- 2008 - 2009 Academic Year News Release Archive
Dean named Engineer of the Year
June 24th, 2009 — The dean of Valpo's College of Engineering has been honored for his dedication to advancing the profession through engineering education by the Indiana Society of Professional Engineers.
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June 17th, 2009 — Children will learn the science behind comic book heroes, build and race land sleds and participate in other activities that tap their creativity during the College of Engineering's Camp Invention.
Read MoreSolar research team heading to Europe
June 15th, 2009 — Valpo engineering students and Prof. Robert Palumbo are continuing their research into high temperature solar electrolysis, a process that harnesses the sun's energy.
Read MoreValpo joins Yellow Ribbon Program for veterans
June 11th, 2009 — Veterans who have defended the United States since 9/11 are eligible to attend Valpo tuition-free beginning next fall through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Read MoreTrip builds foundation for African water project
May 29th, 2009 — A team of Valpo students recently completed their first trip to Tanzania, where they are working with a village to develop sustainable solutions to health and land degradation problems.
Read MoreScholarships offer experiences in Germany
May 26th, 2009 — A German academic agency has awarded scholarships that will help two students advance their career interests in church music and international engineering during the coming year.
Read MoreProfessor to help lead engineering education efforts
May 18th, 2009 — Dr. Doug Tougaw, who has been honored for his work in nanotechnology and engineering education, will serve on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education.
Read MoreStudents honored by engineering honor society
May 12th, 2009 — Valpo is the only school in the U.S. with multiple engineering students winning Tau Beta Pi Fellowships in consecutive years from the national engineering honor society.
Read MoreResearch of students, faculty supported by grant awards
May 1st, 2009 — Students have received support for research on wetlands' ability to filter pollutants, a bacterium that could prevent the spread of radioactive contaminants and health equity in Central America.
Read MoreNoted author Wangerin to give commencement address
May 1st, 2009 — Walt Wangerin Jr., author of numerous books including "The Book of the Dun Cow" and a member of Valpo's faculty since 1991, will address graduating students on May 17.
Read MoreImproved highway safety aim of professor's research
April 30th, 2009 — A civil engineering professor is helping revise the nearly 50-year-old standards for safety zones bordering the nation's highways.
Read MoreEngineering students work on autism therapy device
April 29th, 2009 — Valpo students and faculty are working on a project to help individuals suffering from autism spectrum disorder better cope with the sensory overload they frequently experience.
Read MoreEngineering student named to USA Today Academic Team
April 29th, 2009 — Sarah Ott, who has helped a poor community in Costa Rica address its infrastructure needs, is the fourth engineering student in five years named to the All-USA College Academic Team.
Read MoreStudents to demonstrate engineering design work
April 27th, 2009 — More than 100 engineering students will show off robots, an autism therapy device and other projects during Valpo's annual Design Expo on Saturday, May 2.
Read MoreCreating an environment for innovation focus of lecture
April 20th, 2009 — Engineering professor Dr. Doug Tougaw will describe actions that can boost creativity and innovation - and give companies a strategic advantage in the marketplace - during an April 29 talk.
Read MoreStudents drawn to humanitarian engineering minor
April 13th, 2009 — Half a dozen students are enrolled in Valpo's new humanitarian engineering program, a minor designed for students who want to use engineering skills to help disadvantaged communities.
Read MoreAuthor to discuss Great Lakes water wars
April 9th, 2009 — Noted environmental reporter Peter Annin will discuss the more than a century of conflict over water in the Great Lakes during an April 21 visit to Valpo.
Read MoreValpo authors to be honored
April 6th, 2009 — Professors who authored or edited books published last year will be honored during the annual Valpo Authors Reception, taking place April 16.
Read MorePlacement rate of graduates remains high
April 3rd, 2009 — The placement rate for Valpo's 2008 graduates was 91 percent, topping 90 percent for the 16th consecutive year despite challenging economic conditions.
Read MoreShowcase of student scholarship turns 10
April 2nd, 2009 — Valpo's Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship will feature nearly 90 projects examining topics from environmental and nuclear physics research to theology and the ethics of buying local food.
Read MoreExhibits feature antiquity, innovation
March 30th, 2009 — Ancient Palestinian pottery excavated by a former faculty member and the theme of innovation are the subject of two exhibits that recently opened at Brauer Museum of Art.
Read MoreEngineering students, professor honored
March 30th, 2009 — A team of Valpo engineering students were honored for their design work and a professor received a teaching award during an annual conference for engineering educators.
Read MoreCollege to host conference on engineering education
March 25th, 2009 — Valpo's College of Engineering is hosting this year's regional American Society for Engineering Education conference March 27-28.
Read MoreFaculty grants support teaching, learning
March 24th, 2009 — Ten faculty members will use grants to support research presentations at national conference, purchase software for courses and other activities designed to enhance teaching.
Read MoreRegistration underway for summer classes
March 20th, 2009 — Valpo's Summer Session will begin May 19, with numerous undergraduate- and graduate-level courses scheduled during two six-week sessions.
Read MoreScholar of church-related higher education named provost
March 16th, 2009 — Dr. Mark Schwehn, author of "Exiles from Eden: Religion and the Academic Vocation in America" and a long-time member of Valpo's faculty, will assume the position of provost.
Read MoreEngineering team takes first in robot competition
March 16th, 2009 — A robot designed and built by Crash Test Dummies, a team of five Valpo engineering students, has taken first place in the renowned Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition.
Read MoreEngineering teams prepare for robotics competition
February 20th, 2009 — Three robots built by engineering students will compete in a large-scale game of tic-tac-toe March 13-14 in the Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition.
Read MoreSecond African water project launched by students
February 13th, 2009 — Valpo's Engineers Without Borders chapter will begin work on its second project in Africa in May, partnering with a Tanzanian community to repair a failing water canal.
Read MoreFaculty awarded grants for research, scholarly work
December 31st, 2008 — Valpo faculty will use grants to support projects ranging from improving the design of waste disposal facilities to reinterpreting the gospel of Mark.
Read MoreService, faith combined in travel grant projects
December 30th, 2008 — Valpo students will deepen their faith and commitment to serving others this spring through projects taking them to Africa, Central America, the Gulf Coast and other locations.
Read MoreStudents receive grants to conduct, present research
December 30th, 2008 — Grants will allow 20 Valpo undergraduates to conduct or present results of research on solar energy, smoking cessation, health equity in Central America and other topics.
Read MoreWomen engineers win national award
December 18th, 2008 — Valpo's chapter of the Society of Women Engineers was recently named Outstanding Collegiate Section, Silver Level, at the organization's national conference.
Read MoreEngineering honor society continues award streak
December 11th, 2008 — Valpo's chapter of engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi has won national recognition for excellence for the sixth time in seven years.
Read MorePhotographs look at Northwest Indiana railroads
December 5th, 2008 — Perspectives on Northwest Indiana's railroad heritage are captured in a photography exhibition opening at the Center for the Arts on Dec. 12.
Read MoreRecollections of 'Kissing Bridge' in exhibit
December 1st, 2008 — Valpo's historic Student Bridge, christened the "kissing bridge" by generations of students, is the subject of an exhibit opening Dec. 13 at Brauer Museum of Art.
Read MoreFaculty recieve grants to boost learning
November 25th, 2008 — Grants from Valpo's Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching will support the activities of 18 faculty members aiming to improve student learning.
Read MoreInternational efforts profiled in report
November 17th, 2008 — Efforts promoting international learning at Valpo, winner of this year's Senator Paul Simon Award, are featured in the report "Internationalizing the Campus 2008," released Nov. 17.
Read MoreCollege helps engineers entering workforce
November 5th, 2008 — Engineering faculty and students are working with Infineon Technologies to develop resources that help engineers bridge the gap between what they learn in school and the workplace.
Read MoreFrench engineering program being launched
October 27th, 2008 — Valpo's second international engineering program will allow students to combine language and cross-cultural knowledge with their engineering skills.
Read MoreGuild grants to enhance student experience
October 24th, 2008 — The Valpo Guild has awarded grants totaling more than $28,000 for campus projects that will benefit students, including purchase of an infant simulator for the College of Nursing.
Read MoreValpo to lead economic development delegation to China
October 13th, 2008 — Valpo faculty and staff will lead a delegation of Northwest Indiana business and civic leaders to China Oct. 20-29 to explore economic development opportunities.
Read MoreAlumni to be recognized at Homecoming
September 26th, 2008 — A dozen alumni and volunteers will be recognized for their achievements and service to Valpo at a worship service Sunday, Oct. 12, during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend.
Read MoreHumanitarian engineering minor offered
September 19th, 2008 — A new humanitarian engineering minor will give Valpo students an opportunity to learn how to use engineering skills to help disadvantaged communities throughout the world.
Read MoreVirtual reality open houses scheduled
September 19th, 2008 — Virtual reality open houses will be held the first Tuesday of the month at Valpo's College of Engineering this academic year.
Read MoreStudents to present ecological research
September 18th, 2008 — Students who conducted research on invasive plants and storm water management at an ecological field station this summer will present their findings at a conference Saturday, Sept. 20.
Read MoreWomen engineers win praise for activities
September 10th, 2008 — The Society of Women Engineers at Valpo recently won first place for Best Collegiate Section among institutions of comparable size in the Midwest.
Read MoreGroup nominated as friend of Kenya
September 10th, 2008 — A humanitarian project led by Valpo's Engineers Without Borders chapter over the past four years has been nominated for an award presented by International Center of Indianapolis.
Read MoreEngineering team helps bring Bible to the blind
August 6th, 2008 — The College of Engineering has worked with volunteers from Lutheran Braille Workers Inc. to redesign and manufacture a printing press used to print Braille Bibles.
Read MoreProfessor takes leadership role in engineering ethics
July 1st, 2008 — Dr. Doug Tougaw, nationally-recognized for his scholarship on ethics and emerging technology, has been elected to a leadership position in the American Society of Engineering Education.
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