Valparaiso University has named Thomas Albert (Tal) Howard, Ph.D., as the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics. Professor Howard comes to Valpo from Gordon College, where he served as professor of history, director of the Center for Faith and Inquiry, and director of the Jerusalem & Athens Forum. “I join the Valpo community […]
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Valpo’s Honors College Announces 2016–2017 Symposium Speakers
Valparaiso University’s Christ College — The Honors College presents its annual symposium, featuring internationally distinguished speakers to stimulate dynamic discussions on this year’s theme: “What is Faith?” The speaker series presents lectures by acclaimed scholars, artists and public figures. This year’s speakers include: Mark W. Roche, “The Arc of Faith: The Mind’s Journey Away from […]
Valpo Faculty Members Receive University Research Professor Grants
Daniel Saros, Ph.D., and Julien Smith, Ph.D., will serve as University Research Professors at Valpo for the 2017–2018 academic year. The grants recognize and encourage scholarly accomplishments and will afford Saros and Smith the opportunity to continue creative and original work. Saros, associate professor and chair of economics, is working on a textbook adopting a […]
Valpo Hosts Fourth Annual Shakespeare Week Feb. 14–18
Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University, in collaboration with the English and theatre departments, sponsors Valparaiso University’s fourth annual Shakespeare Week, featuring a weeklong residency by Actors From The London Stage. This longstanding group of classically trained actors will visit Valpo Feb. 14–18 on its 2017 Spring Tour for a series of classroom […]
Dean of Valpo’s Honors College Named St. John’s College President
Valparaiso University announces that Panayiotis (Peter) Kanelos, Ph.D., who serves as dean of Christ College — The Honors College, will step down at the end of the 2016–2017 academic year to become the 24th president of St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., the third oldest college in the United States. “It has been a privilege […]
Lilly Fellows Program at Valpo Welcomes Two Teaching-Scholars
The Valparaiso University-based Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts welcomes two fellows to the program and University faculty, Ashleigh Elser in religious studies and Daniel Silliman in history. During their two-year residencies at Valpo, each Lilly Fellow will teach in Christ College — The Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences, […]
“Remembering the Reformation” Talk Held at Valparaiso University
WHO: Tal Howard, Ph.D., Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics, will give a talk titled “Remembering the Reformation.” Professor Howard delivers an annual public lecture related to current issues from a theological ethics perspective and provides campus leadership to support the Lutheran Church-related character of Valparaiso University. He is published widely, including “Remembering […]
Lilly Fellows Program at Valpo Welcomes Teaching-Scholars
The Valparaiso University-based Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts welcomes three fellows to the program and University faculty — Jason Gehrke in religious studies, Christine Hedlin in English, and Cassandra Painter in history. During their two-year residencies at Valpo, each Lilly Fellow will teach in Christ College — The Honors College and the College of […]
Valparaiso University Hosts Environmental Conference
The second annual Earthtones Conference at Valparaiso University is March 23, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. This interdisciplinary event is intended to bring together like-minded students, professors, professionals and community members to discuss a wide variety of environmental topics. The conference is sponsored by Earthtones, a student organization at Valpo that aims to help the […]
Science and Engineering Fair Finalists Head to Indianapolis
Valparaiso University hosted the 66th annual Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Regional Fair on Feb. 23 in the Harre Union Ballrooms. Now, up to 20 student finalists are moving on to compete at the state fair, which will be held this year at “The Center” (Heritage Research Group Corporation Facility) in Indianapolis on March 30. […]