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VU Recognized as International Leader

Valparaiso University has received the prestigious Sen. Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization for its lead­ership in preparing students to thrive in
a global economy.

Valpo is one of five institutions in the United States to be recognized with the award this year by NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the world’s largest professional association dedicated to inter­national education. The late Sen. Paul Simon, (D–Ill.), was a strong supporter of international education, advocating for exchanges through his position on various Senate committees.

The university will be featured in “Inter­nationalizing the Campus 2008: Profiles of Success at Colleges and Universities,” to be published by NAFSA this fall.

NAFSA also highlighted Valpo in its 2007 annual report. The uni­versity becomes only the second institu­tion to win the Simon Award after being featured in NAFSA’s report the previous year.

Valpo supports study centers in China, England, Germany and Mexico. Under­graduate programs are offered in Chinese and Japanese studies, interna­tional eco­nomics and cultural affairs, in­ternational service, international business and several languages. International graduate pro­grams include Chinese studies, inter­national commerce and policy, English studies and communication, and law.

The university’s programs in China studies became even stronger this year with the Feb. 13 opening of a Confucius Institute on campus.

For more information about international study at Valpo, visit valpo.edu/international.

Valparaiso University, Institutional Advancement, Office of Communications