Valparaiso University Sophomore Recognized as Outstanding First-Generation College Student

Campus in the fall

Nicholas Schrombeck ’19 is a 2016 recipient of the “Realizing the Dream” scholarship from the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). The annual award recognizes a first-generation college sophomore who excelled during their freshman year. The scholarship, made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., provides $2,500 toward tuition and expenses for one student at […]

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Alumni Return to College of Engineering as Faculty

Campus in the fall

Valpo faculty are more than teachers — they are mentors, motivators, role models, leaders, practitioners, and people of faith whose work advances their disciplines as it elevates the lives of their students. Each Valpo graduate can recall a faculty member who inspired them and changed their life for the better. Many of our graduates were […]

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Valpo Alumni Commit $1 Million to University Writing Center and College of Engineering

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Valparaiso University alumni Judith “Judy” Rockett ’60 Beumer and Richard “Dick” Beumer ’59 have committed $1 million to establish endowed funds in support of the University Writing Center and the College of Engineering. The gift will be equally divided between the Judith L. Beumer Endowed Writing Program Fund and the Beumer College of Engineering Fund. […]

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Valparaiso University Professorship Fosters Excellence, Innovation in Engineering

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Valparaiso University has named Mark M. Budnik to the Paul and Cleo Brandt Professorship, which promotes teaching excellence in the University’s College of Engineering, effective July 1. Previously, the position was held by Eric Johnson, who became Dean of the College of Engineering in January. Johnson was named to the professorship in 2003 and has […]

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