WHAT: The neurosciences committee at Valparaiso University welcomes Warren Brown, a prominent neuroscientist, to campus for two talks that are free and open to the public. WHO: Warren Brown has interests in the philosophical and theological implications of neuroscience. He has been at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology since 1982. Currently, he is most actively involved […]
Campus Compact honored Angelys Torres ’18 as a 2016 Newman Civic Fellow for outstanding civic engagement — offering a crucial voice and demonstrating leadership for students on Valpo’s campus and in the broader community. “At once intellectual and active, practical and personable, a leader and a servant, Angelys Torres is the kind of student Valparaiso […]
Valparaiso University welcomes back Actors From The London Stage for a weeklong residency Jan. 11-16 as part of the third annual Shakespeare Week. The accomplished group of classically trained actors will stop on its 2016 Spring Tour for a series of classroom visits, workshops, and Shakespeare-oriented events at Valpo. The week culminates with three performances of “A Midsummer […]
Gretchen Buggeln, Ph.D., Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christianity and the Arts, has been elected president of the Vernacular Architecture Forum. Buggeln will serve a two-year term as president. Buggeln joined Valparaiso University’s faculty in 2004 after working in the academic programs department of the H.F. du Pont Winterthur Museum in Delaware. She continues […]
Valparaiso University’s Christ College — The Honors College presents its annual symposium, featuring distinguished speakers and vibrant discussions on this year’s theme: “What is Justice?” The speaker series presents lectures by scholars, artists and public figures. Fall speakers include: Rebecca Pallmeyer ’76: “What is Justice? Musings of a Federal Trial Judge,” Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m., […]
Classes explore central questions of human experience through classic literature The Masterworks Program at Christ College, sponsored by Valparaiso University’s interdisciplinary honors college as well as the Graduate School, offers exciting continuing education opportunities for members of the larger Valparaiso community. An opportunity to discover and re-visit classic texts, the Masterworks Program offers an intellectual, […]
Tiffany Luehrs ’18 has been selected from a group of finalists for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. The program has been sponsored by the James S. Kemper Foundation of Chicago since 1948. Luehrs, a first year international business and Mandarin Chinese major at Valparaiso University, is the daughter of Ron and […]
Features residency by Actors From The London Stage Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University, presents the second annual Shakespeare Week at Valpo, featuring a weeklong residency by the Actors From The London Stage. Shakespeare Week at Valpo will showcase a series of events, performances, and workshops, sponsored by Christ College, in collaboration with […]
Christ College – The Honors College at Valparaiso University announces the Symposium Speakers Series for the 2014-2015 academic year. The Symposium features internationally distinguished guest speakers addressing their distinct perspective surrounding this year’s theme, “What is Beauty?” Convening monthly in a lecture-style gathering, the Symposium begins in September and concludes in March. Fall speakers include: […]
Two 2014 Valparaiso University graduates join an accomplished group of Fulbright grant recipients, bringing the total to 30 Valpo grantees in the past 15 years. Noah Finegan ’14 and Ryan Huffman ’13, ’14 M.A. accepted Fulbright grants to study and teach abroad in Austria and Taiwan during the 2014-2015 academic year. In November 2013, Valpo […]