Valparaiso University is seeking public comments about the University in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. The University will host a visit team from our regional accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), on November 13-14, 2017. Valparaiso University has been accredited by HLC since 1929. The team will review the […]
Valpo’s institutional accreditation status now extends through 2027–2028, as the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has notified the University of its reaffirmation of accreditation. The HLC oversees for degree-granting colleges and universities in 19 states, including Indiana. The notification comes at the conclusion of the HLC’s decennial comprehensive review of the University. The University’s self-study, called […]
Oct. 12, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Valparaiso University education department has been awarded a two-year, $223,770 grant as part of the Indiana Department of Education’s Attract, Prepare, and Retain initiative. The initiative, and the Valpo programs it will support, will address the growing teacher shortage impacting both the state and the country by […]
Sept. 12, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University continues its amazing, three-decades long legacy of being recognized as one of the best choices in higher education by U.S. News & World Report. In the 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings, Valpo has been named number 176 out of 440 of the most elite public and private […]
Feb. 1, 2022 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has been awarded a two-year grant for its new initiative: “Valpo on the Brink: Rethinking Mission, History and Identity at a Lutheran University” by the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) Reframing the Institutional Saga program. The grant totals $40,000 and begins on Feb. 1, […]
Dec. 20, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has named Mark Volpatti, Ed.D., CPA, as vice president for finance and chief financial officer effective Jan. 10, 2022. He previously served as associate vice chancellor in the division of finance and administration with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). In his roles, Volpatti will serve the […]
Dec. 7, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University Associate Professor of English Sara R. Danger, Ph.D., has received the Philip and Miriam Kapfer Endowed Faculty Research Award to continue her work in researching and completing a monograph highlighting child authorship in the wake of the United States Civil War. The biennial award is funded […]
Dec. 6, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has won the number one spot in the small school category of the 2020 Alana Yakisch National Flu Shot Challenge. The challenge tracks the flu vaccination rates of 21 schools across 11 states to encourage higher campus immunization rates. Valparaiso University’s success comes thanks to the […]
Oct. 20, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University will celebrate the inauguration of José D. Padilla, J.D., as its 19th president with a weeklong series of events from Oct. 24–31. Padilla’s presidency officially began on March 1, 2021, as the culmination of a long and successful career in higher education. A dynamic thinker and […]
Oct. 13, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a three-year, $247,273 grant to Valpo to support suicide prevention efforts on campus. Through the grant, Valpo will have the resources to continue its “More-of-Us” Initiative, which aims to create a more connected and safer campus community focused […]