Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Tyler Kuss
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2024

STARS v2.2

Valparaiso University
PRE-3: Institutional Boundary

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Complete Reporter
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Institution type:
Baccalaureate

Institutional control:
Private non-profit

A brief description of the institution’s main campus and other aspects of the institutional boundary used to complete this report:
Our spacious campus of more than 350 acres contains more than 60 academic and residential buildings, including:

202,000-square-foot Harre Student Union is the hub of student life and offers space for recreation and meetings as well as a computer lab, bookstore, career center, and two dining options at Founders Table and the Campus Cafe.
Located on the highest point on campus, the Chapel of the Resurrection has been a Northwest Indiana landmark for more than 50 years.
The Center for the Arts includes 275-seat theater, 170-seat recital hall, and the Brauer Museum of Art.
The Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources stores 600,000 volumes and offers 180 public computers.
The James S. Markiewicz Solar Energy Research Facility contains the only solar furnace at an undergraduate institution.
Campus living arrangements include nine residence halls and apartment buildings, and seven fraternity houses. Valpo students have access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, including:Our athletic facilities include four gyms, an indoor track and pool, racquetball courts, and a fitness center offering cardio machines and weights.

Which of the following features are present on campus and which are included within the institutional boundary?:
Present? Included?
Agricultural school No No
Medical school No No
Other professional school with labs or clinics (e.g. dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, veterinary) Yes Yes
Museum Yes Yes
Satellite campus No No
Farm larger than 2 hectares or 5 acres No No
Agricultural experiment station larger than 2 hectares or 5 acres No No
Hospital No No

The rationale for excluding any features that are present from the institutional boundary:
N/A

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