“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr. Dear students: As Commencement Weekend quickly approaches and we celebrate the end of another academic year, I’m reminded of the many achievements made by our community this year. Truly, it has been another remarkable and productive year at Valparaiso University. […]
Category: Letters
End of Year — Faculty and Staff
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when [contemplating] the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.” — Albert Einstein […]
Veterans Day
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John Fitzgerald Kennedy Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: On this day, November 11, our country observes Veterans Day — a day to acknowledge and appreciate the women and men who have […]
End of Year — Faculty and Staff
Dear Colleagues, At the end of another successful academic year, let’s take a moment to reflect upon what we have accomplished. This community has accomplished much together. I hope and pray that you have had many opportunities to take pride in the contributions you have made and moments of satisfaction that come working with good […]
End of Year — Students
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” — Henry David Thoreau Dear Students: It’s nearly here. The culmination of another academic year, marked […]
End of Year — Faculty and Staff
“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 […]
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
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” — Martin Luther King Jr. Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Spring Break is nearly here: a respite from lectures, presentations, papers, and exams. Time for students to set aside the demands of the semester to relax and recharge, reconnect with family and […]
Veterans Day
“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid, they have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” — Harry S. Truman Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: Our nation observes Veterans Day to recognize and celebrate the women and men who have […]