Valparaiso University’s new Dean of Library Services, an authority on the author of “The Lord of the Rings” series of fantasy novels, will speak about those works and others in a presentation at Valparaiso University. Bradford Lee Eden, Dean of Library Services, will present “J.R.R Tolkien: His Life and His Works,” at 6:30 p.m. on […]
Family Weekend festivities will include three concerts, including the Friday, Oct. 28, opening event at the Chapel of the Resurrection featuring the Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band and Luce Concert Band. Performances on Saturday, Oct. 29, include a concert by the Valparaiso University Chorale and the Valparaiso University Men’s and Women’s Choirs, followed by a performance […]
Valparaiso University is celebrating the beginning of 2012 with the Chinese New Year Celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The festivities are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in the Ballrooms of the Harre Union. This year’s event is co-sponsored by Valparaiso University Chinese and Japanese Studies Program, Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University, and Chinese Students […]
The 32nd annual Valparaiso University World Banquet, sponsored by the Valparaiso International Student Association (VISA) and the Office of International Programs, is on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. in the Harre Union Ballroom. The theme for this year is “Crossroads of Culture.” “Through the World Banquet, VISA students aim to display the crossroads of […]
Valparaiso University’s literary journal, The Cresset, received four “Best of the Christian Press” Awards at an April 28 ceremony in Chicago, including the first-place Award of Excellence in the “Best in Class” category for print journals. Presented by the Associated Church Press at the organization’s annual convention, the awards honor the finest work of religiously […]
Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art presents “The Art of George Ames Aldrich,” “John Miller Digital Images, Paintings, and Drawings,” “Richard Hunt Sculpture,” and “Southwestern Art: Selected Works.” The exhibits will be on display from Aug. 21 through Nov. 16. “The Art of George Ames Aldrich” was curated by Michael Wright. The exhibition will feature […]
Valparaiso University and the University of Notre Dame will co-sponsor “A Round Table Conference on Brad Gregory’s ‘The Unintended Reformation’ “ on Sept. 15 at the Harre Union Brown & Gold Room on the Valparaiso University campus. The Notre Dame historian’s lively and unconventional work has already roiled scholarly waters and prompted sharp debates about […]
The Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University (CIVU), Chinese Student and Scholar Association (VUCSSA), and the Chinese and Japanese Studies Program (CJS) will sponsor the annual Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on Sept. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the ballrooms of Harre Union. More than 50 students from different majors, schools and age groups will […]
WHO: Abigail Washburn is a singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based American clawhammer banjo player. Washburn pairs American folk elements with the sounds of China, creating results unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before. She has been featured on PBS, NPR, and is a TED Fellow. WHAT: A concert by Abigail Washburn as part of the Great Lakes […]
The fifth annual Great Lakes Music Festival brings together regional and international talent for a series of performances unique to Northwest Indiana. The festival, which kicks off Monday, Oct. 15, is presented by the University’s Confucius Institute in cooperation with the Graduate School, the Department of Music, the Center for the Arts and the Chinese […]