Valparaiso University Music Therapy Program Launches Sensory Friendly Series

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Program kicks off with concert on Feb. 22 Valparaiso University’s music department will be hosting the first of two “Sensory Friendly” concerts on Feb. 22, 2020, at 5 p.m. in the Chapel of the Resurrection. The program will feature the University Community and Luce Band, directed by Jeffrey Scott Doebler ’87 M.M., Ph.D., professor of […]

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Valparaiso University Robotics Team Qualifies for World Championship in First Season

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While Valpo Robotics continues to find success in the Midwest Robotics Design Competition (MRDC) and the Collegiate Robotic Football Conference, the team wanted to provide opportunities for newer members to immediately contribute. David Chandler ’21, project manager of Valpo VEX U, approached the Valpo Robotics Executive Board about expanding its programming into the VEX Robotics […]

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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, […]

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Valparaiso University Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Continue EPIC Scholarship Program

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Sept. 7, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Valpo a six-year, $1.5 million grant to fund the Establishing Practices Integrating Commuters Plus (EPIC+) program. The EPIC+ program will provide scholarships, undergraduate research opportunities, mentorships and social support for commuter students in Northwest Indiana. The program will use a multi-faceted, […]

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Valparaiso University Appoints Inaugural Richard C. and Francelia A. Gozon University Chair

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Valparaiso University announces that Michael C. Chikeleze, Ph.D., has joined its faculty as the Richard C. and Francelia A. Gozon University Chair in Values-Based Leadership. Chikeleze, a leadership scholar, professional and educator, has a distinguished background in teaching, developing partnerships and collaborating with broad audiences about the role of leadership education within higher education. The […]

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Valpo Alumna Establishes Scholarship to Honor Former Nursing Faculty

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Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 — Valparaiso, Indiana — Leslie Ann Hull ’77 Svoboda, M.D., has established the Elise Sprecher and Suzanne Whitehead Endowed Scholarship with a $250,000 gift as a way of honoring two former faculty members of the College of Nursing and Health Professions who had a profound impact on her life. Valparaiso University […]

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Valparaiso University Named Among Nation’s Best Universities by U.S. News & World Report

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For three decades, U.S. News & World Report has identified Valparaiso University as one of the best universities in the country. In the 2021 edition, released today, Valpo was ranked No. 160 among more than 380 of the nation’s most elite public and private doctoral granting institutions. “We are honored that U.S. News & World […]

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Valparaiso University Ranked Among Best National Universities by U.S. News & World Report

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Sept. 17, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Continuing an accomplished legacy spanning three decades, Valpo has once again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best choices for higher education. In the 2022 Best Colleges rankings, Valparaiso University was named No. 172 among more than 380 of the most elite […]

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Nursing Program at Valparaiso University Named One of Nation’s Best by US News & World Report

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Oct. 6, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – In its first-ever listing of the top undergraduate nursing programs in the United States, US News & World Report has recognized the high quality of Valpo’s nursing program, which has a history spanning more than five decades. The rankings are based on surveys of top academics and officials […]

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