April 15, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University announces that Matthew Luth, Ph.D., associate professor of management, has been awarded the Herbert H. and Agnes S. Schulz Endowed Professorship in Management. “Endowed professorships are made possible by generous donors, and they support and shape the faculty of our future” said Eric W. Johnson ’87, […]
April 13, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University welcomes Brian O’Rourke, M.Ed., as the vice president for enrollment, marketing and communications, effective June 1, 2021. Most recently, O’Rourke has served as vice president for enrollment management at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles. In his role as vice president, O’Rourke will oversee Undergraduate […]
April 8, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Two Valparaiso University faculty members, Julie Peller, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, and Michael Watters, Ph.D., professor of biology, have been awarded a contract with the Idaho National Laboratory. Their contract includes a $29,000 grant funded by the United States Department of Energy. Peller and Watters will seek to […]
March 31, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University will host the virtual 2021 Jazz Fest livestream in two segments at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, April 8. This year’s celebration of jazz music will feature the University Jazz Ensemble, including current students, returning alumni and jazz faculty. Returning 2020 graduates Josh Sievert, […]
March 25, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has received a grant of $5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through the competitive Phase 3 of its initiative, Charting the Future of Indiana’s Colleges and Universities. The grant will support a partnership between Valpo, the University of Evansville, Drake University in Iowa and North Central […]
March 17, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University will continue its annual tradition of celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 7, 2021. For more than 30 years, Valpo has engaged students, faculty and staff, as well as the broader Northwest Indiana community, in purposeful dialogue about King’s legacy […]
March 12, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University welcomes J. Michael “Mike” Tyler, Ph.D., as the associate provost of graduate and online education, effective May 24, 2021. Most recently, Tyler has served as dean of graduate and professional studies and professor of counseling at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. In his role as associate […]
March 9, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has announced its semifinalists for the 2021–2022 academic year, and four Valpo students and recent alumni have advanced to this competitive stage in the grant process. Each semifinalist is hoping to teach English and engage in cross-cultural service and exchange in communities around the […]
Theresa Kessler, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, who has been a member of the faculty at Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions for more than two decades, received the University’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work for 2017. Kessler, a professor of nursing, teaches courses throughout the College’s bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral […]
March 3, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Transfer Honor Roll for the second consecutive year. The designation recognizes excellence in the development and support of dynamic and innovative transfer pathways for community college transfer students. Valpo is among 150 colleges and universities named […]