Registration open now for classes beginning in January. Valparaiso University Office of Continuing Education offers graduate level non-credit courses for those adults who enjoy and appreciate the challenge of high-level intellectual exploration in the company of other adults. The semester long courses are diverse and include topics in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In […]
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Continuing Education Expands with New Non-Credit Certification
Valparaiso University Graduate School and Continuing Education has partnered with Dalton Education to offer new non-credit certificates in financial planning and paralegal studies. Those interested in furthering their education in financial planning can earn a Master’s Certificate in Financial Planning or an Online Executive Certificate in Financial Planning. The Master’s Certificate can be completed in […]
Law Students Help Prepare Taxes
Elderly and low-income taxpayers who need help preparing their tax returns will again be able to turn to the Valparaiso University Law School VITA program for assistance. Valparaiso Law students participate in the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteers in Tax Assistance (VITA) community service program which offers free federal and state tax preparation to eligible taxpayers. […]
MBA program to host open house Jan. 26
Valparaiso University’s Graduate School of Business will host an MBA Open House at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The open house will feature program information and the opportunity to attend a class for a few minutes or the entire evening – ” Global Supply Chain Management with Sandy Strasser, professor of information and decision sciences. […]
Valparaiso University receives Caterpillar funding to support study abroad in China
The Caterpillar Foundation has selected Valparaiso University as one of five universities nationwide to receive funding to support study abroad in China, as a partner in the United States Department of State’s 100,000 Strong Initiative. Recognizing the importance of studying abroad to an increasingly globalized economy, the Caterpillar Foundation has designated funds to help those […]
Princeton Review recognizes excellence in MBA program
Valparaiso University’s College of Business continues to gain recognition as one of the nation’s outstanding graduate business programs, with its inclusion in the Princeton Review’s “Best 294 Business Schools” guidebook, released Oct. 11. Princeton Review noted that Valpo’s College of Business offers an innovative MBA program (www.valpo.edu/mba) that provides its students with a solid foundation […]
Workshop focuses on arts and entertainment promotion and marketing
The Valparaiso University Arts and Entertainment Administration Master’s Workshop 2011 takes place Aug. 5-12. The focus of the workshop will be Trends, Marketing and Promotion in Arts and Entertainment. The course includes daily instruction by professionals, networking receptions with professionals in arts and entertainment, and visits to arts and entertainment facilities in Northwest Indiana and […]
Valpo alumni establish endowed chair in French
Valparaiso University alumni Phyllis Buehner ’54 Duesenberg ’04H and Richard Duesenberg ’51, ’53 J.D., ’01H have generously committed to establish the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Endowed Chair in French Language and Culture. The endowment will provide permanent resources to ensure the teaching and learning of French language and culture at Valpo continues in perpetuity. “The […]
Valparaiso University Alumnus Establishes Endowed Business Professorship and Scholarship
Valparaiso University alumnus Michael “Mike” Gruszyk ’85 has generously committed $1.3 million to fund an endowed professorship and a scholarship in the College of Business. His gift will be divided between the Michael Gruszyk Endowed Professorship in Business and the Michael Gruszyk Endowed Scholarship Fund. “I am fortunate to be in a position to give […]
Creating Possibility: EPIC Scholarship Fuels Valpo Experience
As Anna Bockman ’21 enters her second year of college, she has already engaged in critical research at Valparaiso University, playing a role in the possible development of future antifungal medications. The Plymouth, Indiana, native is one of 11 students at Valpo admitted in the fall 2017 cohort of the EPIC scholarship program, designed to […]