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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. It enrolls nearly 2,900 students and has a 350-acre (140 ha) campus.
The Calumet,also commonly called the Valpo Local,was a 43.6-mile (70.2 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak between Chicago and Valparaiso,Indiana. Despite Amtrak's mandate to provide only intercity service,the Calumet was a commuter train. Transferred from Conrail in 1979,the full route was shared with Amtrak's Broadway Limited until 1990;the Calumet was discontinued the next year.
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.
Valparaiso High School is a public high school in Valparaiso,Indiana.
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.
Frances Tilton Weaver (1904–2003) was an American attorney from Illinois.
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 politician serving 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 first elected mayor in 2003 and served until 2020,before being re-elected in 2023.
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.
The V-Line is the local bus operation in Valparaiso,Indiana. Service began on October 1,2007 making Valparaiso one of the smallest cities in the United States to have its own independent public transit system.
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.
The Valparaiso Crusaders men's soccer team represented Valparaiso University (Valpo) in NCAA Division I soccer competition as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference The Crusaders played home matches at Brown Field on the Valpo campus in Valparaiso,Indiana.
Valparaiso Technical Institute (1874–1991),previously located in Valparaiso,Indiana,was originally established by G.A. Dodge as a department of Northern Indiana Normal School. After its reorganization in 1891 the school became the largest telegraph and railway instruction institution in the United States,and was known as "The Dodge Institute of Telegraphy."
Valpo Velvet is a "mom and pop" ice cream shop in Valparaiso,Indiana. It has been owned and run by the Brown family since 1947.
The 2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders,led by fourth-year head coach Matt Lottich,played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as third-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–16,9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament,they defeated Evansville,Loyola–Chicago,and Missouri State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Bradley.
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 2022–23 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons,led by seventh-year head coach Matt Lottich,played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso,Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–20,5–15 in MVC play to finish in tenth place. They lost to Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.
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- 1 2 "A Valpo Life in the Spotlight: Valparaiso Mayor Matt Murphy". ValpoLife. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ https://laportecounty.life/article/city-of-valpo-makes-major-environmental-strides/
- ↑ https://ci.valparaiso.in.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1065
