Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University fraternities will no longer be allowed to establish new houses off-campus. The city council approved a series of updates to the unified development ordinance Monday.

Efforts to gradually push Valparaiso University's fraternity houses onto campus continue to get a mixed reaction.

It's now easier for students to start their college education at Ivy Tech and finish at Valparaiso University. The two schools say they've entered into a Dual Admission Partnership Agreement.

Helping to train students for the high-demand field of occupational therapy is the goal of a donation to Opportunity Enterprises.

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) will be Valparaiso University's spring commencement speaker. In a statement, university president José Padilla said, "As a lifelong servant-leader for the state of Indiana and the United States as a whole, Senator Young represents many of the virtues that we work every day to live at Valparaiso University."

Valparaiso University's research into how plastics impact nature and human health will be able to continue.

Valparaiso University is looking to add a two-year associate's degree program and boost enrollment among Hispanic students. A strategic plan called Uplift Valpo was approved by the university's board of directors in July.

Valparaiso University has named its first Black director of athletics. Dr. Charles Small will take over as athletic director July 1.

Solar energy is presenting new opportunities for Indiana's rural communities. Doral Renewables is currently developing one of the country's largest solar farms in Starke and Pulaski counties.

Today: Valparaiso University humanities & Christian ethics professor Thomas Howard is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk about the new initiative: “Valpo on the Brink: Rethinking Mission, History and Identity at a Lutheran University.” He is the leader of the six-member group which is conducting the studies within the initiative. Their final reports are planned to be completed by March 1st, 2024.