Valparaiso University Students Gain Valuable Research Experience Through Space Grant Funding

Earlier this year, Valparaiso University was named the recipient of Indiana Space Grant Consortium Funding for six separate projects — 100 percent of the projects Valpo professors proposed. The $102,520 total was primarily used to give students the opportunity to participate in real-world research diving into a variety of topics. One new project over the […]

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Beacons Leading by Example and Finding Their Callings

Kolton Woods

My summer internship at WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan was life changing! Not only did it ensure that my dream of being a broadcast meteorologist was indeed what I want in life, but it was also very fun. I had the opportunity to work alongside Storm Team 8, which is a weather team of five […]

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Valparaiso University Advocates for Community Health by Launching Master of Social Work Program

Valparaiso University has launched a Master of Social Work (MSW) program that will provide an ethical, inclusive, and diverse pool of professionals to schools, criminal justice programs, and other workplaces in the region and across the country. With the demand for social work professionals set to grow by 9% between 2021 and 2031, this program […]

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Crescendo, Calling, and Country: Harmonizing Leadership and Service with Joy

Matthew Yee '24 performing at the 2023 Homecoming President’s Circle honors breakfast.

With both parents working as music educators, it would seem Matthew Yee’s ’24 musical journey was orchestrated from conception. “I like to say music has been part of my life from day one. It was just part of being at home. And so, playing an instrument or singing was never really a question. It wasn’t […]

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Valpo Social Work Students Make History While Making a Difference

Julie Vick ’25

Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter) – we’re all plugged into this digital age some way, somehow. Whether we click and swipe for connectivity, inspiration, a quick laugh, or a routine doomscroll, the appeals of social media and the internet don’t exist without the possibility of detrimental effects. It’s a truth that social work […]

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Bias at the Plate: What Umpires Tell Us about Evaluators

Baseball season is underway at Valparaiso University — as well as MLB spring training sites in Florida and Arizona — and one professor has used his love of the sport, combined with his passion for data-driven research and economic theory, to investigate an issue faced by most athletic events: home-team bias. Mike Hsu, assistant professor […]

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Literacy and Legacy: The Tale of Ann Reiser

Ann Reiser smiling and posing for the camera.

As Dr. Seuss once said, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”  Wise words that were daily lived out loud (and often read aloud) by one of Valpo’s most beloved Wonder Women, Ann Reiser, Ph.D.  Born on March 7, 1939, in […]

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Gaming, Culture, and Industry: Preparing Students for an Imaginative Future

Valparaiso University is always looking for new ways to help students discover their passions and follow their dreams in a fast-evolving world, and few fields are evolving faster than the world of interactive entertainment media.  In many ways, it’s a race forward with new hardware and better graphics dominating much of the video gaming industry. […]

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Spanish for Healthcare

Campus in the fall

The path of learning and discovery is not always linear, and that is something that Valpo students know and use to their advantage. Two College of Nursing and Health Professions students took learning into their own hands and created the Spanish for Healthcare Interest Group in the Language Resource Center to supplement their regular studies. This […]

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STUDY ABROAD: SPAIN

I always knew I wanted to study abroad, and I didn’t just do it to complete my degree requirement of a semester abroad, I did it because I felt there was something out there for me. I am a junior, with a double major in international business and marketing and I will graduate in 2024. I […]

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