Caleb Alles ’20, Juan Arellano ’20, Danny Dalenberg ’20 and Nathaniel Weber ’20 have been named to the prestigious Orr Fellowship, recognizing them as future business leaders of Indianapolis. Orr Fellowship is a prominent, two-year, post-graduate program combining a full-time position at an innovative, Indianapolis-based company with a curriculum focused on community involvement, professional development […]
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has announced its semifinalists for the 2020–2021 academic year, and 10 Valpo students and recent alumni have advanced to this competitive stage in the grant competition. Each semifinalist is hoping to teach English and engage in cross-cultural service and exchange in communities around the world. “It is a thrill and […]
Seven athletic programs from Valparaiso University have received the NCAA Public Recognition Award for outstanding academic performance. The NCAA announced that Valpo’s men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer and women’s tennis programs have each received the honor. The women’s cross country team has earned the honor each of […]
Valparaiso University is now recognized as a national Doctoral/Professional University, a new classification created by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which U.S. News & World Report uses in its annual higher education rankings. In its first time included on the list, Valpo was ranked No. 153 out of 381 in the category, which […]
Valpo Honored as No. 4 in Midwest, Topping U.S. News List for 29 Consecutive Years For the 29th consecutive year, Valparaiso University has been identified as one of the best universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report magazine. In the 2018 edition, released today, Valpo is the No. 1 Best Undergraduate Teaching […]
Four Valparaiso University professors will advance various areas related to physical, spiritual and mental health through innovative research in the upcoming academic year. Christina Cavinder ’14 DNP, John Fantuzzo, Ph.D., Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly ’07, Ph.D., and Jeff Pruet, Ph.D., are recipients of the 2020–2021 Wheat Ridge Ministries–O.P. Kretzmann Fund grants for Research in the Healing Arts […]
Drink. Bathe. Clean. Cook. These may be things you do daily, but for nearly one billion people across the world who lack access to clean water, these are luxuries. Through a partnership between the Institute for Leadership and Service and Water to Thrive, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring clean, safe water to […]
Valparaiso University has received a landmark $15 million deferred gift commitment from anonymous donors to establish an endowed fund for student scholarships. The commitment is the single largest gift for student scholarships in Valpo’s 161-year history and among the largest gifts to Forever Valpo: The Campaign for Our Future. “The impact of this overwhelming generosity […]
Through a partnership with Dalian Jiaotong University, Valparaiso University will equip the next generation of engineers with necessary cross-cultural communication skills while they develop technical engineering competence through established methods and approaches. “As our world becomes more globalized and tech-dependent, it is essential that Valpo continues to pursue relationships with international universities such as Dalian,” […]
More than 250 family, friends and members of the Valparaiso University community gathered Sunday Feb. 12 to remember Valparaiso University sophomore Chris Patterson, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in January while serving his country with the Indiana National Guard. The ceremony at the Chapel of the Resurrection included many students who were members […]