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| Valparaiso University — Preparing Students to Lead and Serve |
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| Standing together at the center of campus, the Chapel of the Resurrection and the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources express Valparaiso University’s belief in the creative relationship between faith and learning. Faith, ethical character and a sense of vocation are nurtured in a community constituted by people of various beliefs and backgrounds. Valpo students, faculty, staff and alumni are highly engaged in serving not only the campus and Valparaiso community, but in places around the world. Examples of this service include assisting a Tanzanian village in repairing a failing canal system, providing health services to families in Central American nations and rebuilding homes in Gulf Coast communities destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. |
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| Valpo’s College of Business Administration supports an internationally-recognized Assessment Center that puts students face-to-face with seasoned professionals so they can showcase their business skills and build their professional network. Through simulated business situations, students demonstrate their decision-making, communication and problem-solving skills while also receiving direct feedback from area business executives. Accredited by AACSB, Valpo’s College of Business Administration offers a highly-interactive learning environment with small classes alongside numerous opportunities for “real world” training at home or abroad. Valpo also offers an MBA program. |
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The Chapel of the Resurrection is reflected in the windows of Valparaiso University’s Center for the Arts, the home of a comprehensive, collaborative and ambitious visual and performing arts program. Hundreds of Valpo students participate annually in concerts, plays, exhibitions and other cultural activities on and off campus. Valpo’s Center for the Arts is home to Brauer Museum of Art, which houses a nationally recognized collection of 19th and 20th-century American art and substantial holdings of world religious art and Midwestern regional art, and the Bach Institute, which explores the life and music of J.S. Bach through performances, seminars and other academic activities. |
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Valparaiso University’s residential life program provides living and learning experiences that contribute to the growth and development of students while enhancing their overall educational experience. Valpo has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll—the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement—three times in the past four years.
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With more than 340 international students representing 50 countries, Valparaiso University provides numerous opportunities for students to learn about new people and cultures. Valpo won the 2008 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization—recognizing it as a model for other institutions of higher education in preparing graduates with strong cross-cultural skills and global awareness—from NAFSA-Association of International Educators. Valpo supports Study Centers in China, England, Germany and Mexico, and numerous other short-term, semester-long and year-long opportunities study, work and serve overseas. Undergraduate programs are offered in Chinese and Japanese Studies, International Economics and Cultural Affairs, International Service, International Business and several languages, as well as graduate programs in Chinese Studies and International Commerce and Policy. Valpo was the first faith-based university in the United States selected to host a Confucius Institute, which promotes cultural, business, educational, artistic and government exchanges between China and northern Indiana.
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Valparaiso University’s Harre Union opened in January 2009 and is enriching the sense of community on campus, fostering leadership development, promoting opportunities for service and understanding cultural diversity, supporting the academic program and providing a variety of services to students. The Harre Union brings students, faculty, staff and members of the community together on a daily basis with greatly expanded opportunities for social and recreational activities. |
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Valpo students participate in more than 100 co-curricular organizations, as well as numerous intramural sports teams. More than half of Valpo’s students participate in intramural sports, which offer opportunities to remain active, meet new people and have fun. Committed to a student-athlete tradition and philosophy, Valpo also fields 18 Division I athletic teams. Almost 16 percent of the student body participates in those teams, providing lots of excitement for campus sports lovers. Bryce Shafer, right, a junior exercise science major, was named the Horizon League’s Pitcher of the Week for April 5-11, 2010.
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