Valparaiso University’s Christ College — The Honors College announces its fall 2019 Symposium speaker series, featuring distinguished speakers and vibrant discussions on this year’s theme: “Healing.” The speaker series features exemplary scholars, artists and public intellectuals addressing a common theme in a formal lecture. These public lectures are intended for audiences from the campus and […]
Kinder lernen Deutsch is a German language program for children in grades 1-5, held on Monday afternoons at the Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center on the campus of Valparaiso University. At all levels, both beginners and children with prior German exposure are welcome. Participants get a simple introduction to German language and culture through […]
Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service announces its fall 2019 Pathways to Purpose speaker series, featuring speakers and topics that generate momentum for engagement, learning and change. The speaker series welcomes exemplary practitioners of leadership and service and alumni who respond to the deepest challenges of our time and help to expand student imagination […]
Opening Reception is Sept. 6 The 2019–2020 season at the Brauer Museum of Art will begin with an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 6, featuring a variety of new exhibitions. Fall exhibitions include “Betty LaDuke: Social Justice Revisited: Remembering • Reliving • Resisting,” “Su Kwak: The Cosmic Light Series” and “Mark Fletcher: Winking Turtle, Whispering […]
When Caleb Kortokrax ’11 transferred to Valparaiso University during his junior year, he had anticipated majoring in art history. But a conversation with Bob Sirko, chair of the Department of Art, changed Kortokrax’s thinking. “I was telling him that I would also like to take painting and drawing classes,” Kortokrax recalled. “He was like, ‘Why […]
Summer exhibitions are now on display at Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art and run through Aug. 4. All Brauer Museum exhibitions and events are free and open to the public. The summer shows offer an opportunity to view the Brauer’s newest acquisitions, selections from the permanent collection, and works by artists Corey Hagelberg and […]
The Cresset, Valparaiso University’s journal of literature, the arts, and public affairs, received nine “Best of the Church Press” Awards at an April 11 ceremony in Chicago, including three first-place awards of excellence. Presented by the Associated Church Press at the organization’s annual convention, the awards honor the top work of religiously affiliated North American […]
Opening Reception is April 10 Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art will premiere its spring exhibitions with an opening reception and award ceremony on Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Arts on Valparaiso University’s campus. The exhibitions will run through May 12. All Brauer Museum events and exhibitions are free […]
WHO: Soup Bowls for the Hungry will hold its ninth annual silent auction. Creative, unique soup bowls and art created by Valpo students and staff are available for bidding. WHAT: The annual Soup Bowls for the Hungry silent art auction fundraiser is part of the Empty Bowl Project, a national movement in which potters donate […]
Valparaiso University welcomes back Actors From The London Stage for a weeklong residency Jan. 11-16 as part of the third annual Shakespeare Week. The accomplished group of classically trained actors will stop on its 2016 Spring Tour for a series of classroom visits, workshops, and Shakespeare-oriented events at Valpo. The week culminates with three performances of “A Midsummer […]