Dan White Ph.D., associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Valparaiso University has been named the recipient of the Michael V. Carano Teacher Excellence Award from the IPC Education Foundation. The annual, student-nominated award comes with a $1,000 cash prize and a one-year membership to IPC Edge, the institution’s online learning platform. This award […]
U.S. Representative Frank J. Mrvan held a press conference at Valparaiso University’s LeBien Hall on Monday, February 12, 2024 regarding $1 million in federal funding he helped secure for the College of Nursing and Health Professions. “Congratulations to Valparaiso University for your dedicated efforts to secure this federal funding award to modernize the Skills Lab […]
The opportunities offered at Valparaiso University encourage our students to grow as individuals and leaders. Evan Annis ’23, a recently graduated biomedical engineering major, exemplified our dedication to learning and thriving, pushing himself to have the kind of Valpo experience that makes our University unique. On top of taking on a challenging major, and a […]
More than 8 million people live in London, with some 20 million tourists visiting each year. What are the chances of meeting someone you know? And yet just such a surprise encounter occurred during Spring Break between Christ College students and their dean. Dean VanZanten, in London to visit her son and his fiancée, was […]
Lately, I have been listening to many audiobooks on my drive to-and-from Valpo and home. It is a nice way to pass the time, as well as stay in-the-know about good books and cross books off my ever-growing “to read” list. One book that I was particularly taken with was “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood. “The Testaments,” […]
For the inaugural “Read This Next” post, I read and am recommending the 1997 book titled ”The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : a Hmong Child, her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures,” by Anne Fadiman (call number RA418.5.T73 F33 2012). At Valpo, every college and department on campus has their own subject […]
“I will always remember my son’s first day of school. Lucas was five years old and he was going to kindergarten, and he was so excited,” Kevin Gary, Ph.D., professor of education says at the start of his TEDx talk. “And I’ll never forget that day when I came home, I was eager to check […]
Dec. 18, 2023 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Lilly Endowment Inc. has announced the full list of recipients of the implementation grant for the Advancing Science of Reading in Indiana (ASRI) initiative, including Valparaiso University. The University will receive $750,000 over the course of three years to better enhance literacy instruction and align the methods taught […]
International students travel an enormous distance to receive a Valpo education, leaving behind everything familiar to enter a completely new culture. They go long stretches of time without seeing home or family, so for the holiday season, Valpo faculty and staff were invited to participate in Thanksgiving MEAL @ Valpo, where volunteer hosts agree to […]
For this “Read This Next” post, I am recommending “Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days” by Jeanette Winterson and “Redwall” by Brian Jacques. Reading slumps — a period of disinterest in books — can happen to anyone, even librarians. My reading slump has lasted since the first pandemic lockdown. I have a hard time either […]