Claire Marie Ehr ’19 and Daniel P. Sukowicz ’19 have been selected from a group of national finalists to become two of 16 in this year’s incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. The James S. Kemper Foundation of Chicago has been supporting Kemper Scholars since the program’s inception in 1948. Claire, a first-year […]
WHO: Valpo art students and faculty will auction creative, handmade ceramic bowls, drawings and prints in this annual community event. All proceeds will benefit Women in Bloom, a nonprofit organization that helps women prepare for the workforce through mentoring and scholarships. WHAT: The annual Soup Bowls for the Hungry art auction fundraiser is part of […]
The Institute for Leadership and Service at Valparaiso University has selected 20 Valpo current and graduating students for Calling and Purpose in Society (CAPS) Fellowships during summer 2017. Recipients are selected from a competitive pool of applicants and will complete internships with organizations dedicated to service and leadership for eight to 10 weeks during the […]
Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service announces its spring 2018 Pathways to Purpose speaker series, featuring speakers and topics that generate momentum for engagement, learning and change. The speaker series welcomes exemplary practitioners of leadership and service and alumni who respond to the deepest challenges of our time and help to expand student imagination […]
Valparaiso University is on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for the third consecutive year, along with a group of select universities and colleges across the country that are honored for their support of volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. In addition to being only one of four Indiana schools to receive […]
Valparaiso University’s commitment to preparing graduates who are passionate about using their knowledge and compassion to help others has been recognized by Washington Monthly in its rankings of the nation’s top service-oriented schools. Valpo tied for No. 11 among master’s-level universities in the nation, and is the top-ranked school in that category among institutions located […]
A staple of learning through service at Valparaiso University for more than 20 years has been Rebuilding Together. Approximately 100 student volunteers from Valpo will be participating in community cleanup efforts with Rebuilding Together Valparaiso on Saturday, April 16. This year volunteers will be joining Housing Opportunities, a Valparaiso not-for-profit that provides low-cost transitional housing […]
Valparaiso University President Mark A. Heckler will exchange his suit and tie for a backpack and a notebook on April 20 when he switches roles with a student for the day in an event sponsored by Valpo’s Mortar Board to raise money for charity. President Heckler and a student (to be named April 15) will […]
Valparaiso University President Mark A. Heckler exchanged his suit and tie for a backpack and a notebook on April 20, switching roles with a student, senior german major Emily German, in an event sponsored by Valpo’s Mortar Board to raise money for charity. Heckler and German began their new “roles” at 8 a.m. and continued […]
With 200 trees planted, $5,000 raised, and three cleanup activities executed, Taiz, Yemen, is flourishing with a greener landscape, increased funds for a cancer hospital, and restored public and private spaces. Graduate School alumnus Ammar Al-Hawi ’10 said his experience at Valparaiso University was the inspiration behind these changes. “My time at Valpo provided me […]