On November 12, 2018, Eva Kor brought her “Message of Survival and Forgiveness” to Valparaiso University. To learn more, please read articles written about her in the Northwest Indiana Times and the Post Tribune. […]
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Engage, Express, and Explore Workshop 2019
Professor Kevin Ostoyich introduced the Engage, Explore, and Express Workshop to campus in 2016 to introduce students to the process of research. The workshop is intended to help students get involved and ask questions about the world around them. Professor Kevin Ostoyich leading one of four Engage, Express, and Explore Workshops […]
A Doctor’s Mission: The Life & Work of Ernst Kisch
In 2005, The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This date marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and is meant to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of the Nazi regime. This past week, as part of the […]
Professor Ostoyich Named Board Member of Sino-Judaic Institute
Professor Kevin Ostoyich has recently been named a board member of the Sino-Judaic Institute (SJI). The SJI spreads awareness of historical issues and current events pertaining to Jewish communities in China. Professor Ostoyich is spending the summer conducting research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. and is serving as a visiting […]
Eric Kisch
ERIC KISCH, former Shanghai Jewish Refugee, is coming to Valparaiso University for two speaking engagements! […]
HISTORY CLUB
Did you know there is now a History Club on campus? Well, there is… and you are invited to attend! We will meet on Wednesdays in ASB-236 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., beginning October 18, 2017. History Club is NOT just for History majors! All students are welcome to come and learn about history without the […]
History Students’ Research on Display
The Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression (SOURCE) was held on May 3, 2018, in the Harre Union Ballrooms. The History department proudly had six students present their research. Congratulations to Jewan Attallah; Justin Holland, Jr.; Leilah Hovey; Joy Joll; Anthony ‘T.J.’ Kalin; and Max Shiller for all of their hard work. A special congratulations […]
Case Study of the Internship/Independent Study Course
The Society of American Archivists recently published a peer-reviewed case study written by Rebecca Ostoyich, Archivist at the Valparaiso University Archives and Special Collections, and Professor Kevin Ostoyich with respect to the Internship/Independent Study course that is run by the Department of History in partnership with the University Archives and Special Collections. The case study […]
Engage Vigorously
The History Department is proud to share this interview, entitled “Engage Vigorously” which thoughtfully considers the work and journey of our own Dr. Heath Carter. Dr. Carter was recently named Redeemer University College’s 2018 Emerging Public Intellectual. In January, Dr. Carter will travel to Ontario, Canada, to deliver the “World and Our Calling” lecture. […]
Eric Kisch Visit
Eric Kisch, former Shangahi Jewish refugee, will be giving a presentation about his Shanghai experience in the Heritage Room in the Harre Union on October 2, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.. Everyone is welcome to attend! […]