One of the largest gifts in Valparaiso University history will ensure the preservation of the Chapel of the Resurrection and enable opportunities for significant enhancement to this enduring symbol of faith. The $15 million gift from the Rev. Mark and Kathy Helge will support the most critical preservation issues facing the chapel while adding programmatic […]
Category: Campus Life
Graduates, families and loved ones celebrate Spring Commencement
Bonnie E. Raquet, speaker at Valparaiso University’s 2011 Spring Commencement, told more than 725 graduating students that great opportunities and challenges are ahead as they embrace the future. “Together with your professors, and many others in this community, you have worked to build your knowledge, character, integrity, and wisdom. Graduation is not the end of […]
World-renowned violinist to perform with Symphony Orchestra
The 15th anniversary of the Valparaiso University Homecoming Concert, featuring the University’s Symphony Orchestra, will include a special appearance by award-winning violinist Yuan-Qing Yu from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Yuan-Qing, Assistant Concertmaster for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, along with her colleague Brant Taylor, cellist, will perform with the students in the event on Oct. 1 […]
Concerts to highlight Family Weekend
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 […]
Students find networking opportunities at Career and Internship Fair
Students of all majors were invited to connect with potential employers at the Valparaiso University Career and Internship Fair, which took place in the Harre Union Ballrooms on Thursday, Feb. 2. About 80 companies and organizations on hand, with more than 145 representatives present. Some of Companies at the fair included Red Frog Events, Valvoline, […]
Chinese New Year celebration features food, performances
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 […]
World Banquet to Celebrate “˜Crossroads of Culture’
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 […]
Chart-Topping Gym Class Heroes Coming to Valpo
The popular band Gym Class Heroes will be performing live at Valparaiso University on Friday, April 20 in the Harre Union Ballroom. Tickets are on sale now at union.universitytickets.com or at the Harre Union Welcome Desk. Tickets are $15 per person and doors open at 8 p.m. The band was formed in 1997. Members Travie […]
Valparaiso University Sorority and Fraternity Community Receives National Recognition
The Valparaiso University sorority and fraternity community received multiple national awards for overall excellence at the recent Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values (AFLV) Conference in Indianapolis, Ind. AFLV is an organization that stimulates growth and development of sorority and fraternity communities by promoting educational, leadership, and values-based experiences and resources. The goal of the […]
Valparaiso University Fraternity and Sorority Community Receives Awards of Distinction
The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) recently announced the winners of the 2017 Awards of Distinction, Silver Medal and Laurel Wreath Awards. Eric Smith ’17, a recent Valpo graduate and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, is one of six undergraduate fraternity men in the nation to be honored as a recipient of the Undergraduate Award of […]