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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

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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

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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

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National Science Foundation awards Valparaiso University researchers share of $199,040 grant to advance data science education

Two Valparaiso University professors are partnering with colleagues from Brown University and Smith College to advance the field of data science education, thanks to a $199,040 TRIPODS+X grant from the National Science Foundation. Valparaiso University will receive more than 50 percent of these funds and serve as the lead institution for the collaborative effort. The

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Berglund Construction names business development manager for Chesterton office

Anne Van Keppel has joined Berglund Construction as business development manager in the company’s Chesterton office.  Van Keppel previously worked in the corporate partnerships and business development department at Valparaiso University. She will work on expanding Berglund’s presence and developing relationships in Northwest Indiana. Berglund is a construction firm based in Chicago. It has an

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Dr. Vanessa Allen-McCloud

Equal Ground to Opportunity

Courageous conversations can lead to change Sometimes we can feel that we are up against impossible odds. The challenges of racial and economic injustices, the difficulty many find moving forward on the path to equality and the resistance we see on a national level to policies leading to the “greater good” can leave us wondering

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Valparaiso University, Hoosier STEM Academy partner to offer master’s degree program with opportunity to earn teaching license

VALPARAISO – The Hoosier STEM Academy has partnered with Valparaiso University to offer a fully-funded master’s degree in education with an opportunity to earn a license to teach in an Indiana secondary school. The fellowship is funded through a grant from the Indiana Commission on Higher Education. With a commitment to teaching at an underserved

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Back to School

Local companies go straight to the source for new employees Jacob Brunetti will be graduating this spring from Purdue University Northwest in Hammond with a degree in computer science. To get a jump on finding a position, the 22-year-old Munster resident attended a career fair at PUN’s Westville campus in February. Unlike a standard job

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Lessons in the Game of Life

Ron Howard leads the way for children’s camps Seven years in, they pull up to the door now and out spill the children. Out spill all the things in his life that make Ron Howard smile.  Yet it’s not just the children who are his blessing, it’s who’s behind the wheel of the vehicles that

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