Valparaiso University will host the 2014 Jazz Fest April 7-12, offering an exciting lineup by local, regional, and international jazz artists capped with a thrilling performance by the Grammy Award-winning vocal group New York Voices. In addition to guest performances, the University’s faculty and student ensembles, as well as high school jazz ensembles, will participate […]
Week of Events Begins Thursday, Jan. 16 For more than 20 years, Valparaiso University has celebrated the life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr., and this tradition continues with a weeklong celebration Jan. 16-23. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and […]
The Bach Institute at Valparaiso University presents its triennial performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor on Saturday, March 23, featuring the Valparaiso University Chorale and Bach Choir. Bach’s most beloved and inspirational piece, Mass in B Minor is a universal statement of Christian faith that speaks to the essence of the human […]
Valparaiso University is proud to welcome Zoe Weil, co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education, as the keynote speaker for its annual Peace and Social Justice Symposium, held Feb. 16. Weil is considered a pioneer in the comprehensive humane education movement, which works to create a humane, peaceful, healthy and just world for […]
WHO: Valparaiso University Department of Physics and Astronomy, in partnership with the Valparaiso University Colloquia on Innovative Science, hosts Sun Kwok, Ph.D, Dean of Science at The University of Hong Kong. Kwok is regarded as the world expert on stellar evolution — how stars evolve — and astrochemistry. He is best known for his theory […]
Nearly 700 undergraduate and graduate students participated in Valparaiso University’s commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19, and more than 150 law students will graduate on Saturday, May 25. The ceremonies cap an academic year that has been filled with record enrollment, campus improvements, prestigious recognition and continuing advancement for Valparaiso University. “As another academic year […]
WHAT: YAWAna Eat? Educational Dinner, in support of Valparaiso University’s World Relief Campaign. Find out about The YAWA Project: Bettering a Nation Through Education, and learn about the Native American tribe Lakota, their tradition and culture, the importance of education on Native American reservations and the children on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. […]
Valparaiso University’s Department of Theatre presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical based on an improvisational play by Rebecca Feldman, opening April 24. A recipient of a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a one-act musical comedy that centers around six young […]
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 […]
WHO/WHAT: Valparaiso University students and faculty will display original artwork in the fourth annual Soup Bowls for the Hungry silent auction. In addition to ceramic bowls, the auction will include digital, painted, and drawn interpretations of bowls. Admission is free, and soup and cornbread will be served. Guests are invited to try their hands at […]