Each year, Valpo students take a reprieve from the demands of academia during Spring Break. Students, faculty, and staff embark on new journeys, traveling across the United States and internationally. Embracing the vision of the University to provide experiential learning and cultural experience abroad, the College of Nursing and Health Professions offered eight Spring Break […]
The College of Nursing and Health Professions’ interdisciplinary bachelor of science in public health program was designed to increase the public health workforce — those promoting health and preventing disease in individuals, families, and communities — both domestically and abroad. This program enrolled its first class fall 2016. Individualized student attention; ability to work and […]
When Lindsay Munden ’13 DNP, RN, FNP-BC joined the College of Nursing and Health Professions faculty nearly five years ago, her reputation preceded her. She’d completed both her M.S. in nursing and doctor of nursing practice at Valpo. Now, Professor Munden teaches, mentors, and inspires students in and outside the classroom, utilizing her nurse practitioner […]
Earlier this spring, Valparaiso University proudly announced that the ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to Valpo’s Physician Assistant (PA) program. This paves the way for enrollment of the first cohort of master’s students this fall, who will graduate with their bachelor’s degree in health science in August. After nearly five years of preparation, the program […]
May 23, 2018 The President’s Council endorses the following recommended changes to the current calendar that will take effect with the 2020-21 academic year. The beginning of the Fall term is moved from a Tuesday to a Wednesday, which will be treated as a Monday for academic purposes. The Fall semester is shortened by two […]
Valparaiso University Future Business Leaders of America (Phi Beta Lambda) Organization Members Excel at the 2014 National Competition Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is the largest professional business organization in the United States. Valparaiso University students competed with over 2000 students from various colleges across the United States. College of Business students represented Valparaiso University at […]
The College of Business has launched a new MBA curriculum including concentrations and graduate certificates. “Our MBA program, with the added daytime, one-year accelerated format, meets the market demand for rigorous, flexible, and global management education,” says Jim Brodzinski, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business. The MBA program emphasizes global connections, including one term with select universities from around the world. Flexible […]
Small businesses employ slightly more than half of Americans, and the college is reaching out to future entrepreneurs. The new minor in entrepreneurship will give students greater insight into cultivating their ideas and growing and maintaining them in a global business market. The college’s program keeps Valpo competitive with other universities and colleges that have begun entrepreneurship programs of […]
The new academic year began with three new faculty members. Professors Sanjeev Jha, Ph.D., Matthew Luth, Ph.D., and Anton Lewis, Ph.D. ’11 all arrived on campus to bolster the college’s already sterling reputation. Professor Jha earned a Ph.D. in management information systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2009 and had been an assistant professor of […]
A Valpo business degree remains one of the most prestigious in the nation thanks to a recent announcement by a global accrediting agency. Valpo’s College of Business remains in the top 5 percent of business schools worldwide after retaining its accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The global group ranks the College among […]