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  • Valparaiso University Students Embody Leadership and Service on Spring Break Service Trips

    During Spring Break 2025, Valparaiso University students traded sun and sand for service and solidarity, traveling to communities in need through the University’s Spring Break service trips. These experiences, deeply rooted in Valpo’s mission of leadership and service, provided students the opportunity to engage meaningfully with communities affected by natural disasters and economic hardship. Each […]

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Read This Next: Grace Biermann

Read This Next: Grace Biermann

I’m going to bend the rules a little bit today and recommend a story from the Christopher Center’s collection that you can read, watch, or

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Valparaiso University Pushes Accessibility to Higher Education

Valparaiso University Pushes Accessibility to Higher Education

Valparaiso University’s Bloom Scholars program has received a $137,329 grant from the State of Indiana Commission for Higher Education as part of a call for

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Valpo Social Work Students Make History While Making a Difference
Julie Vick ’25

Valpo Social Work Students Make History While Making a Difference

Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter) – we’re all plugged into this digital age some way, somehow. Whether we click and swipe for connectivity,

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Crescendo, Calling, and Country: Harmonizing Leadership and Service with Joy
Matthew Yee '24 performing at the 2023 Homecoming President’s Circle honors breakfast.

Crescendo, Calling, and Country: Harmonizing Leadership and Service with Joy

With both parents working as music educators, it would seem Matthew Yee’s ’24 musical journey was orchestrated from conception. “I like to say music has

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Valparaiso University Advocates for Community Health by Launching Master of Social Work Program

Valparaiso University Advocates for Community Health by Launching Master of Social Work Program

Valparaiso University has launched a Master of Social Work (MSW) program that will provide an ethical, inclusive, and diverse pool of professionals to schools, criminal

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An Update on Valparaiso University’s Strategic Plan

An Update on Valparaiso University’s Strategic Plan

Valparaiso University adopted a five-year strategic plan, Uplift Valpo, in 2021. The plan was built around four themes – Learn, Serve, Lead, and Thrive –

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A Recap of Black History Month 2024 with the BSO (Black Student Organization)
A recap of Black History Month 2024 with the BSO (Black Student Organization)

A Recap of Black History Month 2024 with the BSO (Black Student Organization)

As Black History Month nears its end, we sit down with the Black Student Organization (BSO) and reflect on some of the highlights of the

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Art, Education, and Award Winning Research at Valparaiso University

Art, Education, and Award Winning Research at Valparaiso University

Meshach Melton ’24, a Valparaiso University political science and economics double-major with a minor in psychology from Crown Point, Indiana has been named the winner

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Read This Next: Teresa Augustine
Teresa Augustine

Read This Next: Teresa Augustine

My “Read This Next” recommendation is “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead. Years ago, I was given a copy of “The Underground Railroad” just after

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