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Valparaiso University selects Beacons as new nickname

August 10, 2021 – By Larry Avila

After a few months of gathering input from students, staff and alumni, Valparaiso University has adopted “Beacons” as its new nickname.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Economy Tagged With: Around the Region, Beacons, new nickname, Valparaiso University, Valpo

Valparaiso University says 96% of 2018–2019 alumni landed work within nine months of graduation

July 10, 2020 – By Larry Avila

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More than 90% of recent Valparaiso University graduates have landed a job or enrolled in graduate school within nine months of graduation for the 27th straight year, according to the college.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Education Tagged With: Around the Region, graduates, graduates hired, job placement, jobs, Valparaiso University, Valpo

Colleges in Region turning to online teaching in wake of coronavirus crisis

March 12, 2020 – By Larry Avila

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Valparaiso University and Ivy Tech Community College have joined other colleges turning to remote teaching to reduce the chances of students and staff potentially coming into contact with the coronavirus.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Education Tagged With: Around the Region, centers for disease control, coronavirus, COVID-19, Indiana University Northwest, IUN, Ivy Tech Community College, PNW, Purdue University Northwest, Valparaiso University, Valpo

Valparaiso University receives $550,000 donation for renovation of baseball field

February 3, 2020 – By Larry Avila

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Valparaiso University’s plan to update its baseball field received a $550,000 boost from alumni and other college supporters.

Filed Under: Athletics & Sports, Business News Bits, Education, Sports Tagged With: Around the Region, Carl Young, college athletics, college baseball, Deetjen family, Emory G. Bauer Field, Lynn Scheutzow Young, Missouri Valley Conference, Valparaiso University, Valpo

Future of Valparaiso University law school unclear after transfer of program to Middle Tennessee State University denied

October 16, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Valparaiso University

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 […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, law school, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Valparaiso University, Valpo

National spotlight shines on Valparaiso’s Songbird Prairie Bed & Breakfast

September 26, 2018 – By Larry Avila

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VALPARAISO – The Official Best of America travel show will feature Songbird Prairie Bed & Breakfast as the “Official Best Romantic Getaway in Indiana.” The segment will highlight “The Best of Indiana—2018” and will air on Chicago’s CBS affiliate WBBM on Oct. 20. Nichole Redmiles, a managing producer for Official Best Of, said, “We are […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Best Romantic Getaway in Indiana, Indiand Dunes Tourism, Official Best of, Songbird Prairie Bed & Breakfast, Valparaiso, Valpo

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

September 14, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Valparaiso University

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 […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Brown University, grant award improving data science teaching, Karl Schmitt, National Science Foundation, Ruth Wertz, Smith College, TRIPODS+X grant, Valparaiso University, Valpo

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

May 31, 2018 – By Larry Avila

Valparaiso University

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 […]

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Hoosier STEM Academy, Hoosier STEM Fellowship, master's degree program, Valparaiso University, Valpo

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