Valparaiso University is a 2017 Military Friendly® School, as announced by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting military and civilian worlds. First published in 2009, the Military Friendly® Schools designation provides service members and their families with transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities. The designation is awarded to top colleges, universities […]
Less than four years ago, Omar Lawrence ’16 accepted a full athletic scholarship from Valparaiso University to play soccer. He had never been outside the Caribbean and couldn’t afford to visit the University, but was fully aware that everything he had been working for since he was a boy playing soccer in the streets of […]
GreenTown: The future of Community, an event hosted by the city of Valparaiso, will come to Valparaiso University on Sept. 27-28. The conference, which will attract hundreds of people from the public and private sector from all around Indiana and the Midwest, is designed to create healthy, sustainable communities. “Vibrant and visionary — that’s Valparaiso,” […]
Despite blazing temperatures, 20 high school counselors managed to complete their annual college tour by bicycle, stopping at Valparaiso University on July 5 and 6. After biking from Chicago to Wisconsin, Michigan, and finally Indiana, the Tour D’Admission made its final stop at Valpo. Arriving on the evening of July 5, the counselors found dinner […]
Valparaiso University Graduate School and Continuing Studies is sponsoring Africa Fest on Friday, Sept. 7, with festivities starting at 4 p.m. The event marks the continued progress of Valpo in establishing a Sub-Saharan African Institute on campus. This year the festival will focus on Nigeria, and will celebrate the impact and value of African culture […]
Jesse Fosheim, a senior at Valparaiso University, was honored as the National Undergraduate of the Year at Phi Kappa Psi’s Grand Arch Council, held in July in San Antonio, Texas. “I am extremely privileged and humbled by the fact that I was chosen as the Phi Kappa Psi Undergraduate of the Year,” Fosheim said. “Receiving […]
A Carol Festival: The Valparaiso University Christmas Concert features the University Chorale, Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, Chamber Concert Band, and Symphony Orchestra. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and non-Valpo students.Children 12 and under and Valpo students, faculty, and staff are free. To purchase tickets click here or call 219-464-5162. […]
An all-day celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. will include feature speaker Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core. Also, throughout the day, there will be focus sessions held on a variety of topics. For more information, visit www.valpo.edu/mlk/events/index.php. TBA, Jan. 21, Chapel of the Resurrection […]
A Carol Festival: The Valparaiso University Christmas Concert features the University Chorale, Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, Chamber Concert Band, and Symphony Orchestra. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and non-Valpo students.Children 12 and under and Valpo students, faculty, and staff are free. To purchase tickets click here or call 219-464-5162. […]
The University Programing Council is holding five movie nights throughout the spring 2013 semester. The complete list of events and movies is listed below. All movies will be held in Neils Science Center Room 234. Jan. 19, 8 p.m.: “The Campaign” Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m.: “Despicable Me” March 23, 8 p.m.: “Bully” April 13, 8 p.m.: “Pitch […]