Immediately following Opening Convocation, all members of the campus community are invited to the Taste of Valpo. See what local businesses have to offer and enjoy free food samples provided by several local restaurants. Taste of Valpo will take place on Huegli Lawn. […]
Valparaiso University expects to welcome nearly 1,000 new undergraduate students when classes begin Tuesday for the fall 2014 semester. Valpo anticipates total enrollment will be nearly 4,525 — the largest in 34 years. “It’s an exciting time of positive momentum at Valpo, and we continue to recruit, enroll and retain remarkable students of outstanding character,” […]
Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art continues to grow its permanent collection with major acquisitions from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. These, along with prints, sculptures, paintings and other works from artists from around the world comprise an exciting 2014-2015 season, which kicks off with an opening reception Sept 5. The fall exhibitions run […]
Parking garage to open late 2014 Valparaiso University has officially taken possession of the former Porter Hospital property and will restore the parking structure for use in fall 2014. Following extensive environmental analysis, Valpo announced plans to recondition the parking ramp, improve lighting, and install security cameras between now and November. The site will provide […]
Valparaiso University welcomes Thomas Cedel, Ph.D., as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership. In this role, Cedel will be affiliated with various departments and colleges throughout the University, and work closely with Mark L. Biermann, Ph.D., provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, as well as key faculty members and stafffrom Student Affairs and […]
WHAT: The Walter Wangerin Jr. Celebration of Excellence in Preaching Series, in its third year, brings notable clergy to the Chapel of the Resurrection. The series is sponsored by the Chapel, the Center for Church Relations, and the Institute for Liturgical Studies. WHO: The Rev. Wesley Avram, senior pastor at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in North […]
WHO: The Brauer Museum of Art presents color photographs by Pete Doherty and Joanne Markiewicz. Doherty is a former bank marketing executive who launched Doherty Images in 2005. A freelance photographer, he specializes in photographing the Indiana Dunes and the Chicago lakefront. He also provides commercial photography to business clients throughout Northwest Indiana and Chicago. […]
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned an A2 rating to Valparaiso University’s 2014 bond issuance with a stable outlook, which indicates low risk to investors. The global credit rating, research and risk analysis firm has also affirmed Valpo’s A2 rating on outstanding debt, which, according to the report, reflects the University’s conservative financial management driving positive […]
WHO: Mary, Szybist, the 2013 National Book Award Winner for Poetry for her second book, “Incarnadine.” Szybist holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a teaching-writing fellow. “Granted,” her first poetry collection, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the 2004 […]
Display tells the story of Lincoln’s struggle to meet the constitutional challenges of the Civil War “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” a traveling exhibition premieres at the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources at Valparaiso University with an opening reception on Thursday, Nov. 13. The collection examines how President Lincoln used the […]