The Valpo Core

Spring Break 2009!!!!!!!

April 10, 2008, 9:00 pm, Lankenau Hall Blue Light Lounge

Several students will talk about the mission trips they had over Spring Break, in Peru, Haiti, and Nicaragua. They will talk about their experience and what they gained from going on those trips. There will be information provided on how students can partake in mission trips and alternative spring breaks next year. A snack will be provided.

Sponsored by Residential Life

From the event organizers:

Brandt Hall is working with the VU Career Center to put on a program about internships prior to the Career Fair.  While the program welcomes students of all majors, it is specifically being marketed to liberal arts students since their degrees do not require internships and, thus, they have less incentive to seek them out on their own.  The Career Center will lead a presentation and will discuss some of the benefits of internships more generally and how they can be beneficial even outside the business and engineering colleges.  They will also be providing tips about securing internships, what have been/are currently available, and can answer questions after the presentation.  We have set a tentative date/time of Jan 30th at 7 PM in CCLIR 205.

The GLC (Global Leaders Community) will be putting on a program on Sunday entitled, “Living in a Foreign Country.” The presentation will focus on the experience of applying and planning to leave, current experiences of international students, and reflecting on traveling by students after they have returned.  The presentation will be on Sunday at 6:30 pm in Brandt Hall’s Classroom.

Come help make Christmas cards for soldiers in Iraq. This event runs from 8-10 pm in the Alumni Study Lounge, Thursday December 6. Anyone on campus is invited to attend. The purpose of the event is to make Christmas cards with a personal note inside to remind the soldiers that there are people here in the United States thinking of them during the holiday season.

Supplies will be provided and Alumni House Council is assisting with this financially.

Thursday, November 7, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alumni Study Lounge

Residents will discuss different political issues and how their perspective on issues may be skewed by the facts to which they have access  or which media outlets they frequently refer to for information. Professor Jennifer Hora has provided resources, including a PowerPoint presentation, and students will have the opportunity to discuss the upcoming year and what to watch for as they prepare to vote in their first presidential election.

Brandt Hall will be hosting Prof. Steinwart for a discussion of Professionalism.  Prof. Steinwart will discuss appropriate communication and actions when working with a supervisor or in an internship.  She will conclude with a question and answer session. The session is scheduled to be in Brandt’s classroom on Wednesday, Oct. 24th at 8:30 pm.

Monday, October 8th at 7:00 pm in the Lankenau Hall Blue Light Lounge

Prof. Hillwig of the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy will discuss possible congruence and balance between science/evolution and faith/creation. He will present his personal research in this area. The event will be a lecture/presentation followed by a question and answer section.

“Invisible Minority”
Thursday, Oct. 4th
7:30 pm, Alumni Hall Study Lounge

Come meet the GLB community here on campus.
Learn to challenge society’s stereotypes.
Familiarize yourself with VU’s “invisible minority.”

Members of Alliance will speak about their experiences on campus as an underrepresented group and in a largely Judeo-Christian environment. There will be open discussion.

Core-approved for 5th-hour credit.

This event is approved for Core 5th-hour credit:

Thursday, October 4th at 7 pm in the Lankenau Hall exercise room, come gain a greater awareness of the specific diversity issues that students face on Valparaiso’s campus and the experiences that some of your peers have faced. This interactive event will confront and challenge your understanding of discrimination and diversity and will be followed by a discussion.

Sponsored by Residential Life

On Tuesday, September 25th, at 7 pm in Alumni Hall, there will be a presentation of several different ways of pursuing writing on the VU campus. Prof. Swanson (Biology/Core) will discuss the first two papers assigned in Core: how these assignments differ from each other, what to think about in the process of revision. Prof. Schuette-Hoffman (English) will explain the option students have to professionally and academically pursue writing. Vickie Chambers will put a face to the Writing Center and also explain the benefits the Writing Center can offer, especially in the composition and compilation of the Core portfolio. And lastly Evan Bryson of The Lighter will explain how students can publish their work in a student publication.

This event is approved for Core 5th-hour credit.