Valparaiso University has announced David Henreckson, Ph.D., will serve as the next Bonnie and Peter Raquet Endowed Director’s Chair for the Institute for Leadership and Service. “I’m very pleased for David Henreckson to be joining the University community as director of the Institute for Leadership and Service,” said Brian T. Johnson, M.Div., assistant vice president […]
Three individuals will be inducted into the Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 22. Jean Gelner ’61 Blievernicht, Chuck Kriston ’63 and Sara Strickland ’12 Musashe comprise the 23rd class in Hall of Fame history. A standout on the tennis courts, Blievernicht competed prior to the formalization of women’s intercollegiate athletics programs. […]
Meg Bell ’22 is the 2019–2020 recipient of the “Realizing the Dream” scholarship at Valparaiso University. The “Realizing the Dream” annual award recognizes outstanding academic success by awarding a $2,500 scholarship to a first-generation sophomore student who excelled during their freshman year. Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., this award honors one […]
Valparaiso University will continue its tradition of honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20, 2020, with its annual celebration, built around the theme of “Our Time.” For more than 30 years, Valpo has engaged students, faculty and staff, as well as the broader Northwest Indiana community, in purposeful dialogue […]
Valparaiso University is proud to announce that the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) have officially accredited the College of Arts and Sciences music therapy program. The bachelor of arts music therapy program integrates the art of music with the science of healing. The mission of the […]
Opening Reception is Jan. 12 The Brauer Museum of Art’s winter exhibitions will run Jan. 7 through March 29 with an opening reception at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, in the Museum. Featured exhibitions include “C. Curry Bohm: Brown County and Beyond,” “Spectral Speculations: Japanese Prints from the Ruth A. Ruege Collection” and “Mary Bourke: […]
TEDxValparaisoUniversity will take place Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at the Duesenberg Recital Hall in the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts from 4–8 p.m. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices and TED Talks videos under the theme of 2020. Launched in 2009, TEDx is a program of locally organized events […]
Valparaiso University will celebrate Winter Commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2:30 p.m., conferring degrees upon 163 undergraduate, graduate and law students. The speaker is Jon Costas ’89 J.D., who has served as mayor of the city of Valparaiso since 2003 and will retire at the end of his current term. Costas holds a B.A. […]
Valparaiso University has announced that it will discontinue its men’s soccer and men’s tennis programs. The discontinuation of the men’s soccer program is effective immediately, while the discontinuation of the men’s tennis program will take effect at the conclusion of the 2019–2020 season. As part of the University’s ongoing strategic planning process the Athletics Oversight […]
Valpo’s College of Engineering is partnering with the College of Business to offer an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree program for students interested in both subjects, beginning fall 2019. The integrated business and engineering degree will prepare students for a multitude of careers on the business side of technical companies or for graduate studies in areas like […]