WHO: Valparaiso University and the Special Olympics of Indiana come together for the 2016 Polar Plunge, an event raising awareness and funds to sponsor the Special Olympics throughout the state. This is the sixth year the University will host the event. WHAT: The Polar Plunge invites participants who have raised $75 or more to jump […]
Category: Leadership & Service
Polar Plunge
Hundreds of Hoosiers will help support sports training and athletic competition for more than 11,000 Special Olympics Indiana athletes by jumping in a cold body of water. The 2014 Plunge season promises to have lots of magical moments from crazy costumes to super splashes. It’s an event you don’t want to miss. Visit The Special […]
Valparaiso University Hosts Polar Plunge Feb. 15
WHO: Valparaiso University and the Special Olympics of Indiana are coming together to raise support and funds to sponsor athletes throughout the state. This is the fourth year that Valparaiso University will host the event on its campus. WHAT: The Polar Plunge invites participants who have raised 75 dollars or more to jump into a pool of […]
Institute for Leadership and Service at Valpo Offers Lecture on Community Engagement Outside the Nonprofit Sector
WHAT: Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service presents the Pathways to Purpose Speaker Series, which invites students to hear from alumni and other exemplary practitioners of leadership and service to help expand student imagination about pursuing purposeful work and a meaningful life in response to the deepest challenges of our time. This lecture will […]
Valpo Institute for Leadership and Service Announces Fall 2016 Speaker Series
Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service announces its fall 2016 Pathways to Purpose speaker series featuring speakers and topics focusing on professional development. The speaker series primarily features field experts and service-based leaders who respond to the deepest challenges of our time and help to inspire students to pursue purposeful work. All events will […]
Valparaiso University Hosts Entrepreneur Mike Del Ponte
WHO: Valparaiso University welcomes entrepreneur Mike Del Ponte, CEO of Soma, a manufacturer of innovative water filters and glass carafes. Previously, Del Ponte led marketing at BranchOut, the largest professional network on Facebook. He served as a Christian Peacemaker in the West Bank, an orphanage volunteer in Jamaica, a microfinance consultant in Nepal, and as […]
Institute for Leadership and Service at Valpo Presents Social Change Lecture
WHAT: Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service presents the Pathways to Purpose Speaker Series, which invites students to hear from alumni and other exemplary practitioners of leadership and service to help expand student imagination about pursuing purposeful work and a meaningful life in response to the deepest challenges of our time. This lecture will […]
Institute for Leadership and Service at Valpo Announces Spring 2017 Speaker Series
Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service announces its spring 2017 Pathways to Purpose speaker series, featuring speakers and topics focusing on professional development. The speaker series invites to campus field experts and service-based leaders who respond to the deepest challenges of our time and help to inspire students to pursue purposeful work. All events […]
Polar Plunge at Valpo held on Feb. 25
WHO: Valparaiso University and the Special Olympics of Indiana come together for the 2017 Polar Plunge, an event raising awareness and funds to sponsor the Special Olympics throughout the state. This is the seventh year the University will host the event. WHAT: The Polar Plunge invites participants who have raised $75 or more to jump […]
Valpo Institute for Leadership and Service Announces Fall 2017 Speaker Series
Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service announces its fall 2017 Pathways to Purpose speaker series, featuring speakers and topics focused on professional development. The speaker series welcomes field experts and service-based leaders who respond to the deepest challenges of our time and help to expand student imagination about pursuing purposeful work. All events will […]