Valparaiso University will celebrate Winter Commencement on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m., conferring degrees upon 227 undergraduate, graduate and law students. The keynote speaker is Dana Rifai ’07 J.D., who is a partner at Burke Costanza and Carberry Law Firm. She initiated the firm’s immigration practice, focusing on employment, business and family immigration matters. […]
Board of Directors Directs University Administration to Suspend A First-Year Law School Class in Valparaiso for the Fall of 2018 Valparaiso University, a private university based in Northwest Indiana, today announced its Board of Directors directed the University’s Administration to continue to explore alternative possibilities related to the severe financial challenges facing its Law School. […]
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 […]
The Reverend Brian T. Johnson, who has broad experience as a campus pastor and administrator in church-related higher education, has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive Director of Campus Ministries at Valparaiso University. Rev. Johnson will direct and supervise campus ministries at Valpo primarily through the management and co-ordination of three units: […]
Bonnie E. Raquet, corporate vice president (ret.) at Cargill Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Valparaiso University, has been announced as the University’s May 2011 Commencement speaker. Raquet is a 1970 graduate of Valparaiso University with a degree in history. She was elected to the Valparaiso University Board of Directors in […]
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 is announcing to the public a bold new Strategic Plan that calls for innovation, increased enrollment and financial sustainability. A two-year engagement process preceded the formation of the Strategic Plan, and involved faculty, staff, students, board members, alumni, and community members. The Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Directors in October […]
The Rev. Charlene Cox, who has an extensive background in campus ministry, has been appointed as University Pastor and will join the staff of the Chapel of the Resurrection in mid-July. Cox will succeed the Rev. Darlene Grega who pioneered the role of ELCA ministry leader and whose April 2010 death was recently remembered during […]