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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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), […]
Since 1995, Valparaiso University has presented its Martin Luther King Jr. Award to individuals and groups within the Valpo community who have made significant and lasting contributions to creating an environment where diversity is honored and respected on campus and beyond. During the annual MLK Celebration Convocation on Jan. 15, the 2018 Martin Luther King […]
Graduate Placement Exceeds 90 Percent for 25 Consecutive Years More than 90 percent of recent Valpo graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate school for the 25th straight year. The overall placement rate for 2016–2017 alumni is 97.2 percent, up from 96.1 percent last year. This is based on data from more than 90 percent […]
Valparaiso University announces that Susan R. Holman ’79, Ph.D., ’16H, will join its faculty as the John R. Eckrich Professor and Chair in Religion and the Healing Arts, effective Jan. 2, 2019. Professor Holman is an historian, academic writer, editor, and mentor, and she is equipped with a unique and varied background and a vast […]
WHO: Valparaiso University’s art department will auction off original artwork at their eighth annual Soup Bowls for the Hungry silent auction. Creative, unique soup bowls and art created by Valpo students and staff are available for bid. All proceeds will benefit Project Neighbors, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing to low-income families. […]
WHO: Representatives from public and private colleges and universities will be on hand to meet students and answer questions about academic programs, campus life, cost of attendance, financial aid and other aspects of the college search. WHEN: Wednesday, March 7, 6:30–8 p.m. Financial aid presentations will be offered from 6–6:45 p.m. and 7:15–8 p.m. to […]
The Tierney Sutton Band Headlines April 6 Concert Valparaiso University will host the 2018 Jazz Fest April 2–6 with an array of exciting performances by talented artists, including local performers as well as The Tierney Sutton Band featuring Tierney Sutton, vocals, Don Braden, composer/arranger/tenor saxophone soloist, and The Bill Boris Trio. Featured Jazz Fest events: […]