- CHARACTER & FAITH
- University curriculum positions faith at the center of learning
- Noursishes the "whole person" - spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical dimensions of students' lives
- Affirms values - faith, personal integrity, social responsibility, and respect for human diversity
- Encourages open inquiry
- 75 percent of students participate in faith-related activities
- Emphasis on "Service Learning:" one-third of Valpo students volunteered over 54,000 hours for the 2007 academic year
- Lutheran Education Alliance with Parochial Schools (LEAPs) program enables students to serve as apprentice teachers in under-resourced parochial schools in Northwest Indiana, Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit
- Law students perform 3,000 hours of pro-bono service and 7,600 hours of clinic every year
- Valpo Law Clinic provides free legal services to disadvantaged members of the community; approximately 700 clients annually
- Community Research and Service Center provides research and planning services for community organizations and local governments
- Valpo is home to the Lilly Fellows Program in the Humanities and the Arts, an initiative to strengthen the network of church-related colleges in the U.S. that provides fellowship opportunities and developmental support for young scholars in Christian communities of learning
- Valpo emphasizes the concept of vocation
- Diverse worship opportunities are available to all
- Welcoming of all faiths
- Fosters active campus ministry from the Chapel of the Resurrection, St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center, Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship program, and Campus Crusade for Christ
- Spiritual endeavors motivate and equip students for service to God and the human family
- Every professional graduate program addresses issues of ethics
- Home of the Project on Civic Reflection, which helps civic groups build capacity, commitment and community through reading and discussion.
- Home of the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People in Faith, which works to develop resources to help contemporary people live the Christian faith with vitality and integrity in changing times
- Home of the Resurrection Labyrinth (Prayer Labyrinth), in memory of Nicole Unrath
