Catch a game and celebrate Christmas this Saturday, Dec. 9 as Santa Clause visits the ARC at Valparaiso University! Enjoy a winter wonderland of holiday crafts and activities as our women’s basketball team takes on Chicago State. This year’s event will include: Free photos with santa Prizes for best holiday outfits A halftime Teddy Bear […]
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Valpo Athletics and Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment Announce Multimedia Rights Partnership
Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment (VWSE) and Valparaiso University Athletics today announced a long-term agreement granting VWSE Collegiate Services exclusive rights to represent Valpo Athletics for corporate sponsorships, media sales, and more. In addition to selling and managing Valpo’s local broadcast and digital media assets, VWSE will negotiate and execute corporate partnerships around properties including […]
Valpo Athletics and Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment Announce Multimedia Rights Partnership
Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment (VWSE) and Valparaiso University Athletics today announced a long-term agreement granting VWSE Collegiate Services exclusive rights to represent Valpo Athletics for corporate sponsorships, media sales, and more. In addition to selling and managing Valpo’s local broadcast and digital media assets, VWSE will negotiate and execute corporate partnerships around properties including […]
Discovering Home: Laëtitia Raoult’s ’27 4,000-Mile Journey to Valpo
Valpo student-athlete Laëtitia Raoult ’27 may not have begun her college journey at Valpo — or even in the United States — but she’s always been a Beacon at heart. Her experience both as a transfer and international student serves as a telltale testament to resilience and admirable humility, drawn from her home in Guingamp, […]
Valparaiso University Academic Year Concludes with Commencement Ceremonies May 19–20
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., […]
A Lifelong Dream: Valpo gives international student opportunity to pursue NCAA Division I Baseball
Each time Louie Baker ’20 takes the field for the Valparaiso University baseball team, he is making a lifelong dream of playing the sport he loves in the United States a reality. The fulfillment of that dream comes with a significant sacrifice for the Gold Coast, Australia, native. “The biggest challenge is not being able […]
MVC Releases Winter Programming Schedule for The Valley on ESPN
The Missouri Valley Conference released its winter programming schedule for The Valley on ESPN – the league’s co-branded digital network – on Tuesday morning, including 48 Valparaiso University men’s and women’s basketball regular season broadcasts which will be available either on ESPN3 or ESPN+ – the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt […]
Women’s Basketball Releases Nonconference Schedule
The Valparaiso University women’s basketball team has unveiled its nonconference schedule for the 2018–2019 season. The Crusaders will begin the regular season by visiting UIC on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the renewal of a longtime matchup that took a one-year hiatus. The Crusaders and Flames shared conference affiliation during Valpo’s tenure in the Horizon League. […]
Mary Evans Hired to Lead Valpo Women’s Basketball Program
Director of Athletics Mark LaBarbera has announced that Mary Evans has been selected as the next head coach of the Valparaiso University women’s basketball program. Evans will be formally introduced at a welcome reception on Wednesday, April 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the Athletics-Recreation Center media room. Evans, who has spent the last five seasons […]
Boundless: Katie Willenbrink ’18 Studies the Course and the Stars
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 […]