Placement Exceeds 90 Percent for 20 Consecutive Years

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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 […]

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Valparaiso University Lilly Fellows Program Receives $1.19 Million Grant

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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 […]

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Valparaiso University Announces Lutheran World Relief CEO to Join Faculty

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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 […]

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Valparaiso University Athletic Teams Recognized for Outstanding Academic Performance

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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 […]

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Valparaiso University Joins Indiana Private College Week

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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 […]

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Valparaiso University’s New Student Enrollment and Total Continues to Climb

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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 […]

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Valparaiso University Provost Announces Retirement after 30 Years with University

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Valparaiso University Provost Mark R. Schwehn ’67, Ph.D., will retire from his position effective June 30, 2014, as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Schwehn has served the University since 1983 and was named provost in 2009. “Provost Schwehn has been a transformative, thoughtful leader at Valpo for three decades,” Valparaiso University President […]

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Dancing with a Purpose: Fraternities and Sororities Join in Service

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As Aaron Willis danced with his fraternity brothers late into the night at Valparaiso University’s first annual Dance Marathon, he did so knowing his dancing would make a big difference in the lives of Indiana kids — kids just like his nephew. “My nephew wasn’t supposed to live past the age of five months,” Willis […]

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Institute for Leadership and Service at Valparaiso University Welcomes Philanthropist, Entrepreneur Andrew Nunemaker to Campus

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CEO of Dynamis Software to Kick Off New Speakers Series on Oct. 17 Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service will launch its new speaker series with Andrew Nunemaker ’91, an influential entrepreneur and philanthropist who will speak about “Leadership and Service in Action” on Thursday, Oct. 17. Nunemaker is CEO of Dynamis Software Corporation, […]

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Valparaiso University Dance Marathon

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The second annual Valparaiso University Dance Marathon will be Saturday, Feb. 1, from 2-10 p.m., in the Hilltop Gym. The Valparaiso University Dance Marathon is a student-run philanthropy event that raises money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in the surrounding areas. For 2014, the Valpo Dance Marathon will donate all proceeds to Lurie Children’s Hospital of […]

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