Valpo Tops U.S. News List for 28 Consecutive Years, Honored as No. 1 Best Value and Best Undergraduate Teaching For the 28th consecutive year, Valparaiso University has been identified as one of the best universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report magazine. In the 2017 edition, released today, Valpo is the No. […]
Dennis Cimbaljevich ’04 did not have to travel far from his hometown of Portage, Ind., to attend Valparaiso University, but his experiences as a student prepared him for a career that takes him around the world working for the United States Department of State. “Wherever I am in the world, I still look back and […]
Valparaiso University’s Office of Continuing Education will offer college courses at the new Portage University Center beginning this fall. Beginning Chinese (first semester) will be offered in fall 2012 and will be available to qualified junior and senior high school students as well as adults who wish to learn Mandarin Chinese. The course is offered […]
On April 20, 2012, nine undergraduate College of Business students traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, to compete in Collegiate DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) and were successful in their events. Taylor Deloye, the 2011-2012 President of Collegiate DECA, said the conference allowed students to expand their ability to solve complex business problems by […]
The Valparaiso University chapter of Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda recently participated and competed in a National Leadership Conference. Founded and chartered this past year by five recent business graduates, Phi Beta Lambda recruited a total of 57 charter members. The students participated and competed in State competition in Indiana in […]
Valparaiso University students will have the unique chance to perform with theatre artists from the Chicago-based theatre group Silk Road Rising in the presentation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s masterpiece “The House of Bernarda Alba.” The performances take place at Silk Road Rising’s Chicago venue at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 28 and 29. Silk Road Rising has a special […]
Valparaiso University students will have the unique chance to perform with theatre artists from the Chicago-based theatre group Silk Road Rising in the presentation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s masterpiece “The House of Bernarda Alba.” The performances take place at Silk Road Rising’s Chicago venue at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 28 and 29. Silk Road Rising has a special […]
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Teachers participating in the Museum of Science and Industry’s science teacher education courses now can receive graduate credit from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind. The new partnership provides more options to teachers interested in furthering their own education. Teachers can apply graduate credit toward a Master of Education in Instructional Leadership at Valparaiso […]
Continuing a commitment to educating global citizens who are prepared to lead and serve in church and society, Valparaiso University has partnered with Lumenus USA in the creation of The Lumenus USA Center for Global Leadership at Valparaiso University. Enrolling nearly 4,000 students representing most states and more than 50 countries, Valparaiso University strives to […]
Located at the southeast corner of the Valparaiso University campus, the Valpo Observatory houses a 16 inch, computer-controlled reflecting telescope used for undergraduate instruction and research under the direction of Professor Bruce Hrivnak. Data are acquired from a variety of stellar objects using a spectrophotometer and a CCD camera. Students work on the analysis of this […]