Come support SALT’s World Relief Campaign, The YAWA Project, by participating in Color 4 a Cause: 5K of Color Explosion. Wear white and get ready to be blasted with colored powder as you make your way through a 5K run/walk course around Valpo’s campus! Cost is $20 per person or $75 for a team of five. […]
Lem Cartman ’23, a healthcare administration major with a minor in public health, has spent his college career in pursuit of one goal: effect change through stellar leadership. The opportunities he’s found at Valparaiso University have played a major role in helping him work toward that goal. Recently, Lem was part of a highly prestigious, […]
Elderly and low-income taxpayers who need help preparing their tax returns will again be able to turn to the Valparaiso University Law School VITA program for assistance. Valparaiso Law students participate in the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteers in Tax Assistance (VITA) community service program which offers free federal and state tax preparation to eligible taxpayers. […]
The second Polar Plunge at Valparaiso University to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Indiana will take place at noon Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Athletics-Recreation Center. On-site registration for the Polar Plunge is from 11-11:45 a.m. As Special Olympics Indiana’s signature fundraising event, the Polar Plunge invites participants to be “Freezin’ for a […]
José D. Padilla J.D., president of Valparaiso University, has made IBJ Media’s Indiana 250 — a list recognizing the most impactful and influential business leaders in the Region. The 2024 recognition marks the second year that President Padilla has been named to the list. “I am grateful to receive this honor, and to be recognized […]
Valparaiso University has been awarded the Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose, a designation that acknowledges the strength of Valpo’s mission that “prepares students to lead and serve in both church and society.” Valpo is in a select group of only 25 universities in the United States to earn the Leadership for Public […]
Payton Hodson ’22 and Momin Mirza ’22, ’24 M.A., have been selected to receive grants and enter the Fulbright Scholar Program. Through Fulbright, these Valpo graduates will have the opportunity to meet, work, learn and live with the people of their host country while teaching and furthering the skills that will help them in their […]
Every Earth Day, people around the world look for ways in which they can be better stewards of the environment, more responsible in their consumption of goods, and how they can help keep the planet a safe, livable place. At Valparaiso University, our student researchers, professors, and volunteers work year-round to make sure that our […]
A $100,000 gift by Robert Reisinger to Opportunity Enterprises (OE) will help Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and OE prepare students to fill much-needed roles in the field of occupational therapy (OT). Students will be able to fulfill their required clinical hours, while the communities and program participants at OE will receive […]
Can you hear that? There’s a rhythm of purpose beating strongly and a melody of compassion resonating deeply throughout campus. It’s a familiar one — one that grows louder and louder each year as over 300 dancers from our community come together during Valpo’s Dance Marathon (DM) to beautifully blend the joy of movement with […]