The Valparaiso University chapter of Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda recently participated and competed in a National Leadership Conference. Founded and chartered this past year by five recent business graduates, Phi Beta Lambda recruited a total of 57 charter members. The students participated and competed in State competition in Indiana in […]
Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art presents “The Art of George Ames Aldrich,” “John Miller Digital Images, Paintings, and Drawings,” “Richard Hunt Sculpture,” and “Southwestern Art: Selected Works.” The exhibits will be on display from Aug. 21 through Nov. 16. “The Art of George Ames Aldrich” was curated by Michael Wright. The exhibition will feature […]
Jesse Fosheim, a senior at Valparaiso University, was honored as the National Undergraduate of the Year at Phi Kappa Psi’s Grand Arch Council, held in July in San Antonio, Texas. “I am extremely privileged and humbled by the fact that I was chosen as the Phi Kappa Psi Undergraduate of the Year,” Fosheim said. “Receiving […]
Elizabeth Lynn has been named as the director of Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service, located in the Office of Campus Ministries. “Elizabeth’s involvement with the Valparaiso community and experience with civic engagement makes her the ideal candidate to lead the Institute for Leadership and Service,” said Mark Schwehn, Valparaiso University provost. “The development […]
Valparaiso University and the University of Notre Dame will co-sponsor “A Round Table Conference on Brad Gregory’s ‘The Unintended Reformation’ “ on Sept. 15 at the Harre Union Brown & Gold Room on the Valparaiso University campus. The Notre Dame historian’s lively and unconventional work has already roiled scholarly waters and prompted sharp debates about […]
The Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University (CIVU), Chinese Student and Scholar Association (VUCSSA), and the Chinese and Japanese Studies Program (CJS) will sponsor the annual Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on Sept. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the ballrooms of Harre Union. More than 50 students from different majors, schools and age groups will […]
WHO: Abigail Washburn is a singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based American clawhammer banjo player. Washburn pairs American folk elements with the sounds of China, creating results unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before. She has been featured on PBS, NPR, and is a TED Fellow. WHAT: A concert by Abigail Washburn as part of the Great Lakes […]
The fifth annual Great Lakes Music Festival brings together regional and international talent for a series of performances unique to Northwest Indiana. The festival, which kicks off Monday, Oct. 15, is presented by the University’s Confucius Institute in cooperation with the Graduate School, the Department of Music, the Center for the Arts and the Chinese […]
Led by Shanghai native Yuan-Qing Yu, the Civitas Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Duesenberg Recital Hall, featuring moving pieces by John Williams, Paul Moravec, and Schubert. Civitas is a nonÂprofit performing arts group that is comprised of members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The goals of Civitas are […]
The Walt Wangerin Jr. Celebration of Preaching Series, featuring prominent clergy, continues with special guest the Rev. Dr. John Arthur Nunes, president and CEO of Lutheran World Relief. […]