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Recognized for Excellence: How Valparaiso University is Getting National Attention
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Valparaiso University Ranked #2 Best Value and #6 Best Regional Among Midwest Schools in U.S. News and World Report Rankings
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How to Be a Successful Graduate Student Online: 5 Dos and Don’ts
Three women, all Engineering Students from Valparaiso University and proud recipients of the Tau Beta Pi Scholarship, smiling in front of a large gold coin background, posing closely together.
Three Valparaiso University Engineering Students Receive Prestigious Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
Two karate athletes spar in a competition, watched by an audience and officials in a gymnasium setting, as Valpo’s own World Champion Hailey Reichelt showcases her impressive skills.
From Northwest Indiana to World Champion: Hailey Reichelt ’28 Brings Discipline and Heart to Valpo
Three people walk together outside, talking and smiling, with trees and a modern building in the background—capturing the spirit of the Educating Character Initiative at Valparaiso University.
Valparaiso University Awarded 2026 Educating Character Initiative Institutional Impact Grant
A man in a suit discusses a tornado warning research poster with two women at a science fair, emphasizing the importance of public safety and highlighting recent studies conducted at Valparaiso University.
Promoting Public Safety: Valparaiso University Meteorologists Examine Tornado Emergency Guidelines
Four health professions students practice a procedure on a mannequin in a clinical training room, demonstrating the collaborative spirit fostered by the CASS community for health professions students.
You Don’t Have to Go It Alone: CASS Builds Community for Health Professions Students
Two young men with name tags walk and talk outside, smiling, with trees and grass in the background, as they share college social tips on how to adjust socially during their first semester of college.
How to Adjust Socially During Your First Semester of College

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Equipping Students for Purposeful Lives of Leadership and Service

The Institute for Leadership and Service at Valparaiso University prepares students to lead with integrity, purpose, and compassion. Rooted in a sense of calling, the Institute fosters thoughtful reflection, engagement with global and local communities, and responsiveness to the most pressing needs of our time.

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Every month, a member of the ILAS staff writes a reflection for the campus community.
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A podcast where we hear stories from those who are sojourning alongside us while we discern our purpose and write our collective story.
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A speaker series that showcases practitioners of vocational discernment, leadership, and service to expand student imagination about pursuing a meaningful life in the midst of challenging times.
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The Institute for Leadership and Service is dedicated to preparing students for lives of leadership and service—lives shaped by a sense of calling, equipped for thoughtful reflection, engaged in the larger world, and responsive to its deepest challenges.

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