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Valparaiso University

university, Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Also known as: Northern Indiana Normal School, Valparaiso College, Valparaiso Male and Female College

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Date:: 1859 - present

Notable Alumni:: Lowell Thomas

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Valparaiso University, private, coeducational institution of higher education in Valparaiso, Ind., U.S. It is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. It grants associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and professional degrees. The college of arts and sciences is the largest academic division, comprising more than 20 departments. There are also colleges of business administration, engineering, and nursing. The school of law was founded in 1879, the graduate division in 1963, and Christ College (the honours college) in 1967. The Neils Science Center contains an observatory, a subcritical nuclear reactor, and a linear particle accelerator. Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources was built ...(100 of 307 words)

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