Oct. 6, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – In its first-ever listing of the top undergraduate nursing programs in the United States, US News & World Report has recognized the high quality of Valpo’s nursing program, which has a history spanning more than five decades. The rankings are based on surveys of top academics and officials […]
Jan. 25, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University’s College of Engineering has been recognized as a national leader in program diversity by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The ASEE Diversity Recognition Program (ADRP) publicly recognizes engineering and engineering technology programs that make significant, measurable progress in increasing diversity, inclusion and degree attainment […]
April 20, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University (Valpo) and Ivy Tech Community College Statewide have entered into articulation agreements in support of students looking to transfer into Valpo’s computer science, biology, psychology chemistry and various engineering programs. Through these agreements, Ivy Tech associate of science graduates will be able to seamlessly transfer to the […]
Dec. 5, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Valparaiso University-based Lilly Fellows Program has received a grant of $2,407,441 from Lilly Endowment, Inc. This is the 14th such grant to be awarded to the Lilly Fellows Program, which has supported 83 Lilly Postdoctoral Fellows since its inception in 1991. “I am thrilled that this grant […]
Valparaiso University’s College of Engineering is leading a multi-school initiative to revolutionize how students and professors connect to pursue undergraduate research projects. The three-year plan, titled “Research 4 All,” will shift the mindset around research projects from an academic option to an entrepreneurial opportunity for students to make a difference in the world around them. […]
Microplastics — tiny fragments of plastic materials that have shattered into microscopic size pieces over time — have been making headlines in recent years for the sheer amount of it being found in all parts of the world. A brief glance at the headlines shows growing concerns about the concentration of this pervasive form of […]
In Valpo’s Colleges of Nursing and Health Professions and Engineering, collaboration is key to the educational experience of students and professional development of faculty members. Recently, faculty within the two Colleges worked together to research, design, and implement a sensor that records lights and sounds in isolettes — clear, enclosed cribs that maintain a warm […]
Oct. 10, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University President José D. Padilla, J.D. reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to support students throughout the region. At Ivy Tech Community College annual Chancellors’ Scholarship event on Oct. 6, 2022, he informed the 20 Northwest Indiana scholarship recipients that they would receive substantial financial support to attend Valpo, […]
Sept. 12, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University continues its amazing, three-decades long legacy of being recognized as one of the best choices in higher education by U.S. News & World Report. In the 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings, Valpo has been named number 176 out of 440 of the most elite public and private […]
May 19, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – A dynamic rising star in collegiate athletics administration with a focus on the holistic student-athlete experience, Charles Small, Ed.D., is the next Director of Athletics at Valparaiso University, as announced by University President José D. Padilla, J.D., on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Small, who will officially assume the […]