Was the dream career you had when you were a kid the same as the one you are pursuing now as an adult? For Emmett Twomey ’23, the answer is yes! From a young age, Emmett knew he wanted to be a meteorologist. His fascination with weather began in first grade when a tornado warning […]
Category: Student Spotlight
Breaking the Mold: Taylor Williams ’17 M.A. Brings Teaching Prowess to Korea
Late-night study sessions at the library. Afternoons spent mentoring classmates at the writing center. Classroom observation with international students. Valparaiso University’s latest Fulbright Award honoree is truly a dedicated scholar. But as a graduate student at Valpo, she’s also spent much of the last two years at the Valpo Softball Complex, bouncing around energetically and […]
Valpo’s One-Year Wonder: MBA Program, Baseball Team Attract Zack Leone ’18 MBA to Valpo for Last Hurrah
A standout season on the Valparaiso University baseball team may have never happened for Zack Leone ’18 MBA if it weren’t for a variety circumstances that came together perfectly, uniting the fifth-year senior first baseman with the Missouri Valley Conference program. Entering the 2017 summer, Zack wasn’t sure where he’d spend his final season of […]
Endless Opportunity: Valpo STEM Students Pursue Multiple Passions
Thanks to the tenacity of Alison Norris ’17, Valpo is home to a chamber music ensemble nicknamed the “STEM-quintet,” enabling a group of five individuals with varying interests to incorporate their love for music into their arduous academic schedules. “I chose to attend Valparaiso University for countless reasons — my mother’s alma matter, premier engineering […]
Dedicated to Success: Tristan De La Rosa ’18 balances nursing major with Division I athletics
From early-morning clinicals to afternoon practices to late-night study sessions, the grind truly never stops for Tristan De La Rosa ’18. He doesn’t live the average college life, but Tristan is no average college student. Being a successful nursing major and a successful football player have one commonality — they both require countless hours and […]
Engaged Mentors: Faculty Guidance Pushes Student to Succeed
Lauren Stutler dreams of traveling the world as a business management consultant. And although her plans have changed during her time at Valpo, she knows the people she’s met and the opportunities she’s had here have prepared her to make her dream a reality. Stutler originally planned to become a high school Spanish teacher, but she quickly realized that […]
Valparaiso University Establishes Innovation Hub
Valparaiso University announces the establishment of the Innovation Hub at McMillan Hall, an interdisciplinary center of entrepreneurship learning. The Innovation Hub will provide students with the opportunity to develop projects and programs, in an environment that combines real-world experience with academic expertise. The Innovation Hub at McMillan Hall, which will be dedicated on Sept. 29, […]
Valpo Honors Faculty with Martin Luther King Jr. Award
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 Service on Jan. 16, the 2017 Martin Luther […]
Big-Time Air Time: Valpo Students Get Unrivaled Experience in Sports Broadcasting on ESPN
As a junior at Valpo, Eric Ruzanski ’20 is already a few leagues ahead of the game. Together with VUTV Faculty Advisor Ron Blatz and other key faculty members, he manages a team of 31 students that films University athletic events and streams them to The Valley on ESPN. You can usually find Eric in […]
A Lasting Legacy
Standing on the lush green lawn of the Taj Mahal, Health Care Leadership major Antwon Gates ’15 was overcome with gratitude. The trip to India, coordinated by Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, was an opportunity for students to observe health care outside of the United States. For Antwon, it was also symbolic […]