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The Office of Undergraduate Admission will move to the new Welcome Center on June 3rd!
The dedication of the building will be during Homecoming Weekend on September 28th. Stop by the Welcome Center and visit us when you're on campus!
Valpo's Fites Center Receives Coveted LEED© Platinum U.S. Green Building Certification
Valparaiso University’s Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute.
“The Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center is already a special place for learning,” said Eric Johnson, dean of the College of Engineering. “The LEED Platinum certification indicates that the building itself is special, too; it is a place where engineering innovation is on display every day.”
The Fites Engineering Innovation Center is one of only five buildings in Indiana, and the only higher education building in the state, to receive LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of certification awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is one of only 1,026 LEED Platinum certified buildings around the world. Other LEED Platinum certified buildings include: The National Audubon Society Headquarters in New York, the Starbucks Palace in Madrid, Discovery Communications Global Headquarters in Maryland, McDonald’s Corporation World Headquarters in Illinois, and the Liberty Island Retail Pavilion in New York.
“The Fites Engineering Innovation Center is one of the many jewels on the Valparaiso campus,” said Valparaiso University President Mark Heckler. “It is designed to be a place for learning and preparation for professional advancement. It is now a model for energy efficiency and savings in Indiana and across the country.”
LEED certification of the Fites Engineering Innovation Center was based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact the project itself and the broader community, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. These features include: Power partially generated by high-efficiency solar panels; lighting, heating and cooling controlled by occupancy sensors; water savings from waterless and low-flow fixtures; underground infiltrators and surface rain garden for storm water runoff; zero-maintenance landscaping with drought-tolerant native Indiana prairie grasses; and use of recycled materials.
“The Fites Engineering Innovation Center’s LEED Platinum certification demonstrates tremendous green building leadership,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “The urgency of USGBC’s mission has challenged the industry to move faster and reach further than ever before, and the Fites Center serves as a prime example of just how much we can accomplish.”
The Fites Engineering Innovation Center is named after Donald V. Fites ’56 CE, who is the retired chief executive officer and chairman of Caterpillar Inc. and a member of the Valparaiso University Board of Directors. Mr. Fites, one of the College of Engineering’s (CoE) most successful graduates, has played a significant role in previous fundraising campaigns and is a major financial supporter of the CoE. The College of Engineering is proud to honor further the legacy of Mr. Fites with the LEED Platinum certification.
Recognition of the LEED Platinum certification will take place at a ceremony at the Fites Center on April 12, at 4 p.m.
The Office of the Registrar is pleased to announce that official transcripts are now available for order online!
By partnering with Scrip-Safe, the approved transcript-paper vendor for Valparaiso University, we are able to offer online ordering capability, online payment, 24 hour access to order status information, secure electronic delivery options, expedited processing, express shipping, transcript authentication, shipment tracking and email notification of status updates. We are also able to maintain our ability to fulfill requests for paper transcripts via the online order system.
Please visit the Office of the Registrar web page for more information. Transcript ordering information is in the Quick Links menu within the link entitled Transcript Orders.
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Placement Exceeds 90 Percent for 20 Consecutive Years
Valparaiso University has achieved a 95.7 percent placement rate for 2011-2012 graduates, marking the 20th straight year of placement rates higher than 90 percent. Through dedication to preparing students for a post-Valpo life and a time-tested career services strategy, the independent Lutheran university graduates accomplished students who attain job and graduate school placement throughout the country and the world. More...Valpo Professors Mark Budnik, Lissa Yogan, Kevin Jantzi Win Annual Excellence in Teaching Awards
Valparaiso University's Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching has selected Mark Budnik, Kevin Jantzi and Lissa Yogan as recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2013-2014. "We are very proud of the excellent teachers that we have here at Valparaiso University," said Rick Gillman, assistant provost for faculty affairs. "We are pleased to have been able to expand both the number and value of our teaching awards this year so that we could recognize both more individuals and more diverse contributions to the teaching and learning enterprise. As always, it was difficult for the committee to select the three winners from among the outstanding pool of nominees." More...Professional Educators Partnership to Host Meet and Greet With State Superintendent
The Professional Educators Partnership, of Valparaiso University's Department of Education, will host a Meet and Greet Reception for the newly elected state superintendent, Glenda Ritz. The reception will be held in the Community Room on May 8 at 4 p.m. According to her biography, Ritz has "always been a strong vocal advocate for students and educators." More...