The Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay, M.A., M.Div., will join Valparaiso University as University pastor on Jan. 4, 2021. She is an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Southeastern Synod. Museus Dabay comes to Valpo from St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Franklin, Tennessee, where she most recently served as associate pastor. At […]
While Valpo Robotics continues to find success in the Midwest Robotics Design Competition (MRDC) and the Collegiate Robotic Football Conference, the team wanted to provide opportunities for newer members to immediately contribute. David Chandler ’21, project manager of Valpo VEX U, approached the Valpo Robotics Executive Board about expanding its programming into the VEX Robotics […]
With the support of two generous gifts, the project to renovate Bauer Field, Valparaiso University’s baseball field, is off to a strong start. The two gifts total $550,000 and will provide the resources to install synthetic turf on the infield and down the foul lines. The total project will be done in two phases and, […]
In Valpo’s College of Engineering, students are encouraged to explore their professional interests and foster community through extracurricular involvement. Two student organizations — the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) — were recently established to serve as professional homes for historically underrepresented students within the College of […]
Aug. 11, 2021 — Valparaiso, Indiana — The Valparaiso University men’s basketball program and head coach Matt Lottich announced the bulk of the team’s 2021-2022 nonconference schedule on Wednesday. The program revealed seven home nonconference games and two exhibitions at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Fans will have the opportunity to get an early look at the […]
Sept. 9, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University presents the inaugural year for its newest lecture series, Journey to the Christian East. Journey to the Christian East introduces attendees to the people, history, cultures and beliefs of Eastern Christian communities throughout the world. Lectures will explore diverse topics including ritual practices, sacred art and […]
Oct. 21, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Carolyn Whittier, Ph.D., assistant vice president for student life at Valparaiso University, recently co-authored a report published by NASPA, the leading association for student affairs professionals in higher education, on excellence in fraternity and sorority life. The report is part of a larger initiative by the organization to […]
WHO: The men of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Valparaiso University will host an event benefitting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation has given hope to children and their families since its beginning in 1999. The foundation is a nonprofit organization that depends […]
A standout season on the Valparaiso University baseball team may have never happened for Zack Leone ’18 MBA if it weren’t for a variety circumstances that came together perfectly, uniting the fifth-year senior first baseman with the Missouri Valley Conference program. Entering the 2017 summer, Zack wasn’t sure where he’d spend his final season of […]
Montel Hall is not one to let the unknown stop him. Whether that entails being a first-generation college student and NCAA Division I athlete, starting a fraternity, or now living and working in the country’s largest city, he is more than willing — and able — to blaze his own trail. At the center of […]