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Creative Work and Research Committee

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While Valparaiso University primarily has an undergraduate teaching mission, the institution advocates and fosters a climate of systematic inquiry by supporting faculty and student research and by encouraging faculty-student collaboration on projects.

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Go beyond the Classroom

Diversity in Research

Research at Valparaiso University embodies many kinds of activities, from review of pertinent literature and fine arts performance and analysis to the specification and conduct of projects of inquiry.

Some of these activities may lead to publication; all enrich classroom instruction by expanding the professor’s awareness of the complexity and richness of life through the development of new analytical perspectives. In other words, research informs good teaching.

Encouraging Collaboration

Faculty Involvement

In order to encourage creative work and research on the part of its faculty members, Valparaiso University offers opportunity for appropriate recognition and financial assistance for such work through award programs administered by the Creative Work and Research Committee. These programs, for undergraduate faculty and students, include the following:

  • Undergraduate Summer Research Housing Grants
  • University Research Professorships
  • Philip and Miriam Kapfer Faculty Research Award
  • We Raise Foundation – O.P. Kretzmann Memorial Fund Grants
  • Summer Research Fellowships
  • Creative Work and Research Expense Grants
  • Faculty-Sponsored Student Research Grants
  • Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work
  • Guild Undergraduate Creative Work and Research Expense Grants

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Six meteorology students from the Valpo Meteorology program, all NOAA Hollings Scholar Program recipients, sit at a restaurant table with menus and drinks, smiling warmly at the camera.

Six Valpo Meteorology Students Earn a Spot in the Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholar Program

At Valparaiso University, we love to say that our meteorology program is one big, happy family. Our students, faculty members, and alumni have a reputation for maintaining deep, meaningful relationships […]

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Student Innovation Shines at Valpo’s Fall Internship and Research Symposium (FIReS)

Each fall, Valparaiso University students step into the spotlight to show how they put their education into action through hands-on research and real-world internship experiences. This year’s Fall Internship and […]

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A large group in yellow shirts is seated inside Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection, surrounded by stained glass windows and modern hanging lights in Indiana.

Valparaiso University Chapel of the Resurrection Granted Sacred Places Indiana Award

The Chapel of the Resurrection at Valparaiso University has been named a recipient of the Sacred Places Indiana award. The award comes with a $300,000 capital grant and $25,000 planning […]

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Valparaiso University Student Combines Economics and Fire Safety in Effectiveness and Response Study

Valparaiso, Indiana – Mathew Blevins ’28 a double-major in economics and Spanish at Valparaiso University, has been awarded the Guild Undergraduate Creative Work and Research (CWR) Expense Grant, and will […]

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Ozone Garden to Bring Air Quality Research and Interdisciplinary Learning to Valpo

While this is only Assistant Professor of Meteorology Katelyn Barber’s, Ph.D., second semester at Valpo, she’s already making a massive impact on our campus community, how our students learn beyond […]

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