A Valparaiso University student project to bring fresh water to a remote African village will be highlighted at the Clinton Global Initiative University conference Saturday, March 31, in Washington, D.C. “We are excited to see our hard work in Africa shared with this international audience,” said Ivan Martenynko, a senior engineering major and president of […]
Valparaiso University will celebrate the Christmas season during the month of December with several musical performances, highlighted by the annual Valpo Christmas Concert featuring the University’s premier choral and instrumental ensembles. Holiday performances taking place in December are: • Dec. 3 and 4 – Valparaiso University Christmas Concert, “A Carol Festival,” featuring the University’s premier […]
Faculty and student choreographers are featured in the annual concert by the Valparaiso University Dance Ensemble. The talents of campus performers are combined with participation from invited dancers from the region. A variety of dance styles are juxtaposed to create a program full of energy, creative and original costume, lighting design and music to inspire. […]
Valparaiso University has just completed a research partnership with Carbon Solutions, LLC as part of a two-year U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop new support tools in the fight against climate change. The project also serves to exemplify Valpo’s dedication to providing hands-on experiences to our students, as described in the University’s strategic plan […]
Ethiopian international student Sara Tewoldemedhin ’26, a biochemistry major at Valparaiso University has completed the summer portion of her research as the University’s first recipient of the American Physiological Society’s (APS) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). Her project analyzes compounds involved in regulating fluids within the body to explore unanswered questions in the mechanics of […]
Earlier this year, Valparaiso University was named the recipient of Indiana Space Grant Consortium Funding for six separate projects — 100 percent of the projects Valpo professors proposed. The $102,520 total was primarily used to give students the opportunity to participate in real-world research diving into a variety of topics. One new project over the […]
Valparaiso University, along with 56 other colleges and universities from across the nation, has joined the nationwide #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship program, which began in May 2018 with nine universities. To view the complete list of participants, visit the #YouAreWelcomeHere website. The #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship program emerged out of the far-reaching #YouAreWelcomeHere social media campaign led by Temple […]
WHO: Sponsored by the Department of Theatre at Valparaiso University, the performance features students from across disciplines at Valpo. The show is directed by Lee Orchard, theatre department chair, with music directed by Dennis Friesen-Carper, Frederick A. and Mazie N. Reddel Professor of Music. WHAT: “Sweeney Todd” is a musical thriller that tells the chilling, […]
Stewart Cooper, Ph.D., director of Counseling Services and professor of psychology at Valparaiso University, has received a lifetime achievement award from the largest organization of campus mental health leaders in the world. Each year, the Association of University and College Counseling Centers (AUCCCD) recognizes member achievements that exemplify excellence in the national promotion of campus […]
Christopher Drapeau, Ph.D., and Todd Hillwig, Ph.D., will serve as University Research Professors at Valpo for the 2020–2021 academic year. The grants recognize and encourage scholarly accomplishments and will afford Drapeau and Hillwig the opportunity to continue creative and original work through one semester of full-time leave with pay or two consecutive semesters with a […]