The Valparaiso University Art Department has created unique bowls to be auctioned to the Valparaiso University community. The money collected will be donated to international relief. The bowls range from the fantastic to the sublime. Some of the artwork will be drawings, paintings and photography that simply refer to bowls. In addition, between bids, you […]
Valparaiso University Law School’s Business Law Society and Sports and Entertainment Law Association will host the third annual Catwalk for the Cause Charity Fashion Show to raise money and awareness for Lakeshore PAWS, a local animal rescue organization. All proceeds from ticket sales and donations will go to Lakeshore PAWS. Lakeshore PAWS is dedicated to […]
Valparaiso University has achieved a 95.7 percent placement rate for 2011-2012 graduates, marking the 20th straight year of placement rates higher than 90 percent. Through dedication to preparing students for a post-Valpo life and a time-tested career services strategy, the independent Lutheran university graduates accomplished students who attain job and graduate school placement throughout the […]
Valparaiso University Law School will hold Commencement in the Chapel of the Resurrection on May 25 at 10 a.m. No tickets are required and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis (the Chapel seats 1,400 people). Chapel doors open at 9 a.m. There will be a reception for graduates and guests immediately following the ceremony in the Community Room […]
As a double major, a leader at the Chapel of the Resurrection, and a member of numerous clubs and activities such as the Torch and VUTV, Nate King’s participation in University life has spanned much of the institution’s available outlets. “Being involved in things socially, academically, spiritually, and physically, all these different things shape me […]
The Valparaiso University-based Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts was awarded a $1.19 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. This is the 10th such grant that has been awarded to the Lilly Fellows Program, which has supported more than 60 Lilly Postdoctoral Fellows since its inception in 1991. “We are both humbled and […]
Valparaiso University announces that the Rev. John Arthur Nunes, who served as keynote speaker at the University’s May 19 commencement ceremony, will join its faculty as the Jochum Professor and Chair. Since 2007, Nunes has served as president and CEO of Lutheran World Relief, a $49 million global organization, leading staff in 17 countries in […]
Six athletic teams from Valparaiso University have received the NCAA Public Recognition Award for outstanding academic performance. The NCAA announced that the softball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf, and women’s indoor and outdoor track teams each received the honor. All six squads were repeat award recipients, while the softball program earned the Public […]
In celebration of private institutions for higher education, Valparaiso University will again participate in Indiana Private College Week, sponsored by Independent Colleges of Indiana. From Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, Valpo and 30 other private, non-profit colleges and universities across the state are opening their doors to students, parents and any others interested […]
Opening Convocation on Aug. 27 to feature signing of 70-year-old Honor Code Valparaiso University expects to welcome approximately 1,100 new undergraduate students, including more than 900 freshmen, when classes begin Tuesday for the fall 2013 semester. This will be the University’s largest incoming class in 36 years. Coupled with the outstanding retention rate, the anticipated […]