President Mark A. Heckler

Upcoming Events

Events

July

July 13, 2008 - Chicago, IL - Sunday

July 19, 2008 - Chicago, IL - Saturday

July 20, 2008 - Southern California - Sunday

  • Student Gathering - Sponsored by the VU Guild

July 23, 2008 - Phoenix, AZ - Wednesday

July 21, 2008 - St. Paul, MN - Monday

  • Twin Cities Area Guild Picnic for VU Students

August

August 10, 2008 - Washington, D.C. - Sunday

August 03, 2008 - St. Louis, MO - Sunday

  • Dessert Reception for Alumni, Guild members, and Students - Sponsored by the VU Guild

August 07, 2008 - Fairport, NY - Thursday

  • Picnic for Alumni, Guild members, and Students - Sponsored by the VU Guild

August 10, 2008 - Chicago, IL - Sunday

September

September 12, 2008 - Chicago, IL - Friday

  • Alumni Fall Meet and Greet at Berghoff Cafe

September 20, 2008 - Chicago, IL - Saturday

September 27, 2008 - Indianapolis, IN - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

October

October 03, 2008 - Homecoming West, San Diego, CA - Friday to Sunday

  • Oct. 3 - 5, 2008: Homecoming West

October 04, 2008 - San Diego, CA - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

October 10, 2008 - Homecoming and Reunion Weekend - Friday to Sunday

  • Oct. 10 - 12, 2008: Homecoming and Reunion Weekend

October 25, 2008 - Cleveland, OH - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

October 09, 2009 - Homecoming and Reunion Weekend - Friday to Sunday

  • Oct. 9 - 11, 2009: Homecoming and Reunion Weekend

November

November 01, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

November 15, 2008 - St. Louis, MO - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

November 22, 2008 - Washington, D.C. - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

December

December 06, 2008 - Denver, CO - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

December 20, 2008 - Chicago, IL - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

January

January 10, 2009 - Texas - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

January 17, 2009 - Phoenix, AZ - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

February

February 21, 2009 - San Francisco, CA - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

February 28, 2009 - Florida - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

March

March 21, 2009 - Twin Cities - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

March 28, 2009 - Northeast - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

April

April 18, 2009 - Detroit - Saturday

  • 150th Anniversary Celebration

Feature


Campus News

Partnership Opens Door to Operating Room

A new partnership between Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Porter Health System will allow nursing students to gain first-hand experience inside the hospital’s operating rooms, and at the same time help alleviate a shortage of operating room nurses.

Professor Takes Leadership Role in Engineering Ethics

A Valparaiso University engineering professor who has won national recognition for his scholarship on ethics and emerging technology has been elected to a leadership position in the American Society of Engineering Education’s Engineering Ethics Division.

Research Casts New Light on Ice Age

A Valparaiso University professor’s research into the creation of Kankakee Sand Islands of Northwest Indiana is lending support to evidence that the first humans to settle the Americas came from Europe, a discovery that overturns decades of classroom lessons that nomadic tribes from Asia crossed a Bering Strait land-ice bridge.

Athletics News

Alumni Invited to Baseball Game in Phoenix

The Valparaiso University Club of Arizona will host an alumni gathering prior to the July 23 Arizona Diamondbacks game versus the Chicago Cubs.

Valpo’s Rodeghero Named to All-Mideast Second Team

Valparaiso University’s Zach Rodeghero (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S.) has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Mideast Region Second Team.

Transfer Kelly Watts to Join Valpo Program

Valparaiso University head coach Keith Freeman has announced that Kelly Watts will be transferring from Eastern Michigan University to join the Crusader program beginning in the fall of 2008 after playing for the Eagles the past two seasons.

 

 

 

 

 

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