Four members of the Valparaiso University football program have been named team captains for the 2020 season, as announced by head coach Landon Fox on Sunday. In a program filled with leaders, quarterback Chris Duncan (Woodland Hills, Calif. / Woodland Hills), linebacker Laddie Skarecky (Naperville, Ill. / Naperville), offensive lineman Sam Vas (Olmstead Township, Ohio / Olmstead Falls) and running back / long […]
Buy local honey to help with allergies this season. Local honey bees ingesting pollens that will help the body to build resistance to your potential allergens and, in turn, reduce allergy symptoms. […]
Cultural Arts Grant and Process Update The normal process for Cultural Arts Grants for the 2020–2021 academic year is delayed at this time due to the COVID-19 situation and protocols. The process will be delayed until determinations can be made regarding grants funds, and the feasibility of these kinds of campus events during the coming […]
Zhimin Lin, professor of political science, published another article on the coming US general election, “Biden vs. Trump, the show has started” in a major Chinese current affairs online publication, The Paper. Kevin Ostoyich, professor of history, delivered the online lecture, “There by the Grace of God Did They Go: The Kisch Family Experience in […]
Keyboard Shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts can be fun and make you feel more efficient. Here are a few you may not know already but that might be helpful: Windows key + D: Get quick access to your desktop. If you have a lot of windows open on your computer and you want to quickly access your […]
TIAA is offering virtual/phone sessions during May and June. View a schedule of the dates for May and June here. Valpo faculty and staff can register by visiting www.TIAA.org/schedulenow or calling 800.732.8353, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET) Retirement plan participants can also contact TIAA at 800.842.2252 every weekday from 9 a.m. to 9 […]
On behalf of the SOURCE Planning Team, we announce the first-ever Virtual SOURCE 2020, which will take place on Thursday, May 14. A total of 85 undergraduate and graduate student submissions were accepted for presentation at SOURCE. These represent the work of almost 200 Valpo students! We are excited to be able to celebrate the […]
Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, Valparaiso University will be offering all of its summer courses online. The exception to this will be a small number of internship and clinical experiences that are necessarily experiential. Faculty members who regularly teach summer courses are being informed of this change and are preparing for it. Similarly, academic […]
Please join us for a virtual town hall meeting on Monday, April 27, at 3 p.m. During this time, we will discuss where we are now in regard to working remotely, planning scenarios, and other updates. Information to log into the meeting will be sent later this week. This is a closed meeting for current faculty and staff to discuss […]
Kevin Ostoyich has been invited to be a senior fellow at the German Historical Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. Ceyhun Ozgur, research professor of information and decision sciences, presented a donation on behalf of the APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society) Michiana chapter for $3,000 to be matched by the College of […]