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Valparaiso University Announces 2016-2017 Kapfer Research Award Recipient

Posted on October 27, 2015 (May 9, 2018) by wgwin

Valparaiso University Professor Amanda Zelechoski has received the 2016-2017 Philip and Miriam Kapfer Endowed Research Award to continue work on three related projects. Philip and Miriam Kapfer are parents to alumni Paul Kapfer ’89, J.D., and Dr. Stephanie Kapfer ’91. The bi-annual award is funded by an endowment created by the Kapfer family and provides one semester […]

Breaking Down Barriers: Valpo students attend class inside prison to explore real-world issues

Posted on December 10, 2014 (January 23, 2018) by wgwin

Fifteen minutes. That’s 900 heartbeats and 180 breaths. It’s also the amount of time it takes students to board a bus at Valparaiso University and arrive at the gates of the Westville Correctional Facility for the Inside-Out Prison Exchange program. Stepping off the bus to attend class inside prison walls, students prepare themselves for the […]