From the very beginning, fifth-year student-athlete Tyler Eberhart ’24, ’25 MBA, brought a big game from his Ohio hometown to Valpo’s campus. His natural calling to leadership has transcended both field and classroom, setting him on a path of servant-leadership that will leave its mark on Valpo’s football program for years to come. Tyler’s journey […]
Category: Academics
Blooming as a Beacon: Jazzy Soria-Gonzalez’s ’28 “Eventful” First Year
If you were to ask Jazzy Soria-Gonzalez ’28 to sum up her first year at Valparaiso University in one word, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear her respond with “eventful.” As a freestyle swimmer for the Valpo women’s swim team and a double major in Spanish and marketing, having an eventful first year of college […]
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 been part of my life from day one. It was just part of being at home. And so, playing an instrument or singing was never really a question. It wasn’t […]
Valparaiso University Students Help Seniors Combat Isolation and Depression
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented everyone with new dangers and challenges, but for one particularly vulnerable group in the community, those challenges can be hard to observe and even harder to confront. “The last several years have been isolated. It’s a particular concern for our elderly who live alone,” Amy Buckenmeyer, Ph.D., MPH, RN, CPH, […]
Valpo Hosts Fourth Annual Shakespeare Week Feb. 14–18
Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University, in collaboration with the English and theatre departments, sponsors Valparaiso University’s fourth annual Shakespeare Week, featuring a weeklong residency by Actors From The London Stage. This longstanding group of classically trained actors will visit Valpo Feb. 14–18 on its 2017 Spring Tour for a series of classroom […]
Valparaiso University Honors Educators for Excellence in Teaching
The Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching at Valparaiso University has selected Professor Jan Westrick, Assistant Professor Stacy Maugans, and Assistant Professor Shahin Nudehi as the recipients of the Valparaiso University Excellence in Teaching Award for 2014-2015. The awards recognize a number of outstanding undergraduate faculty members each year for general teaching excellence, with particular attention to course development, pedagogy, and […]
Beauty in Numbers: International Student Discovers the Music in Math
At Valparaiso University, Ruyue Yuan has found a connection between math and music that might surprise most people. “They’re both beautiful,” Yuan said. Yuan has been playing the violin since she was 6 years old. She loves music. In fact, she enjoys studying all of the humanities, but she also has a natural gift for […]
Valpo Experience Helps to Shape King
As a double major, a leader at the Chapel of the Resurrection, and a member of numerous clubs and activities such as the Torch and VUTV, Nate King’s participation in University life has spanned much of the institution’s available outlets. “Being involved in things socially, academically, spiritually, and physically, all these different things shape me […]
Law School Commencement
Valparaiso University Law School will hold Commencement in the Chapel of the Resurrection on May 25 at 10 a.m. No tickets are required and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis (the Chapel seats 1,400 people). Chapel doors open at 9 a.m. There will be a reception for graduates and guests immediately following the ceremony in the Community Room […]
Meet Kyle
Valparaiso University offers programs and facilities often only found at much larger institutions. With all of that come opportunities that are hard to match. Kyle Hansen has taken advantage of those opportunities, as he talks about in his video. Kyle, an engineering major from Rochelle, Ill., not only benefited from one-on-one faculty mentoring in the […]