Endless Opportunity: Valpo STEM Students Pursue Multiple Passions

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Thanks to the tenacity of Alison Norris ’17, Valpo is home to a chamber music ensemble nicknamed the “STEM-quintet,” enabling a group of five individuals with varying interests to incorporate their love for music into their arduous academic schedules. “I chose to attend Valparaiso University for countless reasons — my mother’s alma matter, premier engineering […]

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Where Faith Meets Passion | Ashley Velasquez ’25 Finds Her Calling in Bioengineering

Valparaiso University bionengineering student Ashley Velasquez '25 smiles in professional attire.

Since middle school, Ashley Velasquez ’25 has always planned on becoming a nurse. By sixteen years old, she was gaining experience as a certified nursing assistant (CNA), and finding a top-tier nursing program was at the top of her post-high school to-do list. Once she was finally kicking off her freshman year in Valpo’s College […]

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Chavez’s Valpo ‘dream’ comes true

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Kelli Chavez has wanted to attend Valparaiso University since eighth grade when her middle school class from nearby Merrillville, Ind., visited the campus. When she applied, Kelli also got asked to join Christ College, The Honors College. She knew that CC would help her prepare for Law School and her future within Criminology. After her […]

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Creating a Legacy: Montel Hall ’18 blazes own trail academically and athletically

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Montel Hall is not one to let the unknown stop him. Whether that entails being a first-generation college student and NCAA Division I athlete, starting a fraternity, or now living and working in the country’s largest city, he is more than willing — and able — to blaze his own trail. At the center of […]

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A Computer Scientist’s Tools for Success

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Experiential learning opportunities at Valparaiso University helped Cody Packer ’21 develop proficiencies and maximize skills that have prepared him for an empirical career. Recently, Cody completed an internship remotely with OneAmerica, a financial services mutual holding organization based in Indianapolis. “This was my first internship, so I didn’t know what to expect,” Cody says. “Just […]

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Christopher Center Library at Valparaiso University Receives Grant

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Sept. 26, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Christopher Center Library at Valparaiso University has been named the recipient of an Advancing Racial Equity Collections Development Grant of $1,000 through Indiana Humanities to expand and diversify the selection of books offered through their system. Rachael Muszkiewicz, an assistant professor of library science, is leading an […]

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Valpo Professors Honored for Excellence in Teaching

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Valpo’s Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching has selected Colleen Seguin and Sami Khorbotly as the 2018–2019 Valparaiso University Excellence in Teaching Award recipients. Colleen Seguin, Ph.D., associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, was honored for her excellence in pedagogy. She has been praised as a “master teacher who continually […]

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Valparaiso University Academic Year Concludes with Commencement Ceremonies May 19–20

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More than 900 undergraduate, graduate and law students participated in Valparaiso University’s May 2018 commencement ceremonies, capping an exciting year marked by numerous accomplishments for the University, along with its students and faculty. “Each day, I am humbled by the remarkable dedication and enthusiasm our students, faculty, and staff exhibit,” said Mark A. Heckler, Ph.D., […]

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Grounded in Community, We Radiate Resilience | The Story of Braulio Alcala ’23

Braulio Alcala '23

Braulio Alcala’s ’23 journey to Valpo was nothing short of extraordinary. Growing up in California, Braulio balanced his role as an advocate for his family, whose primary language was Spanish, while overcoming personal and academic obstacles. His determination to become a nurse grew from these early experiences. “I’ve always liked being an advocate,” Braulio shared. […]

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Boundless: Katie Willenbrink ’18 Studies the Course and the Stars

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Whether it’s in the classroom, at the observatory, or on the golf course, anyone who encounters Katie Willenbrink ’18 is bound to take note of her cool and collected demeanor. That ability to stay calm helps Katie pull off a virtual juggling act as she thrives academically as a physics major and athletically as a […]

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