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  • Valparaiso University business student Yingxin (Grace) Zhang ’25 stands in front of the Chapel of the Resurrection, smiling while holding up a medal.

    A Beacon’s Reflection | Yingxin (Grace) Zhang ’25

    When I first arrived in America, I was a forty-year-old college freshman, a military spouse, and an immigrant from Changchun, China. Adjusting to a new culture wasn’t easy. Not being able to work, I found purpose through volunteer work with the American Red Cross and a local church. Every day, I would ride my bike […]

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Valparaiso University to Host Veterans Day Observance Thursday, Nov. 7
Campus in the fall

Valparaiso University to Host Veterans Day Observance Thursday, Nov. 7

WHO/WHAT: Sponsored by Valparaiso University Veterans Services and Army/Air Force ROTC, the Veterans Day program includes patriotic music courtesy of the Valparaiso University Chamber Concert

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Valparaiso University Presents Lutheran Voices Lecture Series on Oct. 30–31
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Valparaiso University Presents Lutheran Voices Lecture Series on Oct. 30–31

WHO: Valpo welcomes L. DeAne Lagerquist, the Harold H. Ditmanson Professor of Religion and chair of American studies at St. Olaf College. Trained as a

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Valpo FitLab to Host Ribbon Cutting on Oct. 25
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Valpo FitLab to Host Ribbon Cutting on Oct. 25

WHO: The Valpo FitLab is a physical fitness assessment facility located in the Athletics-Recreation Center at Valparaiso University open to all community members, students, faculty

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Time for Tipoff: 2019-2020 Campaign Set to Begin for Valpo Basketball
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Time for Tipoff: 2019-2020 Campaign Set to Begin for Valpo Basketball

If a member of the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team needs a reminder of what the program is all about in 2019-2020, he doesn’t have

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Professor, Graphic Narrative Scholar to Visit Valpo for Wordfest on Oct. 22
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Professor, Graphic Narrative Scholar to Visit Valpo for Wordfest on Oct. 22

WHO: Kate Polak, Ph.D., assistant professor of English at Wittenberg University, to visit Valparaiso University as part of the English department’s “Wordfest” series. WHAT: As

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Valpo Music Department Announces Fall 2019 Season
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Valpo Music Department Announces Fall 2019 Season

The Valparaiso University music department presents the fall 2019 performance schedule, which focuses on the talents of students, faculty and visiting professors. Season highlights includes:

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Valpo Welcomes Distinguished Author, Creative Writing Scholar on Oct. 2
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Valpo Welcomes Distinguished Author, Creative Writing Scholar on Oct. 2

WHO: Fiction writer Michael Martone will visit Valparaiso University as part of the English department’s “Wordfest” series. WHAT: As the first author in the annual

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Noted Abraham Lincoln Scholar to Visit Valpo
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Noted Abraham Lincoln Scholar to Visit Valpo

WHO/WHAT: Considered to be the foremost Abraham Lincoln scholar in the country, Allen C. Guelzo, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at an event titled

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Valpo Theatre Department Announces 2019–2020 Season
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Valpo Theatre Department Announces 2019–2020 Season

Valparaiso University’s theatre department will present seven different productions during the 2019–2020 season. These performances will include classics, musicals and plays. Capable students across campus

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