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Green Tips — Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Valpo Students and Alumni Fulfill Aspirations with NASA
Nick Skytland ’02 didn’t wait for graduation to start living his dream. He began working for NASA in 2000 as a mechanical engineer in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and never looked back. Nick has continually advanced within the federal agency and was recently promoted to deputy chair of the Exploration Technology Office. During his time […]
Introducing Mechatronics
Beginning in fall 2020, the College of Engineering will offer a minor in mechatronics, a rapidly growing field that includes strong influences from mechanical and electrical systems. Mechatronics is an exciting, versatile field, with a wide variety of career paths. With the increasing worldwide dependence on household, workplace, and industry robotics and automation, Valpo’s minor […]
Engineering Students Join the IPC Education Foundation
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries is a global standards and trade organization dedicated to furthering the competitive excellence and financial success of its members, who are participants in the electronics industry. Through the IPC Education Foundation’s new student chapters, Valpo students gain access to industry scholarships, employment, and professional training opportunities. Students can earn […]
New Opportunities for Valpo Bioengineering Students
The Valparaiso University Bioengineering Club has officially become a student chapter of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB). The ASB encourages and fosters the exchange of information and ideas among biomechanists working in different disciplines and facilitates the development of biomechanics as a basic and applied science. Valpo is one of only three schools, along […]
Engineering PLUS Provides Flexibility in Coursework
The Engineering PLUS program provides students the opportunity to customize their degrees to match their interests and career aspirations. Students in the program can graduate in four years, earning a Bachelor of Science in bioengineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, or mechanical engineering and a compatible major or minor. “Some students will […]
Professor Marley Shares Passion and Curiosity
Jennifer Marley, Ph.D., joined the College of Engineering in 2017 and has embraced the Valpo way of preparing students to lead fulfilling and successful careers while making the world a better place. Professor Marley is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and each level of undergraduates holds a special place in her heart. […]
“Return to Work Well” Webinar Series from OurHealth
While we are continuing remote work as recommended by the governor in his reopening plan for Indiana, OurHealth is offering a four-part webinar series to help everyone explore various ways to adapt to our circumstances and care for ourselves and others, physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. To learn more and register for the series, click […]
Faculty and Staff Notes — Thursday, June 4, 2020
Chelsea Wagenaar, director of the Judith L. Beumer Writing Center and lecturer in English, won first prize for poetry in the Society of Midland Authors’ annual literary awards for her recent poetry collection, The Spinning Place (Southern Indiana Review Press, 2019). Stewart Cooper, Ph.D., director of Counseling Services and professor of psychology, was quoted in […]
Congratulations — Thursday, June 4, 2020
As submitted by Human Resources. Birthdays June 4: David Henreckson, Campus Ministries; Jonathan Robinson, Athletics. June 5: Erik Taylor, Business; Karl Madsen, Business. June 6: Sky Macklay, Music. June 8: Sarah Baran, Nursing and Health Professions. June 9: Godelvia Alfaro–Clites, Landscape Maintenance; Patricia Hogan–Vidal, Library Science; Sara Gundersen, Economics; Jacob Starr, Residential Life; Christina Hubbert, […]