NaTasha Henry, Ivan Bodensteiner, and the Black Law Students Association were honored at Monday’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration as the 2012 Martin Luther King Award winners. Henry, associate director of Undergraduate Admission, has been an active supporter of diversity efforts as an adviser and mentor to individual students and diverse multicultural groups. […]
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. […]
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 is celebrating the beginning of 2012 with the Chinese New Year Celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The festivities are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in the Ballrooms of the Harre Union. This year’s event is co-sponsored by Valparaiso University Chinese and Japanese Studies Program, Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University, and Chinese Students […]
Valparaiso University will provide free information and assistance to families in Northwest Indiana who are filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during College Goal Sunday on Feb. 12. Families are invited to the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources (valpo.edu/library) on campus from 2 to 4 p.m. to receive assistance from […]
With categories including world travel, computer science, animals, and governance, contestants from the Valparaiso University community tested their knowledge during Trivia Night on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The night was in honor of Dr. Bill Marion, a professor of mathematics and computer science at Valparaiso University who passed away last year. All proceeds went towards the […]
The Civitas Chamber Ensemble, which includes members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will perform at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Valparaiso University in the Duesenberg Recital Hall. The recital will feature Franz Joseph Haydn’s charming and dazzling “Lark” Quartet, an early work by Anton Webern, and the romantic Clarinet Quintet of Johannes Brahms. The members […]
The second Polar Plunge at Valparaiso University to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Indiana will take place at noon Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Athletics-Recreation Center. On-site registration for the Polar Plunge is from 11-11:45 a.m. As Special Olympics Indiana’s signature fundraising event, the Polar Plunge invites participants to be “Freezin’ for a […]
Last October, Valparaiso University participated in the 2011 United Way Annual Campaign. Valpo has a 54-year history of supporting the local United Way, who looks to the University for support and leadership as the leading employer in Porter County. After decreased giving for the past five years, the 2011 Campaign urged the Valpo community to […]
Valparaiso University announced on Feb. 14 the planned construction of a new 15,000-square-foot Welcome Center at the U.S. 30 entrance to campus. The Welcome Center will create a front door for the University and will support the needs of prospective students, alumni and all guests visiting campus. It will also house some key historical and […]