A first-of-its-kind workshop in China is but one example of the distinctive opportunities provided by the Valparaiso University Graduate School’s Arts and Entertainment Administration (AEA) program for students to expand their professional careers within performing arts, theatre, and entertainment. In March, the Arts and Entertainment Administration program presented its first professional workshop in Beijing, China. […]
WHO: John Fantuzzo, Ph.D., assistant professor of education, will moderate a discussion on prison education in Northwest Indiana. WHAT: The event, “College Behind Bars: Reflections on Prison Education in Northwest Indiana,” will include viewing of scenes from Ken Burns’ recent documentary, “College Behind Bars.” Following the documentary, Fantuzzo will lead a panel of Valpo and […]
Valparaiso University will continue its tradition of honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20, 2020, with its annual celebration, built around the theme of “Our Time.” For more than 30 years, Valpo has engaged students, faculty and staff, as well as the broader Northwest Indiana community, in purposeful dialogue […]
Opening Reception is Jan. 12 The Brauer Museum of Art’s winter exhibitions will run Jan. 7 through March 29 with an opening reception at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, in the Museum. Featured exhibitions include “C. Curry Bohm: Brown County and Beyond,” “Spectral Speculations: Japanese Prints from the Ruth A. Ruege Collection” and “Mary Bourke: […]
Valparaiso University’s 10th annual Tree Lighting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, offers an opportunity for community members to take a picture with Santa, enjoy caroling and refreshments and watch as the tree is lit. Santa will visit the Harre Union’s Grand Lounge before and after the Tree Lighting, 4:30–6 p.m. New this year, the University’s sustainability […]
WHO: Valparaiso University presents the annual Advent Christmas Vespers service, this year combined with the annual Christmas Concert. The service will feature the Kantorei Choir of the Chapel of the Resurrection, the Chorale, Women’s Choir, Men’s Ensemble, the Resurrection Ringers handbell Choir, Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Concert Band. WHAT: The annual service of lessons […]
Valpo’s Department of Music will expand its degree offerings with the development of a cutting-edge music therapy bachelor’s degree program that integrates the art of music with the science of healing. The program is projected to begin in the fall of 2019. “We’re excited to build on the success of Valpo’s music programs with the […]
WHO/WHAT: Sponsored by Valparaiso University Veterans Services and Army/Air Force ROTC, the Veterans Day program includes patriotic music courtesy of the Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band conducted by Jeffrey Scott Doebler ’87 M.M., Ph.D., professor of music. This year’s invited speaker is Dan Pelzel ’18, ’19 M.S., a combat deployed veteran of the U.S. Army […]
WHO: Valpo welcomes L. DeAne Lagerquist, the Harold H. Ditmanson Professor of Religion and chair of American studies at St. Olaf College. Trained as a historian of Christianity, Lagerquist has long been interested in the interaction of religion and culture. Her graduate work focused on Christianity in the United States, with particular attention to Norwegian-American […]
WHO: Kate Polak, Ph.D., assistant professor of English at Wittenberg University, to visit Valparaiso University as part of the English department’s “Wordfest” series. WHAT: As part of the Wordfest writers’ series, Kate Polak will be giving a talk titled “Vertiginous Times: The Historical Fiction of DC’s Vertigo Imprint.” Polak’s research interests focus on violence in […]