Abass Abdul-Rahaman and Gopal Yeruva, graduate students in Valparaiso University’s information technology master’s program, have been honored for a mobile application they created for undergraduate students. During their time as IT interns at Valpo, Abdul-Rahaman and Yeruva collaborated with departments across campus to develop the app to be used during new-student orientation. It includes schedules, […]
Valparaiso University’s Christmas Concert returns the first weekend in December with two performances in the Chapel of the Resurrection. Continuing a 90-year tradition, the Valparaiso University Christmas Concert: A Carol Festival features more than 200 student performers in the Chorale, men’s and women’s choirs, Chamber Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra. This year’s program includes selections […]
Valparaiso University’s annual Julefest and TubaChristmas will be held in the Chapel of the Resurrection on Sunday, Dec. 7. Julefest begins at 1 p.m. and features performances by the Valparaiso Community/University Band, made up of approximately 100 musicians from Northwest Indiana. TubaChristmas begins at 3:15 p.m. and features low brass players from throughout the Midwest. […]
WHAT: Valparaiso University’s Christopher Center for Library & Information Resources hosts an open house in celebration of their 10-year anniversary. The open house is free and open to the public. The event features highlights on each floor including a “Meet the CCLIR Directors” on the first floor. Guests are invited to learn about campus resources, […]
WHO: The University will hold a reading of “Into a Wider World: Family, Friends, and Allies — Companions for the Journey,” a new book by Karl E. Lutze, B.A., M.Div., associate professor emeritus of theology. The new book, together with two earlier books, “Of Walls and Doors” and “Awakening to Equality,” combine to form a […]
The Valparaiso University Law School welcomes Sister Helen Prejean, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, for a lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 4 p.m. in Harre Union Ballrooms B and C. During the lecture, “Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues,” Sister Helen will discuss her public education ministry and ongoing efforts to counsel […]
Valparaiso University will host the 62nd annual Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Fair Feb. 21 in the Harre Union Ballroom, bringing together students from schools in Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Jasper, Newton, and Pulaski counties. The event highlights the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through exciting events for middle school and high school students. […]
WHO: The physics and astronomy department at Valparaiso University presents astrophysicist Jennifer Wiseman. Wiseman received her Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard University in 1995. She is a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where she serves as senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. She studies star forming regions of our […]
WHO: Valparaiso University’s Law School in conjunction with the provost’s office and Multicultural Programs presents Tim Wise: “But What about Reverse Racism Against White People!?” The Rise of Post-Racial Politics And The Retreat From Racial Equity. WHAT: Tim Wise is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators. In his lecture Wise argues against […]
WHO: Valparaiso University’s international studies department presents Juan Cole: “The Iraq War and the Origins of ISIS.” Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. For three and a half decades, Cole has sought to put the relationship of the West and the Muslim world in historical context. […]