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Valparaiso University Earns 2022–2023 Military Friendly® School Designation

Posted on March 16, 2022 (July 17, 2023) by wwhite

March 16, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University is a 2022–2023 Military Friendly® School as announced by VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities through its G.I. Jobs® and Military Friendly® brands. This designation demonstrates that Valpo strives toward and succeeds in the areas […]

Valparaiso University Alumnus Becomes U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Indiana

Posted on October 20, 2021 (July 17, 2023) by wwhite

Oct. 20, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Clifford D. Johnson ’76, ’80 J.D. was sworn in as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Indiana on Oct. 6, following unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate. “I speak on behalf of the entire Valparaiso University family in saying how proud we are in […]

Valpo Professor Selected as a KEEN Rising Star

Posted on August 30, 2021 (July 17, 2023) by wwhite

Reva Johnson working with robotic equipment

Aug. 30, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Reva Johnson ’09, Ph.D., Dale E. Kempf Professor of Emerging Technology and associate professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering, was named a 2021 National Rising Star by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). The Rising Star award recognizes faculty members with fewer than 10 years of teaching experience […]

Adapting to New Challenges: One Valpo Alumnus’ Amazing Opportunity

Posted on September 28, 2022 (July 17, 2023) by zshutosk

Experts in marketing, sales, customer relations, content creation, and any profession related to business-to-business marketing converged in Boston recently to take part in INBOUND 2022, a hybrid online and in-person networking event put on by software developer Hubspot. Guest speakers in the 2022 event included Viola Davis, Jane Goodall, and, headlining the event, President Barack […]

Valparaiso University Music Therapy Program Launches Sensory Friendly Series

Posted on February 17, 2020 (July 17, 2023) by kknoerze

One male assisting another who is playing trombone

Program kicks off with concert on Feb. 22 Valparaiso University’s music department will be hosting the first of two “Sensory Friendly” concerts on Feb. 22, 2020, at 5 p.m. in the Chapel of the Resurrection. The program will feature the University Community and Luce Band, directed by Jeffrey Scott Doebler ’87 M.M., Ph.D., professor of […]

A Guiding Light

Posted on January 8, 2021 (July 17, 2023) by cwright5

“We’re all in this together.” How many times has this phrase been uttered during the past several months? Forced inside and driven to find new ways to stay connected, everyone from educators to pastors and spiritual leaders to politicians and CEOs — even car commercials and brand spokespeople — has been reminding communities that they […]

Valparaiso University Names Next ELCA University Pastor

Posted on November 17, 2020 (July 17, 2023) by cwright5

The Rev. Katherine Museus Dabay, M.A., M.Div., will join Valparaiso University as University pastor on Jan. 4, 2021. She is an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Southeastern Synod. Museus Dabay comes to Valpo from St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Franklin, Tennessee, where she most recently served as associate pastor. At […]

Valparaiso University Dean Elected ASEE President

Posted on March 23, 2022 (July 17, 2023) by wwhite

March 23, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Doug Tougaw, Ph.D., P.E., dean of the Valparaiso University College of Engineering, has been elected president of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve ASEE in this new role,” Tougaw said. “I look forward to helping ASEE to […]

Valparaiso University Students Help Seniors Combat Isolation and Depression

Posted on March 25, 2022 (July 17, 2023) by wwhite

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented everyone with new dangers and challenges, but for one particularly vulnerable group in the community, those challenges can be hard to observe and even harder to confront. “The last several years have been isolated. It’s a particular concern for our elderly who live alone,” Amy Buckenmeyer, Ph.D., MPH, RN, CPH, […]

Valparaiso University Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Continue EPIC Scholarship Program

Posted on September 7, 2021 (July 17, 2023) by wwhite

aerial photo of students walking on campus

Sept. 7, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Valpo a six-year, $1.5 million grant to fund the Establishing Practices Integrating Commuters Plus (EPIC+) program. The EPIC+ program will provide scholarships, undergraduate research opportunities, mentorships and social support for commuter students in Northwest Indiana. The program will use a multi-faceted, […]