Leadership & Service
Valparaiso University and President José Padilla Support Hispanic and Latinx Students
October 18, 2023– As Hispanic Heritage Month concludes for 2023, Valparaiso University’s first Mexican-American President, José Padilla J.D., confirmed the University’s commitment to Latino student
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Valparaiso University Joins Local Organizations for Plastic Free July
July 5, 2023 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University, alongside Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction (PCRWR) and local company Mermaid Straw are encouraging local
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Valparaiso University Awarded Grant to Improve Reading Instruction
June 26, 2023 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has been selected to receive a 3-year, $750,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to improve literacy
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Valparaiso University Professor Makes Keeping the Community Safe Cheaper and Easier
May 31, 2023 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Christina Davis, Ph.D., visiting professor of chemistry, has partnered with the City of Crown Point Fire Rescue’s Todd
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Valpo Engineers Make a Difference in the World
Students with Working Across Vocations Everywhere through Service (WAVES) at Valparaiso University spent their spring break making a difference in the lives of people in
Valparaiso University Student Becomes 500 Festival Royalty
Chloe Smith ’23, a health science major on track to enter the physician assistant program at Valparaiso University, had never been to the Indy 500
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Putting Research into Practice: Making Real Change
For students with a passion to make a change at the highest level of the Indiana state government, the social work department’s annual Leadership Education
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Valparaiso University Leaders Selected for Independent Colleges of Indiana Academy
March 21, 2023 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Rebekah Arevalo, chief of staff and board liaison and Deondra Devitt, executive director of human resource services at
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Immersion in Leadership: One Student’s Amazing Internship Opportunity
While Valparaiso University provides a world-class education, the University also prides itself on the opportunities it opens up for its students beyond the boundaries of
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