“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr. Dear Colleagues: As we celebrate the end of another academic year, I am reminded of the many achievements our community has made this year and of the persistent search for knowledge […]
Category: 2016-2017
End of Year — Students
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” — Anne Frank Dear Students: As Commencement Weekend quickly approaches and we celebrate the end of another academic year, it seems fitting we should reflect on the many achievements made by our community this year and to remind […]
Veterans Day
“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.” — Patrick Henry For more than sixty years, November 11 has been a day to honor American women and men who have bravely fought to protect the freedoms and ideals we hold so dear. Originally known as […]
Spring Break
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” — Woodrow T. Wilson Dear Students, […]
A House Divided Cannot Stand
“A house divided cannot stand.” Jesus first spoke these words as he addressed a crowd of followers and critics — many of whom disagreed with each other about the ways to embody both their religious and political identities. We have also come to know these words because Abraham Lincoln uttered them in a speech he […]
Christmas
“The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.” Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: On that first Christmas night, ordinary shepherds were the first to witness the birth of Jesus Christ — and the first messengers of God’s peace and […]
Thanksgiving
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” — Johannes A. Gaertner When many of us hear the word “Thanksgiving,” we think of a day set aside for food, family, and football. Perhaps we will take a moment before dinner to […]
Welcome
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust, 20th century French novelist Good morning, Valpo! Today we embark on a new academic year at Valparaiso University, where we continue our individual and collective voyages to pursue truth, and we welcome our new students who […]
All are Welcome in this Place
“I was a stranger and you invited me in.” — Matthew 25:35 Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Valparaiso University is constituted by people of different backgrounds and beliefs in dialogue with one another in the common pursuit of Truth. Those of us who have chosen to link our destinies with this place — whether faculty, […]