Four games against teams that reached postseason play last season highlight the 2019–2020 Valparaiso University women’s basketball nonconference schedule, as unveiled Monday by head coach Mary Evans. “When we were putting together this year’s schedule, we wanted a set of games that was going to challenge our team,” Evans said. “We also wanted a schedule […]
WHO: The Valpo FitLab is a physical fitness assessment facility located in the Athletics-Recreation Center at Valparaiso University open to all community members, students, faculty and staff. The lab is presented by the exercise science program and the Department of Kinesiology. WHAT: Join the Valpo FitLab for their grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Attend the […]
WHO: Kate Polak, Ph.D., assistant professor of English at Wittenberg University, to visit Valparaiso University as part of the English department’s “Wordfest” series. WHAT: As part of the Wordfest writers’ series, Kate Polak will be giving a talk titled “Vertiginous Times: The Historical Fiction of DC’s Vertigo Imprint.” Polak’s research interests focus on violence in […]
The Valparaiso University music department presents the fall 2019 performance schedule, which focuses on the talents of students, faculty and visiting professors. Season highlights includes: Aruna Quartet, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m., Duesenberg Recital Hall. This quartet was honored as the 2019 Fischoff Competition winners. Friendship Lasts Forever Concert, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m., Chicago […]
WHO: Fiction writer Michael Martone will visit Valparaiso University as part of the English department’s “Wordfest” series. WHAT: As the first author in the annual Wordfest writers’ series at Valpo, Michael Martone will present his own creative works and stimulate students’ writing. Fort Wayne native Martone is a professor in the University of Alabama’s creative […]
WHO/WHAT: Considered to be the foremost Abraham Lincoln scholar in the country, Allen C. Guelzo, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at an event titled “Abraham Lincoln’s Seven Leadership Lessons.” Guelzo is currently the director of Civil War studies and the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College, in Gettysburg, […]
Valparaiso University’s theatre department will present seven different productions during the 2019–2020 season. These performances will include classics, musicals and plays. Capable students across campus will practice and work with the department’s faculty on various elements of each production including acting, dance, design, directing, production, technology and writing. Performances include: “Barefoot in the Park,” Sept. […]
Valparaiso University presents its 2019–2020 International Film Festival, featuring films from around the world and discussions led by Valpo faculty members. Films include: • “Soshite chichi ni naru — Like Father, Like Son,” Japan, 2013, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, in Neils Science Center room 234. Discussion led by Fred Kavanagh, Ph.D., assistant professor […]
Valparaiso University’s Christ College — The Honors College announces its fall 2019 Symposium speaker series, featuring distinguished speakers and vibrant discussions on this year’s theme: “Healing.” The speaker series features exemplary scholars, artists and public intellectuals addressing a common theme in a formal lecture. These public lectures are intended for audiences from the campus and […]
Rick Gillman, D.A., associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of mathematics and statistics at Valparaiso University, received a 2019 Certificate of Meritorious Service from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) earlier this month. This award is presented for service at the national level or for service to a section of the association. “Professor Gillman […]