The Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2016 will be officially inducted in a ceremony on the Valpo campus Saturday, Feb. 13. The 19 class in Hall of Fame history — Steve Bartholomew, Bert Bleke, Liz Mikos and Scott Petcu — will also be honored at halftime of the men’s basketball game versus Wright […]
WHAT: Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service presents the Pathways to Purpose Speaker Series, which invites students to hear from alumni and other exemplary practitioners of leadership and service to help expand student imagination about pursuing purposeful work and a meaningful life in response to the deepest challenges of our time. This lecture will […]
Valparaiso University students who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and suffered significant wounds or disabilities during their service will be eligible to receive scholarship support thanks to the generosity of alumni Ron Zech ’65 and Gisela Gerber ’66 Zech, who recently passed away. The children or dependents of wounded veterans or of veterans […]
WHAT: The provost’s office at Valparaiso University presents “Dialogue and Discernment: Seek First to Understand,” which is a series of events designed to provide meaningful instruction to the Valpo community on how to have civil discourse over irreconcilable differences. The series is an opportunity to engage in respectful conversation regarding some of today’s most challenging […]
Valparaiso University alumni Judy McNabney ’71 Dutton and John Dutton ’70 have generously committed $1 million to support the University’s unrestricted endowment fund. “John and I are blessed to be in a position to make this commitment to Valpo,” said Judy Dutton. “We have witnessed the rapid rate of advancements made at Valpo in recent […]
Valparaiso University hosted the 63rd annual Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Regional Fair on March 19 in the Harre Union Ballroom. Now, 18 student finalists are moving on to compete at IUPUI in Indianapolis on April 2. There were 85 students showing 62 projects in grades 6 – 12 from schools in Porter, LaPorte, Starke, […]
WHO/WHAT: Since 1995, Valparaiso University has held a biannual Huegli Lecture to honor the legacy of Albert G. Huegli, who served as president of Valparaiso University from 1968 to 1978. A scholar of issues of church and state, Huegli came to Valparaiso as vice president for academic affairs in 1961 before becoming president. During his […]
The Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University will premiere its spring exhibitions, which run from April 13 through May 8 and feature artwork in a variety of media. New exhibitions include works by Valpo art students and faculty, “Paintings and Drawings by Kartik Trivedi,” and “Sacred Spaces and Objects.” The annual student art exhibition […]
The Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University premieres its summer exhibitions, which run through Aug. 7, with an opening reception on Friday, May 20, at 7 p.m. Works by the Area Artists Association of Michigan City are on display in the Wehling and McGill Galleries in an exhibition titled “An Artist’s Journey.” Part of […]
Valparaiso University will welcome students, parents, and others in celebrating Indiana Private College Week. From Monday, July 18, through Friday, July 22, Valpo and 30 other private, nonprofit colleges and universities join together in one concentrated week to have visitors walk and experience the campuses through guided tours, informational sessions and conversation with current students […]