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Student Spotlights


The Search for Truth: Student Discovers Calling Through Alumni Connection

The Rev. Joshua Burkholder ’02 and David Rojas Martinez’s paths first crossed because of a stained glass window, but it was a shared adoration of

An Education Without Borders: Engineering with a Global Perspective

Andrew Schrader was in seventh grade when he decided to pursue a career in humanitarian engineering. “I went on a mission trip to Mexico to

Calm Under Pressure: Nursing Student Acts with Grace and Compassion

Lily Salinas dreamt of becoming a nurse since she first stepped foot on Valparaiso University’s campus as a freshman, but she never imagined how soon

Reflect the Crusader Light

Valparaiso University’s Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2013 was filled with exciting celebrations, inspiring speeches, a thrilling football game, and many more extraordinary events as students,

Dancing with a Purpose: Fraternities and Sororities Join in Service

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

Valparaiso University Receives $2.3 Million from Department of Energy

Cooperative Agreement to Fund Solar Research at Valpo’s Solar Energy Research Facility The United States Department of Energy announced today it has awarded Valparaiso University a

Veronica Fall ’13 Awarded Prestigious International Fellowship

Valparaiso University alumna Veronica Fall, class of 2013, has been selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, a yearlong, federally funded

Graduate Student Interns at United Nations

Valparaiso University graduate student Wissam Shahin, a Fulbright Scholar from Syria, is working as a summer intern with the Regional Bureau for Arab States, part

Lutheran Deaconess Association Celebrates 70-year Partnership with Valpo

Louise Williams ’67 shakes her head and laughs now when she thinks about it. She wasn’t even 30 years old but had been given the