Slavica Jakelić Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Thought Most scholarly research on the relationship between religion and secularism focuses on conflict, says Christ College faculty member Slavica Jakelić, but there is plenty of evidence that religious and secular organizations can not only coexist, but act in concert to promote shared values. “Some of the […]
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2017 Alumni Awards
Congratulations to our 2017 Valpo Alumni Award Recipients! Asterisks (*) denote Christ College alumni ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for outstanding achievement in their chosen career or area of professional life Kathryn Kleinhans ’80 * Paul Maechtle ’74 (received in 2016/will be awarded in 2017) Susan Spaeth ‘85 * OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD Honors alumni, under the age […]
German Academic Exchange Benefits CC Scholar
Christ College Scholar Nathaniel Griewe ’18, a German and secondary education major, spent the last academic year in Germany at the University of Tübingen on a prestigious German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship. The DAAD is the German national agency for the support of international academic cooperation. DAAD programs support the collaboration between the German […]
Seniors Receive 2017 Honors
Yamen Atassi was named 2017 Christ College Distinguished Student by the Valparaiso University Alumni Association this May. Yamen maintained a near perfect grade point average at Valpo. With majors in philosophy and humanities, this is a rare accomplishment. He received Christ College Scholar honors at commencement. His philosophy comprehensive exam focused on 18th Century Scottish philosopher “Thomas Reid’s Inquiry into […]
Nobel Peace Laureate On Campus
Last November for the first time in its history, Valparaiso University welcomed a Nobel Peace Prize winner to campus to talk to students and to the wider Valparaiso community. Leymah Roberta Gbowee received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her work in leading a Christian and Muslim women’s peace movement that ended the Second […]
Study Abroad
During Spring Break 2017, Dean Peter Kanelos and Professor Edward Upton led a group of 19 students on a twelve-day tour of Ireland as part of CC’s “Irish Literature and History” course. In preparation of the trip, the group read and discussed classics of Irish drama, fiction and poetry, including works by W.B. Yeats, J. […]