{"id":4988,"date":"2018-09-28T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:43:36","slug":"xiawei-harvey-chen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/xiawei-harvey-chen\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiawei (Harvey) Chen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/WechatIMG475-e1538149195219-758x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5007\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/WechatIMG475-e1538149195219-758x1024.webp 758w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/WechatIMG475-e1538149195219-222x300.webp 222w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/WechatIMG475-e1538149195219-768x1038.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/WechatIMG475-e1538149195219-600x811.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/WechatIMG475-e1538149195219-359x485.webp 359w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/WechatIMG475-e1538149195219.webp 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Xiawei (Harvey) Chen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Digital Media Designer for Innovative Digital Services (IDS)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a onclick=\"window.open('mailto:\\u0078\\u0077\\u0063\\u0068\\u0061\\u006e\\u0040\\u006c\\u0069\\u0076\\u0065\\u002e\\u0063\\u006e','_blank');return false;\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.write('\\u0078\\u0077\\u0063\\u0068\\u0061\\u006e\\u0040\\u006c\\u0069\\u0076\\u0065\\u002e\\u0063\\u006e');<\/script><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduated: August 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree: M.S., Digital Media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best memories from your Valpo days:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overall friendly and safe environment here, both on and off campus, is the best thing. Valparaiso is a such lovely town, my wife and I both love it. And Valparaiso University is one of the best universities in the Midwest because of its diversity in culture and the integrity in academics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Career path:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I worked as a UI\/UX designer and coordinator for a start-up in Chicago from 2015 to 2017. Since October 2017, I\u2019ve worked as a digital media designer for Innovative Digital Services(IDS), located in Valpo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Upcoming plans:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am looking forward to having my next Chinese New Year in China, because I have missed ten years of that! Every year I enjoyed the celebration here at Valpo with many other students on campus, but I still miss how it is celebrated in China, so I am looking forward to it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from your Valpo days:&nbsp;&nbsp; The overall friendly and safe environment here, both on and off campus, is the best thing. 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