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Valparaiso,colloquially Valpo,is a city and the county seat of Porter County,Indiana,United States. The population was 34,151 at the 2020 census.
Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso,Indiana. It is an independent Lutheran university with five undergraduate colleges and a graduate school,home to about 2,500 full-time enrolled students on a campus of 350 acres (140 ha).
The Athletics–Recreation Center,also known as the ARC,is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso,Indiana,United States. It serves as the home court for Valparaiso Beacons men's and women's basketball teams as well as the volleyball team. It opened in 1984 as an addition to Hilltop Gym,the oldest parts of which date to 1939.
"The Shot" refers to a play by Valparaiso University's Crusaders that occurred in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. The play came in Valpo's game against the University of Mississippi Rebels at The Myriad in Oklahoma City on March 13,1998,and gave the #13 seed Crusaders a 70–69 victory over #4 seed Ole Miss. The game was part of a Valparaiso Cinderella run in the tournament that ended in the Sweet Sixteen when the Crusaders lost to Rhode Island.
The Valparaiso University Law School was the law school of Valparaiso University,a private university in Valparaiso,Indiana. Founded in 1879,the school was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1929 and admitted to the Association of American Law Schools in 1930. In October 2016,the ABA censured the school for admitting applicants who did not appear capable of satisfactorily completing the school's program of legal education and being admitted to the bar. One year later,the school suspended admissions and shut down after the last class graduated in 2020.
The Valparaiso Beacons is the name of the athletic teams from Valparaiso University –often referred to as Valpo –in Valparaiso,Indiana,United States. The Beacons compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference in all sports except football,bowling,and men's swimming.
H. Jonathon Costas is an American singer,musician and former politician who served as mayor of Valparaiso,Indiana. He is a member of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education,an elder law attorney,and a small business owner. He was elected mayor in 2003 and served until 2020.
The Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represents Valparaiso University in Valparaiso,Indiana. The basketball team competes in the Missouri Valley Conference,having joined that league in 2017 after 10 seasons in the Horizon League. The Beacons play in the Athletics-Recreation Center,which has a nominal capacity of 5,432. The record capacity 5,444 was reached on March 23,2016,in the NIT Quarterfinal. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2015.
Alan F. Harre (1940–2020) was the seventeenth president of Valparaiso University,a post he held for 20 years from 1988 to 2008. He was succeeded by Elizabethtown College alumnus,Mark A. Heckler. Harre was designated President Emeritus of Valparaiso University on July 1,2008,and was voted one of Valparaiso University's 150 most influential people in history by 2009. He was also the sixth president of Concordia University,St. Paul,from 1984 to 1988.
Mark A. Heckler is a former president of Valparaiso University. He was named the 18th president of the university on July 1,2008,succeeding Alan Harre,and served until September 1,2020,when he was named president emeritus.
The Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center is a residential and academic building on the campus of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso,Indiana.
Mike Avery is an American athletic director,soccer coach,and former player who played as a midfielder or forward. He is the head coach and sporting director of USL League Two club Fort Wayne FC.
Emory G. Bauer Field is a baseball venue in Valparaiso,Indiana,United States. It is home to the Valparaiso Beacons baseball team of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Opened in 1970,it has a capacity of 500 spectators.
Susan E. Henking is an American religious studies scholar. She was the 14th and final president of Shimer College in Chicago,appointed in July 2012 and finishing in 2017. She then served in interim roles at Salem Academy and College,including Interim President in 2020/2021.
Conner Cappelletti is an association football coach and former player. Previously the head coach at Lane United,Lane Community College,and North Alabama SC,he is an assistant coach for USL League One club Richmond Kickers. Born in the United States,he represented Guam at international level,playing as a defender.
The 1920 Valparaiso University football team represented Valparaiso University in the 1920 college football season. In George Keogan's second year as head coach,the Crusaders compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents 215 to 60. Notable games included losses to Harvard and Notre Dame,who were each recognized as national champions,Harvard by Boand and Notre Dame by Billingsley and Parke H. Davis.
JoséD. Padilla is the 19th President of Valparaiso University. Padilla was most recently vice president,university counsel,and secretary of the University of Colorado system,and previously held similar roles for 15 years at DePaul University.
The 2020–21 Valparaiso University men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Valpo,led by fifth-year head coach Matt Lottich,played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–18,7–11 in MVC play to finish a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament,they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.
The 2021–22 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons,led by sixth-year head coach Matt Lottich,played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Colette Pierce Burnette is an American educational administrator. Educated as an industrial engineer,Burnette later became interested in supporting students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). After serving in several administrative positions at U.S. universities,she became the first female president of Huston–Tillotson University in 2015. In May 2022,Burnette was announced as the next president and CEO of Newfields in Indianapolis,Indiana.
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- ↑ "Valparaiso selects CU VP Jose Padilla as next president". The Denver Post. December 2, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Interim-president Colette Irwin-Knott". Office of the President. Valparaiso University. n.d. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Valparaiso University names new president". Valpo News. Valparaiso University. n.d. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Valparaiso University Announces Interim President". Valpo News. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ↑ "Valparaiso Names Interim President". www.insideindianabusiness.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
