Valparaiso University is recognizing Black History Month with a number of events, including the Black History Month Dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 in the Harre Union Ballroom. The keynote speaker is Brytish Thomas. The theme of the night is “Celebration of Gospel.” Gospel choirs will perform, and there will be […]
Students of all majors were invited to connect with potential employers at the Valparaiso University Career and Internship Fair, which took place in the Harre Union Ballrooms on Thursday, Feb. 2. About 80 companies and organizations on hand, with more than 145 representatives present. Some of Companies at the fair included Red Frog Events, Valvoline, […]
Valparaiso University’s Graduate School of Business will host an MBA Open House at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The open house will feature program information and the opportunity to attend a class for a few minutes or the entire evening – ” Global Supply Chain Management with Sandy Strasser, professor of information and decision sciences. […]
The 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at Valparaiso University will focus on the theme of “Education Today: Our Passport to the Dream.” The Valpo community will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a range of activities from Jan. 11 through Jan. 26. On Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14, […]
The University Programing Council, formerly called Union Board, was awarded the Program of the Year for their Life Size Candy Land program during the National Association for Campus Activities Mid America Regional Conference. The conference was held in Covington, KY from November 10 – 12. Valpo UPC was up against larger schools with a much […]
Sarah DeMaris, professor of German at Valparaiso University, was named Indiana World Language Teacher of the Year at the 2011 Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association annual conference in Indianapolis on Oct. 29. DeMaris was selected as the top overall winner from a group of finalists representing teachers of foreign languages from throughout the state at […]
Leaders at Valparaiso University joined with community members to dedicate the $13 million Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center, a state of the art addition to the current Gellersen Engineering and Mathematics Center, in a ceremony which took place on Oct. 29. The new facility covers 13,470 square feet, and is made up primarily of […]
A timeless classic has been given a modern twist in a version of “Hansel and Gretel” to be performed at Valparaiso University in November. Valpo’s Departments of Theatre and Music will present the production at 8 p.m. Nov. 9, 11, and 15 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13 in the University Theatre. Admission is […]
Valparaiso University’s College of Business continues to gain recognition as one of the nation’s outstanding graduate business programs, with its inclusion in the Princeton Review’s “Best 294 Business Schools” guidebook, released Oct. 11. Princeton Review noted that Valpo’s College of Business offers an innovative MBA program (www.valpo.edu/mba) that provides its students with a solid foundation […]
The 15th anniversary of the Valparaiso University Homecoming Concert, featuring the University’s Symphony Orchestra, will include a special appearance by award-winning violinist Yuan-Qing Yu from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Yuan-Qing, Assistant Concertmaster for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, along with her colleague Brant Taylor, cellist, will perform with the students in the event on Oct. 1 […]