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Washington Monthly Honors Valparaiso University for Contribution to Public Good

Posted on August 31, 2017 (May 3, 2018) by kknoerze

Valparaiso University is a top 10 master’s university in the nation, as announced today in Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings. The publication says it measures “what colleges do for their country” and recognizes institutions that provide an outstanding education while maintaining affordability. Criteria include cutting-edge research and scholarship, recruiting and graduating low-income students and civic […]

Valparaiso University’s Physician Assistant Program Granted Provisional Accreditation

Posted on April 13, 2018 (May 3, 2018) by bbooth1

Valparaiso University is proud to announce that the ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Valparaiso University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Valparaiso University. All new physician assistant programs are required to undergo a robust, multi-year provisional accreditation process to be eligible for continuing accreditation. This official grant of provisional accreditation paves the way for […]

Alumni Generosity is Catalyst for Valpo Student Program

Posted on April 23, 2018 (May 3, 2018) by bbooth1

Valparaiso University alumni Rev. Mark ’71 and Kathleen Koepp ’71 Helge have generously committed $2 million to establish the Mark and Kathleen Helge Endowed Program for Students and Philanthropy. The fund will provide operating support for a new presidential initiative that establishes an integrated, holistic and student-focused program in philanthropy. The program will be integrated into the […]

Valpo Professor Honored for Excellence in Research and Creative Work and Designated a Fulbright Specialist

Posted on May 2, 2018 by bbooth1

David L. Rowland, Ph.D., who has been a member of the Valparaiso University psychology department for more than 35 years, received the 2018 Valparaiso University Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work by the Creative Work and Research Committee (CWRC) and has been designated a Fulbright Specialist. Rowland, a professor of psychology, has authored […]

World Food Prize Laureate to Deliver Undergraduate Commencement Address

Posted on April 30, 2018 (May 1, 2018) by kknoerze

On Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, Valparaiso University will celebrate the class of 2018 through three commencement ceremonies, conferring degrees upon 659 undergraduate, 184 graduate, and 88 law students. The undergraduate keynote speaker is World Food Prize laureate David Beckmann, one of the foremost United States advocates for hungry and underprivileged people. “We […]

The Cresset Wins Four National Awards, including Best Theological or Scholarly Article

Posted on April 26, 2018 by kknoerze

The Cresset, Valparaiso University’s journal of literature, the arts, and public affairs, received four “Best of the Church Press” Awards at an April 20 ceremony in Chicago, including two first-place awards of excellence and two honorable mentions. Presented by the Associated Church Press at the organization’s annual convention, the awards honor the top work of […]

Valpo Professors Honored for Excellence in Teaching

Posted on April 25, 2017 (April 24, 2018) by wgwin

Valpo’s Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching has selected Jennifer Bjornstad, Danielle Lavin-Loucks and Kevin Ostoyich as the 2017–2018 Valparaiso University Excellence in Teaching Award recipients. “I am so pleased and impressed by the great work of these outstanding faculty members,” said Mark L. Biermann, Ph.D., provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “Their commitment […]

Valpo Librarian Selected as Library Senior Fellow at UCLA

Posted on April 23, 2018 (April 23, 2018) by bbooth1

Patricia Mileham, interim dean of library services, director of research services and associate professor of library services, has been selected to be a Library Senior Fellow at UCLA. This international cohort of 17 top managers of academic libraries will visit UCLA in August for a three-week residential program that combines management perspectives, strategic thinking and […]

Valpo Hosts 2018 Albert G. Huegli Lecture on April 23

Posted on April 20, 2018 by kknoerze

WHO/WHAT: Mitri Raheb will deliver Valparaiso University’s 2018 Albert G. Huegli Lecture entitled “Lutheran Higher Education in the 21st Century: A Palestinian Perspective.” Raheb is the founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture in Bethlehem and the most widely published Palestinian theologian to date, authoring 16 books. A social entrepreneur, […]

141 Valpo Student-Athletes Recognized at Annual Honors Banquet

Posted on April 10, 2018 (April 16, 2018) by kknoerze

Valparaiso University awarded 141 student-athletes with Presidential Academic Honors while also handing out the Laurel Award at the 27th Annual Student-Athletes Academic Honors Banquet held on Sunday evening. Presidential Academic Honors are awarded to student-athletes who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher after at least two semesters at Valpo. Grace Rogers (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury), […]