As submitted by Human Resources. Birthdays August 27: Alexander Capaldi, Mathematics and Statistics; Dolores Parker, Procurement August 28: Justin Hunt, IT Services; Stacey Wiszowaty, Nursing and Health Professions; Jenny Moore, Building Services; Tricia Armstrong, Academic Success Center; Wynton Jones, Building Services; Susan Kukurugya, IT Services August 29: Andrew Engels, Athletics; Erik Weiler, Athletics August 30: […]
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C.A.N. I. Series Online for the Year
Valparaiso University would like to invite members of its community to participate in the “Creating and Nurturing Inclusivity” (C.A.N. I.) educational and professional development series. The theoretical question that the C.A.N. I. series is built on is, “Can I work to create and nurture an effective culture of inclusion on the Valparaiso campus?” Through this […]
Faculty/Staff Notes — Thursday, August 27, 2020
As submitted by faculty and staff. Zhimin Lin, professor of political science, coauthored two more articles on the coming US election in a major Chinese current affairs online publication, The Paper. “Year 2020 for Donald Trump” was published on July 10, 2020. “76 Days Left, Will Trump Be Able to Turn Things Around” was published […]
Campus Calendar — Thursday, August 20, 2020
Thursday, Aug. 20 Canvas Night, 5 p.m., Christopher Center Community Room Jubilee Worship, 8 p.m., Campus Cafe Patio, West Side of Harre Union Friday, Aug. 21 Morning Prayer, 9:50 a.m., Chapel of the Resurrection Sorority House Tours, 6 p.m., Meet at Welcome Desk in the Harre Union Student Activities Fair, 4 p.m., Harre Union West […]
Faculty/Staff Notes — Thursday, August 20, 2020
As submitted by faculty and staff. Stewart Cooper, Ph.D., director of Counseling Service and professor of psychology, was involved in two symposium presented at a virtual annual convention held a couple of weeks ago. Both of these symposium were selected by the central programming group of the American Psychological Association. The acceptance rate for these […]
Acting Dean of the Graduate School Named
On August 17, Trisha Mileham assumed the role of Acting Dean of the Graduate School in addition to her duties as Dean of the Library. Friday, August 14, was David Cleveland’s last day as interim dean of the graduate school (and last day as Dean of the Law School.) He took a visiting professorship at the […]
Congratulations — Thursday, August 20, 2020
As submitted by Human Resources. Birthdays: August 20: Ronald Rittgers, Theology; Traci Dayne, Alumni Relations. August 21: Renee’ Turpa, Athletics. August 22: Benjamin Boche, Education; Erik Kispert, Engineering. August 23: Shodhin Geiman, Philosophy; Renee Campolattara, Landscape Maintenance; Joseph Hisaw, VUPD. August 24: John Grodrian, Music; Sandra Garber, VUPD. August 25: Adam Gibson-Even, Physics and Astronomy; […]
Counseling Center Resources for Students, Faculty, and Staff
Valpo’s Counseling Center recognizes that as we continue to be in a time of change and stressful events, many may feel uncertainty, fear, and anger along with a host of other emotions. Students enrolled full time or in the DARC program can access appointments with a mental health provider at the Counseling Center, who can […]
Nominate an Employee of the Month
Staff Employee Advocacy Council (SEAC) would like to remind campus to submit nominations for the Employee of the Month award. Nominations are welcome at any time and faculty, students, and staff are all welcome to nominate a staff member for the recognition. Please help SEAC thank the wonderful work that our staff does by nominating […]
July 2020 SEAC Employee of the Month
Dave Sierkowski, chief information officer, has been selected as the July 2020 SEAC Employee of the Month. According to one of Dave’s nominators, his leadership skills have been invaluable in keeping the University functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Dave has an underlying knowledge and understanding of how each system works but has also overseen efforts […]