August 2021

The Write Stuff

Writing a book means you leave behind something of yourself to benefit future generations. In this month’s newsletter we share the stories of just a few of Viterbo University’s alumni authors.

Telling a FIERCE Tale

When Carolyn Colleen (Hernandez) Bostrack ’07, ’10 decided to become an author, she decided to tell her own story of overcoming adversity to earn three college degrees and tap into her entrepreneurial skills to pave her own path to success helping others.

CAROLYN COLLEEN'S STORY

A Year for the Books

After a decade of hard work and near misses, 2021 saw Debra (Kempf) Shumaker '93 complete her quest to become a children's picture book author. Her first book was published in May, she has another book coming out this fall, and a third due in fall 2022.

DEBRA SHUMAKER'S STORY

Publishing Partnership

Bernard Osborne ’21, a graduate of Viterbo’s Master of Arts in Servant Leadership program, has the honor of authoring the first book in a new series to be launched in fall 2022 by the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and Fulcrum Publishing.

BOOK SERIES STORY

A Recipe for Success

Kim (Dwyer) Larson ’81 capped a career in nutrition, which included becoming the Seattle Mariners baseball team’s first sports nutritionist and launching a wellness coaching and consulting business, by writing a book on battling high blood pressure.

KIM LARSON'S STORY

►SHARE YOUR STORY: If you’ve written a book, we want to know about it so we can put together a webpage detailing all the Viterbo alumni authors. Drop us a line and let us know.

Honoring Viterbo Heritage

This year, Viterbo University celebrates two campus landmarks—Murphy Center and the Fine Arts Center—by creating an Alumni Plaza and History Walk on the Assisi Courtyard side of Murphy.

Feeling like a walk through history yourself?

Check out the new photo galleries, divided into decades and sure to stir fun memories. The galleries are on the Alumni Plaza and History Walk page, where you also can find out more details about the project, which will be the focus of this year's Day of Giving on Oct. 7.

Celebrating the Arts

The Viterbo Days Alumni Weekend returns to campus this year with all the traditional elements, plus a gala concert to celebrate the Fine Arts Center’s 50 years.

In addition to student choral performances, the gala concert will feature an alumni choir conducted by Professor Emeritus Dan Johnson-Wilmot. The Fine Arts Center’s heritage also will be celebrated through four outdoor performances of Lysistrata on the Assisi Courtyard and an art exhibit featuring works by alumni and visiting artist Nishiki Sugawara-Beda.

Visit the Viterbo Days page for details.

Alumni Book Club Returns

The Viterbo Alumni Association is planning a virtual book club session in conjunction with this year's campus Common Read, Our Declaration by Danielle Allen.

Allen is scheduled to give an Oct. 21 campus lecture. The alumni virtual book club discussion, which will be moderated by Rick Kyte, director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership, is planned for Oct. 26 through Zoom.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Check the calendar on the alumni home page for registration information and more details on alumni events. Details on campus events can be found on the events calendar.

Aug. 29: Twins vs. Brewers alumni baseball event
Sept. 2: Welcome Back Bash
Sept. 2: First Thursday, Moon Tunes, Riverside Park
Sept. 13: Ethics Lecture Series: Darryll Stinson, "You Are Enough"
Sept. 15: Leadership at Noon with Jed Olson
Sept. 15: Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Rodgers and Hammerstein
Sept. 18: Wall of Fame induction, Weber Center
Sept. 26: Out of Our Minds Chamber Music Series
Oct. 7: Day of Giving
Oct. 7-10: Viterbo Days Alumni Weekend
Oct. 15, 17: I Have a Song to Sing! concert (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Oct. 17: An Evening with George Winston
Oct. 21: The Declaration of Independence Today with Danielle Allen
Oct. 26: Virtual book club discussion of Our Declaration

Viterbo in the News

Our Viterbo in the News page is packed with media reports on alumni and happenings at the university. Email Randy Erickson if you have a media report about alumni you'd like to add.

Share Your Stories

Do you have a story to tell about your life since graduating from Viterbo or perspectives on how your time here shaped your life and set your course? Or maybe a story about the impact of scholarships?

We have a dedicated email account just for such stories, and we'd love to hear from you.

KEEPING UP: The Viterbo University alumni email newsletter is published eight times per year. To keep up on the latest news, visit websites for Viterbo alumni, Fine Arts Center, and V-Hawks athletics.

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GETTING IN TOUCH
Kathy Duerwachter '10

Director, alumni engagement
608-796-3072
kaduerwachter@viterbo.edu

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