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 […]
Christ College freshmen Victoria Bruick and Eric Smith have been selected from a group of finalists for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. Victoria Bruick, an English and music performance major from Bakersfield, Calif., is a member of the Valparaiso University Symphony Orchestra and the Social Action Leadership Team (SALT). She co-led […]
Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University, presents the inaugural Shakespeare Week at Valpo, featuring a week-long residency by Actors From The London Stage. Highlights include: Songs and Sonnets of Shakespeare 7:30 p.m., Duesenberg Recital Hall. Admission is free. “Hamlet” and “Macbeth,” Abridged! 8 p.m., Studio Theatre. Admission is free. “As You Like It” […]
Series of Events Held March 18-22 Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University, presents the inaugural Shakespeare Week at Valpo, featuring a week-long residency by Actors From The London Stage. One of the most admired Shakespearean troupes in the world, Actors From The London Stage is composed of classically-trained actors from prestigious companies, including […]
Valparaiso University has appointed Peter Kanelos, PhD, as Dean of Christ College—The Honors College effective July 1, 2013. Most recently he has been a faculty member at Loyola University Chicago. In his role as Dean, Kanelos will be responsible for the strategic leadership, coordination and guidance of Christ College. He has an accomplished record in […]
George David Clark and Anna Stewart have been named Lilly Fellows in Humanities and the Arts and have begun their two-year terms on the Valparaiso University faculty this fall. During Clark and Stewart’s two-year residencies at Valparaiso, they will teach in the College of Arts and Sciences and Christ College, participate in a weekly colloquium […]
Fifteen Christ College students had papers accepted by the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). The students traveled to the 26th National Conference, which was held March 29-31 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. “The National Conference on Undergraduate Research offers an amazing opportunity to students, because it allows them to become experts […]
Christ College, the interdisciplinary honors college of Valparaiso University, plays host to the 26th annual Freshman Debates beginning Tuesday, March 27. These annual presentations are free and open to the public. Each session is from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Mueller Hall Refectory. “The Christ College Debates enable freshman students to apply their emerging […]
Gretchen Buggeln, associate professor of art history and humanities at Valparaiso University, recently received a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for her research and writing of the book, “Churches for Today: Modernism and Suburban Expansion in Post-World War II America.” “Gretchen Buggeln’s work represents her commitment to a complex and nuanced understanding […]
The Lilly Fellows Program announced the selection of Philip Forness as one of 16 Lilly Graduate Fellows. Forness, a student in Christ College, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Valparaiso University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in Classics and Theology. He is pursuing a PhD in the History of Christianity from Princeton Theological Seminary, where […]