Giving Valparaiso University Students Hands-On Opportunities

Shahin-Sabokdast-Nudehi

Shahin Nudehi, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering, is one of the driving forces behind one of the College of Engineering’s best opportunities for engineering students to pursue careers in the field of instrumentation and automation: the mechatronics laboratory.Mechatronics is a major aspect of almost all modern systems, acting as the crossroads between mechanical engineering […]

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Lowering Barriers, Creating Opportunities

Campus in the fall

Valparaiso University’s strategic plan pushes for an emphasis on learning and leading, and the College of Engineering is living those goals through providing students with unique opportunities to explore their passions and make real change in the world through undergraduate research. As part of this dedication to research, the College of Engineering is leading a […]

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Energized for the Future – CoE Student Braxton Jenkins is ready to make change, one solar panel at a time.

Campus in the fall

When Braxton Jenkins was a senior at George Westinghouse College Prep in Chicago, he was looking for a college with a strong engineering program. Even more, Braxton was keenly focused on finding somewhere to study solar panels and renewable energy. While large universities flashed alluring credentials, it was Valpo that offered Braxton the brightest opportunity. […]

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A Rising Star – Professor Reva Johnson Honored by Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network

Campus in the fall

Reva Johnson ’09, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering, was named a 2021 National Rising Star by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). Professor Johnson returned to her alma mater in 2015 to help shape the College of Engineering’s bioengineering program and has embraced the opportunity to teach and do research in topics […]

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Collaboration in the Classroom

Campus in the fall

During her first year as a faculty member at Valparaiso University, Meichen Dong, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing, has navigated various challenges of teaching during a global pandemic while integrating herself into the College of Business. “The fall was quite hectic as it was my first semester teaching and we all had to learn to […]

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Business Analytics Program Launches Careers in Areas of Passion

Campus in the fall

In 2015, Valpo’s College of Business introduced a major and minor in business analytics in response to growing marketplace need. “It is vitally important for every College of Business student to have analytics skills as they won’t be able to escape data in their careers. The employer expectation is there, so analytical knowledge will only […]

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Areas of Expertise Expand Thanks to New Faculty

Campus in the fall

As the 2019-2020 year began, the College of Business welcomed three new professors to strengthen the College’s already extraordinary reputation. Michelle van Solt Reyes joined the marketing faculty while Antoine Busby and Marcie Sariol joined the management faculty. Michelle van Solt Reyes, assistant professor in marketing, earned her Ph.D. in marketing at Florida International University […]

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