The Institute for Leadership and Service at Valparaiso University has selected 20 Valpo current and graduating students for Calling and Purpose in Society (CAPS) Fellowships during summer 2017. Recipients are selected from a competitive pool of applicants and will complete internships with organizations dedicated to service and leadership for eight to 10 weeks during the […]
The Center for the Sciences: Chemistry and Biochemistry will house classes at Valparaiso University beginning fall 2017, bringing 55,000 square feet of chemistry, biochemistry and biology laboratory space to the University’s 350-acre campus. In addition to innovative research facilities, the building construction prioritized energy efficiency and will be honored by NIPSCO during a presentation Aug. […]
Valpo receives top honors in 2017 MarCom, CASE District Awards Valparaiso University has received two Pride of CASE V awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District Five, as well as six MarCom awards, an international competition for marketing and communication professionals. The Forever Valpo: The Campaign for Our Future case […]
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 […]
A Valparaiso University music professor has won the 2010 Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Music Performance, presented by the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts to honor a faculty member’s work exemplifying the practice of Christian artistic or scholarly vocation. Dennis Friesen-Carper, Reddel professor of music, received the prize for directing his original […]
In addition to this honor, contributors to the Lighter received a number of awards for individual works. Receiving first place are Dillon Carter of Flora, Ind., for his hand drawn illusion, “Perspective”; Lauren Nelson of North Oaks, Minn., for her free verse poem, “Scars, Maps”, and John Linstrom of South Haven, Mich., for his short […]
Four athletic teams from Valparaiso University have received the NCAA Public Recognition Award for outstanding academic performance. The NCAA announced that the volleyball, softball, baseball, and men’s tennis teams each received the honor. The award is presented to teams that have an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of all […]
The Brauer Museum of Art received an honorable mention for its exhibition catalogue, an entry in the 2011 American Association of Museums (AAM) Museum Publications Design Competition. The competition will be featured in a section of the November/December issue of “Museum,” AAM’s bi-monthly membership magazine. “AAM is an important organization in the museum field,” said […]
Valparaiso University’s Harre Union has been awarded a 2011 Honorable Mention for Outstanding Design and Architecture in Education. The award, issued by Education Design Showcase, was featured in the June 2011 issue of College Planning and Management. The award was given for the Union’s construction and design, inspired by a desire to create the new […]