at Viterbo aims to increase education, awareness, and empathy on campus when it comes to mental health struggles that college students may be facing, big or small. At the core of our organization is a focus on responding to mental health needs identified by our students through programming, events, and most importantly, conversations.
Advisor: Annika Koenen | agkoenen@viterbo.edu
American Sign Language (ASL) Club
ASL club strives to bring awareness and education to the Viterbo University community regarding the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community and their language. The club provides advocacy for those with hearing disabilities, and strives to make Viterbo’s campus more accessible to current and future students.
Advisor: Jodie M. Novak | mnovak@viterbo.edu
AVANZA!
Avanza! is dedicated to creating a powerful sense of belonging and community among Latinx students on campus. We strive to build a supportive network where individuals can connect, share their experiences, and uplift one another. In addition to fostering a strong community, we are committed to raising awareness through campaigns, discussions, and workshops about the social, political, and cultural topics and challenges faced by Latinx communities, both on and off campus.
Our club is also deeply invested in empowering Latinx students to become community leaders and change-makers. We provide transformative personal and professional development opportunities to our members offering workshops, mentorship programs, and skill-building activities. we celebrate and promote Latinx culture, heritage, and traditions through vibrant cultural events, performances, workshops, and discussions.
Advisor: Melissa K Giefer | mkgiefer@viterbo.edu
Black Student Organization (BSO)
BSO seeks to uplift the Black community within Viterbo University and provide students with a sense of belonging. Members also strive to educate and engage with the Viterbo campus to share Black history, culture, and community.
Advisor: Melissa K Giefer | mkgiefer@viterbo.edu
Chess Club
The purpose of the Viterbo University Chess Club is to provide a safe and friendly meeting place for players, regardless of identity, experience, or ability. Students will have the opportunity to explore both casual and competitive play, participate in local and state tournaments, and to engage, discuss, and promote the game of chess.
Advisor: Emilio Alvarez | ebalvarez@viterbo.edu
Computer Science Club
The Computer Science Club at Viterbo University seeks to encourage and uplift students with an interest in the field by providing a safe learning environment and giving the opportunity to come together and grow the new computer science program.
Advisor: Eric Weinberg | egweinberg@viterbo.edu
E-Sports Club 🎮
The E-Sports Club at Viterbo University brings together students who enjoy gaming and want to connect with others who share that interest. Whether you're into casual play or team-based games, the club offers a relaxed environment to hang out, play, and explore different titles together. It's all about having fun, building friendships, and enjoying the world of gaming—no competitive pressure, just good times.
Advisor: Neil Rouse | nlrouse@viterbo.edu
Education Club
The Viterbo Education Club is composed of students, not only education majors, but also any students who are interested in educational leadership and working in a professional environment. Members will gain a greater sense of responsibility, professionalism, and leadership by participating in professional and social opportunities in the La Crosse and Viterbo communities. Members will create a balance of teamwork, opportunities, and experiences of positive outreach to the community as well as enforce Viterbo values to build acceptance and awareness of all others’ backgrounds.
Advisor: Lisa Konkel | lmkonkel@viterbo.edu
El Sol
El Sol is a student-led and written Spanish newspaper that serves the Spanish speaking community within the tristate region. We provide articles on news, opinions, arts, education, community, sports, and entertainment.
Advisor: Jesús Jambrina | jejambrina@viterbo.edu
Fiber Arts Club
The Fiber Arts Club seeks to gather members of the Viterbo community to crochet, knit, embroider, or participate in any other fiber art. Students will have the chance to be taught how to crochet and knit, and beginners are strongly encouraged to join!
Advisor: Eileen Wynos | ecwynos@viterbo.edu
Global Connections
Viterbo’s international club celebrates cultural diversity. The club promotes and encourages a cultural exchange between nations through opportunities for friendship, understanding, and the social interests of members.
Advisor: Melissa Giefer | mkgiefer@viterbo.edu
Health and Wellbeing Club (HAWC)
Health and Wellbeing Club (HAWC) is a student organization on campus that engages, educates, and supports the individual and collective health and wellbeing of Viterbo’s student body.
Advisor: Marci Iverson | mkiverson@viterbo.edu
Improv Club
The Viterbo Improv Club will provide an opportunity for Viterbo students to participate in open events, workshops, and teams centered around improvisational performance. The goal of this club is to foster a positive, welcoming environment for participants to grow in their improv abilities.
Advisor: Brittany Bara | bmbara@viterbo.edu
It's On Us
Our mission is grounded in empathy and humility in all that we do regarding social justice. We aim to ensure that students feel supported, understood, and called to action- whether that be big or small changes made to their daily lives. Through programming and prevention efforts, we intend to engage with and de-stigmatize male-identifying students' trauma, to ensure they feel represented in the work being done around campus. If you want to be a part of the movement, please consider joining us.
We will meet every Wednesday from 1-2 in Murphy 300. During these meetings, we discuss initiatives grounded in the foundation that all people deserve to feel safe and supported at their institution. We will be providing events, resources, peer led workshops, and spaces to engage in community. Even if you cannot commit to joining, please spread the word and attend our events. We look forward to seeing you!
Advisor: Miranda L Hanke | mlhanke@viterbo.edu
Lumen
Since 1954, the Lumen has been Viterbo's student newspaper. Its purpose is to provide communication among members of the Viterbo community. Included are impartial reports on campus events and other information of interest to the community. Lumen stimulates thinking, serves as a forum for opposing views on issues, and shows the relationship of the campus to city, national, and world events.
Advisor: Jackie Herbers | jmherbers@viterbo.edu
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association. (NSSLHA)
The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association aims to connect undergraduate students majoring in Communication Disorders and Sciences and students in the Speech-Language Pathology graduate program. Viterbo's chapter of NSSLHA provides a sense of community with monthly meetings that include fun activities, guest speakers, and free snacks. Students can also be a member of NSSLHA on a national level, in which they have access to scholarships, giveaways, discounts, published research, and endless virtual events. Whether as a chapter member or a national member, NSSLHA encourages students entering the fields of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to be excited for what's to come. Students involved in their University's NSSLHA Chapter will receive complimentary Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (WSHA) membership!
Advisor: Patty Becker | pabecker@viterbo.edu
Pre-Dentistry Club
The purpose of Viterbo's Pre-Dentristy Club is to connect on campus Pre-Dental students or students interested in dentistry.
Advisor: Dr. Robert Charles Lawrence | rclawrence@viterbo.edu
Pre-professional Performing Arts Connections (PPAC)
PPAC is designed to help students in the performing arts reach out to recruiters and agents to find jobs when they leave college. The goal is to offer a setting for multiple casting directors, agents, and managers to meet with the students during events.
Advisor: Brittany Bara | bmbara@viterbo.edu
Pride Club
We aim to create a welcoming, accepting, and safe place on Viterbo’s campus for people of all sexual orientations.
Advisor: Katie Furlan | kmfurlan@viterbo.edu
Residence Hall Association (RHA)
RHA is a student led organization composed of resident students with the goal of improving residence life on-campus. It provides an opportunity and means for self-expression and self-government by, and for the residence hall/apartment students. RHA is democratic in its function and effective in its action. This organization shall have shared responsibility for the formulation, recommendation, and review of the policies concerning residence life, as well as provide leadership opportunities for its resident students.
Advisor: Hannah Dickman | hmdickman@viterbo.edu
Servant Leadership Club
The Servant Leadership Club is a branch affiliated with Lions Clubs International. The mission is to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, and encourage peace. The Servant Leadership Lions Club gives undergraduates and graduate students an opportunity to become certified in Servant Leadership as well as to provide opportunities to participate in community volunteer activities. This club also seeks to uphold and promote Viterbo's Servant Leadership principles of ethical decision-making by honoring the ethos: "We Serve".
Advisor: Barb Grob | bagrob@viterbo.edu
Social Work Club
Our focus is on community service, professional development, and advocacy within the social work profession, providing opportunities for students to connect with peers and professionals, gain practical experience through service projects, and developing leadership skills.
Advisor: Erin Miess | etmiess@viterbo.edu
Spanish Club
The Viterbo University Spanish Club promotes Hispanic culture and diversifies students' perceptions and understanding of this large population of the world. The club makes authentic foods and organizes cultural events to learn more about these populations. The Spanish Club engages its members by tailoring cultural activities to the interests of club members that year. The club strives to create a sense of community between its members as well as between the members and the Hispanic community.
Advisor: Jesús Jambrina | jejambrina@viterbo.edu
STEM Club
STEM Club aims to engage students of the School of Natural Science, Math, and Engineering, in activities to connect socially, serve the community, and prepare students for success in their post-graduate careers.
Advisor: Scott Gabriel | segabriel@viterbo.edu
Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
SAAC provides a communication link between varsity athletes and the athletic administration, encouraging communication and unity among and between varsity athletes and teams. SAAC increases athletic programs involvement and awareness on campus and in the community.
Advisor: Lynn Tully | latully@viterbo.edu
Student Dietetics Association (SDA)
SDA's mission is to create a positive, educational environment where members learn about different aspects of nutrition through fundraising, volunteering and team bonding events. SDA's main events include a spaghetti dinner, an apple pie sale, and a chocolate fundraiser.
Advisor: Jamie Weber | jaweber@viterbo.edu
Student National Association of Teachers of Singing (SNATS)
SNATS is dedicated to the development, education, and vocal health of singers and their teachers. The Viterbo chapter aims to provide more opportunities for experiencing music, learning teaching technique, and performance practices by hosting scholarly discussions and bringing in professional master class technicians.
Advisor: NA
Student Sustainability Club
The Student Sustainability Club is composed of students who are passionate about the environment. The club works closely with the Environmental Responsibility Committee (an employee group) and together they help to plan activities that promote sustainability on campus. Examples of activities are farmers markets, plant sales, tree planting, planting a rain garden, building Mason Bee houses, putting notices around campus asking others to be more sustainable.
Advisor: Karen Hurtgen | kghurtgen@viterbo.edu
Student Theatre Project (STP)
The STP’s main purpose is to give all Viterbo students a space to present student-created theatrical works and create leadership in theatre.
Advisor: Benjamin Gonzales | bmgonzales@viterbo.edu
Student Veterans of America (SVA)
The Student Veterans of America Club (SVA) provides student Veterans at Viterbo University with the resources, support, and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education and beyond. You do not need to be a Veteran or receive VA Education Benefits to join this club and roles can be determined based on your interest level and availability. Questions and/or Interest in Joining our Club | Email: sva@viterbo.edu
Advisor: Ryan Thibodeau | rmthibodeau@viterbo.edu
Tri-Beta
Tri-Beta is part of the National Biological Society and meets once a month. It focuses on volunteering, hosting activities, and research. Tri-Beta gives students opportunities to participate in volunteer work and other activities, and meet other students within the science department.
Advisor: Dr. Robert Charles Lawrence | rclawrence@viterbo.edu
Touchstone
Touchstone is a student publication for art and literature.
Advisor: Kira Peters | klpeters@viterbo.edu
V-Hawks for Life
More info to come!
Advisor: Emilio Alvarez | ebalvarez@viterbo.edu
Viterbo University Collegiate Chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
The purpose of the Viterbo NAfME chapter shall be to promote further professional development for Viterbo University music students.
Advisor: Michael Sauer | msauer@viterbo.edu
Viterbo Dance Coalition
The purpose of the Viterbo Dance Coalition is to create a space for dancers to come together to learn different combinations of dance in a fast-paced but supportive and safe setting. A different member teaches a combo each week.
Advisor: Emily Craver | ebcraver@viterbo.edu
Viterbo Disc Golf Club
Looking to try out a new sport in a relaxed social setting, or to take your preexisting disc golf skills to the next level in the form of competition and teaching? Consider joining the Viterbo University Disc Golf Club. More information can be found by emailing our president at wcupp85585@viterbo.edu and by following our Instagram page: @Viterbo_University_DiscGolf.
Advisor: Kevin Tyburski | krtyburski@viterbo.edu
Viterbo Film Studios
This student club strives artistically collaborate to make one or two short films per semester, storyboard and shoot mock commercials, and potentially host workshops focused on acting for the camera, film production and screenwriting. This gives students interested in pursuing a career in film/tv the opportunity to have content for their reels and gain fundamental experience.
Advisor: Adam Moxness | ajmoxness@viterbo.edu
Viterbo Marketing Club (VMC)
VMC aims to develop connections, passions, and ambitions by gaining exposure to real-life marketing culture by providing Viterbo students with professional development opportunities necessary to build a successful career and to establish a community of Marketers within the Dahl School of Business.
Advisor: John Neumann | jwneumann@viterbo.edu
Viterbo Student Nurses Association (VSNA)
This student club emphasizes health and nursing techniques, and promotes a strong sense of community service in La Crosse and surrounding areas.
Advisor: Jessica E Stoeffler | jestoeffler@viterbo.edu
Viterbo Vive Voce
Viterbo Vive Voce is a student-led vocal ensemble that explores a variety of musical styles, from classical to contemporary commercial music, providing a diverse and fun musical experience. Committed to nurturing musical growth, the ensemble offers students unique opportunities to develop their talents, fostering a deep understanding and appreciation of both traditional and contemporary vocal music. Additionally, it provides music enrichment and education to faculty, students of Viterbo, and the broader La Crosse community.
Advisor: Janette Hanson | jkhanson@viterbo.edu