Finding Your Third Place

Your first place is home, your second place is work, and your third place is where you go to socialize. As more of our lives are spent online and in digital spaces, these often overlooked “third places” are diminishing. This presentation will look at why third places are important for individual health and happiness and are the foundation of thriving communities.

Richard Kyte directs the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he also serves as Professor of Ethics. For the past 25 years, he has taught in the nation's first master's degree program in Servant Leadership.

His weekly column reaches readers in more than 70 newspapers across the country, and he co-hosts "The Ethical Life" podcast with Scott Rada. A dedicated community member, Kyte has long been active in the Rotary Club of La Crosse and currently serves on the boards of Coulee Region Trout Unlimited and LeaderEthics. His most recent book, Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way), was published in 2024.

Invocation: Dr. Gar Christenson

Greeters: Paul McGinnis & Maria Rudie