Taylor Williams ’17 M.A., who earned her master’s degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages from Valparaiso University during its Graduate School Commencement ceremony on May 20, will spend the 2017–2018 academic year in South Korea thanks to a prestigious Fulbright English teaching assistant grant. “We are very pleased to see Taylor’s talent, […]
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 […]
When each player on the Valparaiso University women’s basketball team was asked to share a favorite moment of the season at a recent team meeting, senior captain Dani Franklin ‘18 welled up with tears. These were tears of joy from Dani, who told a story that combines two groups of people who mean the world […]
The College of Engineering at Valpo has a new professional development and experiential learning opportunity for students, thanks to a student-driven initiative to develop a chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). The chapter will champion the fundamental objectives of the NSBE — excelling academically, succeeding professionally, and positively impacting the community. “NSBE […]
President Mark A. Heckler is traveling to Germany in early March to celebrate Valparaiso University’s partners in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg and to honor Wolf Brixner and Olga Hellmich Brixner, who have taught and provided other support for decades at Valpo’s study center in Reutlingen. Well more than a thousand Valparaiso University students and faculty […]
Thanks to the hard work of the IT department, the meteorology department was able to make some major updates to their computer systems allowing students to run cutting edge meteorological software packages. “Valpo’s IT department has helped greatly in the process from the beginning of the project,” says Adam Stepanek, staff meteorologist for Valparaiso University’s […]
Four current and former Valparaiso University College of Engineering students have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship program. Erin Dillon, a senior civil engineering major from West Lafayette, Ind., and Peter Krenzke, a 2008 mechanical engineering graduate, have been awarded graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation, which will provide […]
Two Valparaiso University recipients of a prestigious Fulbright award will continue their international studies while making a contribution to the cultures of Spain and Austria. The award will allow 2011 Valpo graduate Alison Eyer, a Spanish and secondary education major from Anchor, Ill., to immerse herself in a foreign culture and language as well as […]
Members of Valparaiso University student organization Engineers Without Borders recently embarked on a journey to remote areas of Tanzania to work on projects that are making a huge difference in the lives of Tanzanians. Valpo engineers, alongside members of the Village of Masaera, completed an impressive structure in the Masaera Irrigation Canal in Kilimanjaro, allowing […]
Undergraduate astronomy students at Valparaiso University will engage in research that will further astronomers’ understanding of the life and death of stars similar to the Sun with the support of a $212,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Todd Hillwig, associate professor of physics and astronomy, who will lead the research program, said the federal […]