Associate professor of foreign languages and literatures Carlos Miguel-Pueyo recently travelled to El Bierzo, Spain to participate in the international conference, “Enrique Gil y Carrasco y el Romanticismo.” Sponsored by UNESCO and 27 other universities, this conference celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Spanish Romantic author Enrique Gil y Carrasco. In addition to […]
When Nathaniel Greiwe ’18 began his college search, he knew exactly what he was looking for. After falling in love with German in middle school, he wasn’t just looking for a school with stellar German and education programs. He hoped to find one that would allow him to graduate in four years with a degree […]
Risk plays an important role in the life of Hector Reyes Figueroa ’19, especially when it comes to his college education. As an economics and mathematics major with an interest in actuarial science, analyzing risk and reward is a crucial part of his class work, particularly as it relates to his research. This past summer, […]
To Sara Gundersen, Ph.D., the study of economics is most exciting when it’s applied in new and unexpected contexts. Now in her sixth year as an assistant professor of economics at Valpo, Professor Gundersen shares that same excitement with her students in her coursework and in her extracurricular involvement. Professor Gundersen takes students in her […]
Professor Sarah DeMaris has been teaching German at Valparaiso University for almost 20 years now, and some of her most exciting work has just begun. A recipient of the Philip and Miriam Kapfer Endowed Faculty Research Award, Professor DeMaris spent her Spring Break of March 2016 in Konstanz, Germany, documenting her discovery of a 500-year-old […]
As a Chinese and Japanese Studies major, Brianna Bennet ’17 understands the importance of building community wherever she finds herself. Whether in classes at Valpo or studying abroad, Brianna has embraced every opportunity that’s come her way with excitement and an open mind. The list of organizations Brianna is a part of is a long […]
Gretchen Buggeln, associate professor of art history and humanities at Valparaiso University, recently received a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for her research and writing of the book, “Churches for Today: Modernism and Suburban Expansion in Post-World War II America.” “Gretchen Buggeln’s work represents her commitment to a complex and nuanced understanding […]
Valparaiso University freshman Michael Mead has been selected from a group of finalists for the incoming class of the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program. Mead, an English and theater major at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., is the son of John and Nancy Mead of Geneva, Ill. Mead is enrolled in Christ College, the honors college […]
Daniel Saros, Ph.D., and Julien Smith, Ph.D., will serve as University Research Professors at Valpo for the 2017–2018 academic year. The grants recognize and encourage scholarly accomplishments and will afford Saros and Smith the opportunity to continue creative and original work. Saros, associate professor and chair of economics, is working on a textbook adopting a […]
WHO: Tal Howard, Ph.D., Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics, will give a talk titled “Remembering the Reformation.” Professor Howard delivers an annual public lecture related to current issues from a theological ethics perspective and provides campus leadership to support the Lutheran Church-related character of Valparaiso University. He is published widely, including “Remembering […]