Aug. 3, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University will transform its foundational mathematics curriculum through a three-year grant totaling nearly $300,000 from the National Science Foundation as part of the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program. Valpo will develop an interdisciplinary, corequisite model some of which will be unique to any university. This approach […]
Valparaiso University welcomes students, parents, and others to celebrate Indiana Private College Week, July 19–23. Valpo and the 28 other private, nonprofit colleges and universities in Indiana will offer in-person and online tours, informational sessions, and conversations with current students and staff. Wednesday, July 21, is 21st Century Scholars Day. Scholars visiting campus will have […]
June 15, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University received a $479,995 Student Learning Recovery Grant from the Indiana Department of Education to address learning losses among K–12 students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This grant provides a great opportunity for Valparaiso University to serve our community and help ease the burden a global pandemic […]
June 4, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University recently sold $17,355,000 in Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 (Valparaiso University Project). The Series 2021 bonds are general obligations of the University and were sold to refinance all of the University’s outstanding Series 2010 bonds. As a result of the successful […]
June 8, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Kevin Goebbert, Ph.D., associate professor of meteorology at Valparaiso University, has received a grant from Unidata, in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), to continue developing meteorological technologies. Valpo’s share of the award, totaling more than $40,000, will fund a three-year project. Working with two developers from […]
June 9, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Luke Venstrom ’07, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded the Paul H. Brandt Endowed Professorship of Engineering. As the Brandt Professor, Venstrom will enhance the teaching of persuasive oral communication of engineering and science disciplines at the University. Through courses, workshops and competitions, students will […]
June 7, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University received a $277,000 community-based partnership grant for 2021–2023 from the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission at the Indiana Department of Health. This funding allows Valpo’s College of Nursing and Health Professions to continue implementing initiatives to meet the overall priorities of the Tobacco Education and Prevention Coalition for […]
Alina Virnelson ’20 and Mark Young ’20 have been selected from a group of national finalists to become two of the 16 students in this year’s incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. The James S. Kemper Foundation of Chicago has been supporting Kemper Scholars since the program’s inception in 1948. Alina Virnelson, a […]
MEDIA ALERT May 26, 2021 WHO: Lara Pudwell ’03, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics and statistics, will present at the National Museum of Mathematics’ (MoMath) June Math Encounters event. MoMath strives to improve perceptions about mathematics and to demonstrate its relevancy and usefulness, as well as its innate beauty as an aesthetic pursuit. WHAT: Math […]
May 12, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Two Fulbright grants have been extended to a Valparaiso University student and recent alumna. Through the Fulbright Program, these recipients will have the opportunity to meet, work, live with and learn from people of their host country while teaching or continuing their studies. “We are thrilled each year […]