The impact we all want to see in the world starts small. It starts here, at Viterbo University.

The impact we all want to see in the world starts small. It starts here, at Viterbo University.

Introducing The Viterbo Effect, A Campaign for Lasting Impact.

This campaign seeks to invest $30 million in our students, our academic programs, our community, our mission, and our future—with powerful and rippling impact.

Your support will not only enhance the Viterbo experience, but also the service footprint of graduates who live and lead in communities around the world. Your philanthropy will ensure The Viterbo Effect is seen, heard, and felt locally, regionally, and globally by those who need it most.

Our shared values are embedded in all aspects of the educational experience. We believe bringing these values into daily practice is the key to helping each person follow their best and truest path in life.

Lasting impact starts now.

Five pillars. Five points of lasting impact.

impact pillar 1
Student Success
Goal: $14 million

Eliminates financial barriers to a Viterbo education for more students and equips them to practice servant leadership in communities around the world. 

impact pillar 2
University Programs
Goal: $8 million

Ensures Viterbo can attract and retain top faculty who will expand curricular and service learning opportunities by identifying and meeting the needs of our region and beyond. 

impact pillar 3
Community 
Environments
Goal: $5 million

Enriches the student experience by enhancing the spaces in which our community congregates, contemplates, and celebrates.

impact pillar 4
Viterbo Mission
Goal: $2 million

Equips the next generation with the practical education and Catholic Franciscan values needed to serve others at their highest and best capacity.  

impact pillar 5
Viterbo Fund
Goal: $1 million

Empowers the president and other Viterbo leaders to swiftly and confidently respond to urgent priorities, emerging opportunities, and shifting demands. 

The most profound challenges of our era—from economic inequality to global health—are issues best addressed by a liberal arts education grounded in Catholic Franciscan values. The Viterbo Effect is essential to teach and share these values, one point of impact at a time.