Feb. 10, 2020 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Hannah Nelson ’23, a Valparaiso University electrical engineering student and IPC chapter president, has been elected by her peers to serve a one-year term as the student member liaison for the IPC board of directors. She is the second student in the organization’s history to hold this position. […]
Feb. 1, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has been awarded a two-year grant for its new initiative: “Valpo on the Brink: Rethinking Mission, History and Identity at a Lutheran University” by the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) Reframing the Institutional Saga program. The grant totals $40,000 and begins on Feb. 1, […]
Dec. 7, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University Associate Professor of English Sara R. Danger, Ph.D., has received the Philip and Miriam Kapfer Endowed Faculty Research Award to continue her work in researching and completing a monograph highlighting child authorship in the wake of the United States Civil War. The biennial award is funded […]
Dec. 6, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has won the number one spot in the small school category of the 2020 Alana Yakisch National Flu Shot Challenge. The challenge tracks the flu vaccination rates of 21 schools across 11 states to encourage higher campus immunization rates. Valparaiso University’s success comes thanks to the […]
Nov. 18, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University invites students, faculty, staff and friends from the local community to celebrate the season with a variety of holiday events. December 2021 events include: Tree Lighting, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 4:30–6:30 p.m., Harre Union. Visit Santa, enjoy a photo booth, hot chocolate and cookies, then catch the […]
Oct. 20, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University will celebrate the inauguration of José D. Padilla, J.D., as its 19th president with a weeklong series of events from Oct. 24–31. Padilla’s presidency officially began on March 1, 2021, as the culmination of a long and successful career in higher education. A dynamic thinker and […]
Oct. 19, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Innovation Hub at McMillan Hall on Valpo’s campus is sponsoring a series of free micro-workshops for campus and community on a variety of business topics. Events include: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Business: Current Trends, Friday, Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m. Central, Urschel Hall Room 120. Led by Elizabeth […]
Oct. 13, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a three-year, $247,273 grant to Valpo to support suicide prevention efforts on campus. Through the grant, Valpo will have the resources to continue its “More-of-Us” Initiative, which aims to create a more connected and safer campus community focused […]
Oct. 5, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has received funding from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) to support the high school graduating class of 2021 as they transition to college. The ICHE, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education, awarded a total of $428,973 to 20 college, university and community […]
Sept. 14, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research related to exploding white dwarf stars, known as type 1a supernovae. The award, totaling $217,400, will fund a three-year project led by Todd Hillwig, Ph.D., professor of physics and astronomy. The grant will […]