A Valparaiso University student’s essay on the impact of the emerald ash borer infestation on North American forests has been honored for its excellence. Matthew Lewitke, a junior environmental science major from Tinley Park, Ill., received Valparaiso University Donnelley Prize for his essay “Biological Solutions to the Emerald Ash Borer Infestation.” The prize is presented […]
Linda Ferguson, professor of music, was recently announced as the winner of the 2012-2013 Caterpillar Award for Excellence in Teaching. This yearly award is facilitated by the Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching (CELT) and is supported financially by the Caterpillar Foundation. Ferguson came to Valparaiso University in 1984, and has since taken on a […]
Valparaiso University students have partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Valparaiso to help improve water quality at the Thorgren Detention Basin on Roosevelt Road. As part of Chemistry 116: Applications of Chemistry in Engineering, 22 civil engineering students have been monitoring water quality throughout the spring semester. On Thursday, April 26, […]
The prestigious Fulbright award was given to three Valparaiso University recipients who will continue their international studies while making a contribution to the cultures of South Africa, Nepal, and France. This award allows the selected recent graduates, who capped their Valpo undergraduate careers Sunday during the commencement ceremony at the Athletics-Recreation Center on campus, to […]
Valparaiso University has announced Erica Patton as its 2012 recipient of the Realizing the Dream award. Each year, the Realizing the Dream award honors a sophomore who best represents an outstanding first-generation college student. The Independent Colleges of Indiana sponsors this annual $2,000 award. Patton, a chemistry major, represents Valpo students’ values of leadership, scholarship, […]
A team of three Valparaiso University students took first place in the Indiana Collegiate Mathematics Competition, which is sponsored each year by the Indiana Section of the Mathematics Association of America. Timothy Goodrich, Michael Stuck and Ruyue “Julia” Yuan achieved a higher score than nearly 100 students in 35 teams from across the state of Indiana to […]
Valparaiso University’s Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching has selected Mark Budnik, Kevin Jantzi and Lissa Yogan as recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2013-2014. The award recognizes outstanding faculty who demonstrate teaching excellence, with particular attention to excellence in any of three areas: curriculum/course development, pedagogy and faculty-student rapport. Each award winner […]
Choir Formerly Led by Johann Sebastian Bach is one of Most Prominent in Lutheran Music The Bach Institute at Valparaiso University is honored to host the boys choir of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, as it kicks off its United States tour on Nov. 2. During the last decade, Valpo has developed a strong […]
The work of Johann Sebastian Bach is a crucial part of any musician’s education. But at Valparaiso, where Lutheran character and academic excellence are intertwined, the work of Bach is all the more abiding. “Any musician who studies music at a serious level is going to, at some point, find J.S. Bach to be a […]
Valparaiso University sophomore Jonathan Cisneros is the 2013 recipient of a “Realizing the Dream” scholarship from the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). Funded by the Lilly Endowment since 1989, this annual award honors sophomore, first-generation college students for outstanding academic achievement in the freshman year. The scholarship provides $2,000 toward the tuition and expenses of […]