Fifteen Christ College students had papers accepted by the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). The students traveled to the 26th National Conference, which was held March 29-31 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. “The National Conference on Undergraduate Research offers an amazing opportunity to students, because it allows them to become experts […]
Christ College, the interdisciplinary honors college of Valparaiso University, plays host to the 26th annual Freshman Debates beginning Tuesday, March 27. These annual presentations are free and open to the public. Each session is from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Mueller Hall Refectory. “The Christ College Debates enable freshman students to apply their emerging […]
Valparaiso University freshman Michael Mead has been selected from a group of finalists for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. Mead, an English and theater major at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., is the son of John and Nancy Mead of Geneva, Ill. Mead is enrolled in Christ College, the honors college […]
Valparaiso University’s Christ College — The Honors College presents its annual symposium, featuring internationally distinguished speakers to stimulate dynamic discussions on this year’s theme: “What is Faith?” The speaker series presents lectures by acclaimed scholars, artists and public figures. This year’s speakers include: Mark W. Roche, “The Arc of Faith: The Mind’s Journey Away from […]
Daniel Saros, Ph.D., and Julien Smith, Ph.D., will serve as University Research Professors at Valpo for the 2017–2018 academic year. The grants recognize and encourage scholarly accomplishments and will afford Saros and Smith the opportunity to continue creative and original work. Saros, associate professor and chair of economics, is working on a textbook adopting a […]
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 […]
The Valparaiso University-based Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts welcomes two fellows to the program and University faculty, Ashleigh Elser in religious studies and Daniel Silliman in history. During their two-year residencies at Valpo, each Lilly Fellow will teach in Christ College — The Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences, […]
WHO: Tal Howard, Ph.D., Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics, will give a talk titled “Remembering the Reformation.” Professor Howard delivers an annual public lecture related to current issues from a theological ethics perspective and provides campus leadership to support the Lutheran Church-related character of Valparaiso University. He is published widely, including “Remembering […]
Valpo’s Graduate School will welcome prospective applicants to campus on Saturday, March 30, at the Harre Union Brown and Gold Room, located at 1509 Chapel Dr. in Valparaiso, IN. Check-in begins at 10 a.m., with activities starting at 10:30 a.m. Graduate School admissions staff will be available to inform, guide and answer questions about gaining […]
Valparaiso University has received an IRA charitable contribution from Rosemary and Chuck Newton ’61 to establish the Newton-Antonelli Endowed Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide scholarship assistance to students enrolled in the College of Engineering, with preference to those who are of the Lutheran faith. In recognition of their families, the Newton-Antonelli Scholarship carries Chuck’s […]