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.

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.

On Thursday, October 25th at 6 pm, come to 807 Mound Street for some good soup and bread and a chance to learn about a widespread problem: hunger.

This informational event will give insight into the nature and extent of world hunger as well as in the United States, with a focus on what can be done here at school to help solve this problem.

Sponsored by the Office of Residential Life and SALT (Social Action Leadership Team).

Approved for Core 5th-hour credit.

Flyer: Focus on Hunger: The Soup Kitchen Discussion