Valparaiso University will host the annual Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 23 in the Harre Union Ballroom. Students in grades 6 through 12 from schools in Porter, Lake, LaPorte, Starke, Jasper, Pulaski and Newton counties will participate and compete for many awards and more than $5,000 in cash prizes, including scholarships to […]
Valparaiso University names new library dean
Trisha Mileham has been named dean of the library at Valparaiso University. Mileham has been serving as interim dean of the library since April. Mileham joined the Valparaiso University faculty in 1998 and was promoted to associate professor in 2004. In 2008, she was named director of research services, managing the team-based department that included […]
Valparaiso University law school graduate one of 28 lawyers nationally selected for Skadden Fellowship
Jess Hunter-Bowman, a 2017 graduate of the Valparaiso University Law School, is one of 28 lawyers nationwide to receive a Skadden Fellowship. “Jess Hunter-Bowman’s selection as a Skadden Fellow is well deserved,” said David R. Cleveland, interim dean of the Valparaiso University Law School and professor of law. “While at Valparaiso University Law School, he […]
Valparaiso University alumni establish endowed chair in French
Valparaiso University alumni Phyllis Buehner Duesenberg and Richard Duesenberg have committed to establish the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Endowed Chair in French Language and Culture. The endowment will provide permanent resources to ensure the teaching and learning of French language and culture at Valpo continues in perpetuity, according to Valparaiso University. “The study of foreign […]
Valparaiso University will offer online post-professional occupational therapy doctoral degree beginning in summer 2019
Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions will begin offering an online, post-professional, occupational therapy, doctoral program in summer 2019. “We are excited to offer an online, occupational therapy doctorate to professionals currently working in the field who are seeking that important additional credential,” said Mark L. Biermann, provost and executive vice president for […]
Valparaiso University alum donates $500,000 to college to equip lab to support new environmental engineering program set to launch in fall 2019
Longtime Valparaiso University benefactor Richard Beumer donated $500,000 to the college to equip a lab to support a new environmental engineering program set to launch in fall 2019. Beumer’s contribution supports Forever Valpo: The Campaign for Our Future, the college’s $250 million campaign focused on raising permanent support for student scholarships, faculty development and programs. […]
Valparaiso University closing its law school
VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University is closing its law school. In an Oct. 30 statement, the college said it will follow through with its plan to “teach-out the current law school students in a timely manner and cease operations.” The university’s law school was established in 1879 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1929. […]
Valparaiso University appoints Thais Carter to endowed director’s chair of Bonnie and Peter Raquet Institute for Leadership and Service
Valparaiso University named Thais Carter the next Bonnie and Peter Raquet endowed director’s chair for the Institute for Leadership and Service. “Thais has already brought tremendous gifts and vision to the Institute,” said Brian T. Johnson, assistant vice president for mission and ministry at Valparaiso. “Her passion to deepen and broaden concepts of vocation, her […]
Future of Valparaiso University law school unclear after transfer of program to Middle Tennessee State University denied
A move which would have seen Valparaiso University’s more than 130-year-old law school continue as a new program of Middle Tennessee State University has been denied. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission on Oct. 15 denied MTSU’s plan to transfer Valparaiso’s American Bar Association-accredited law school to its Murfreesboro, Tenn. campus. The transfer was approved by […]
Valparaiso University joins ‘You Are Welcome Here’ movement encouraging international students to study in U.S.
Valparaiso University has joined more than 300 other educational institutions across the nation in the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship program. The program emerged out of a social media campaign led by Temple University to welcome and encourage international students to study in the U.S. The scholarship program provides financial support to incoming international students. “Valparaiso University is […]