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Valparaiso University Graduate Placement Rate Exceeds 90% for 28 Consecutive Years

More than 90% of recent Valpo graduates have secured employment or enrolled in graduate school within nine months of graduation for the 28th straight year.

Valparaiso University Awarded Funding to Address COVID-19 Learning Losses

June 15, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University received a $479,995 Student Learning Recovery Grant from the Indiana Department of Education to address learning

Valparaiso University Appoints Endowed Professor of Engineering

June 9, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Luke Venstrom ’07, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded the Paul H. Brandt Endowed Professorship

Valpo Meteorology Professor Awarded Unidata Grant

June 8, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Kevin Goebbert, Ph.D., associate professor of meteorology at Valparaiso University, has received a grant from Unidata, in partnership

Valparaiso University Receives Renewed Funding for Tobacco Education and Prevention

June 7, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University received a $277,000 community-based partnership grant for 2021–2023 from the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission at the Indiana

Valparaiso University Sells Series 2021 Bonds

June 4, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University recently sold $17,355,000 in Indiana Finance Authority, Educational Facilities Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 (Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University to Lift Face Covering Requirement in Fall for Vaccinated Students, Employees

May 19, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University announced it plans to lift its generally required mask or face covering use for fully vaccinated

Valparaiso University Senior and Alumna Receive Fulbright Awards

May 12, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Two Fulbright grants have been extended to a Valparaiso University student and recent alumna. Through the Fulbright Program,

Valparaiso University Selects Next Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

May 11, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has named Eric W. Johnson ’87, Ph.D., as the next provost and executive vice president for