Enrollment

Posted by: @vu72

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FWAlum, See below. I was under the impression that President Konkol was present at this event. I may be wrong. He will, no doubt, be working on restoring this relationship. 

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The Valparaiso University Chorale and Chamber Orchestra recently visited Fort Wayne for their Spring Outreach Tour. They performed on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church and School, alongside the Concordia Lutheran High School A Cappella choir. [1, 2, 3, 4]

I talked to the director, Marin Jacobson, and also attended the concert, as far as I know, President Konkol did not attend.

I've spoken at some length with the new VP of Enrollment and I am totally impressed with her vision, plan, and dedication. IMO we need more hires like this. 

Paul 

I guess I was more so confused with the term Town being associated with fort Wayne. Especially in the same sentence as lcms town that founded Vu. It's just it confusing sentence in my opinion. As for the other statement, the majority of LUA members were LCMS so I guess I apologize for generalizing that down from LUA to the LCMS. (lCMS was the synnod mentioned in the quoted piece after all)

Posted by: @78crusader

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I've spoken at some length with the new VP of Enrollment and I am totally impressed with her vision, plan, and dedication. IMO we need more hires like this. 

Paul 

That is great news!

I don't want to talk specific numbers yet, since there is still time until fall semester and I am reluctant to reveal any detailed information until publicly announced; however, I feel the board could use some good news on this issue, so I can report that the general enrollment and freshmen registration outlook right now for fall is described as positive and optimistic.

https://www.valpo.edu/more-students-choosing-valpo-undergraduate-enrollment-deposits-increase-for-first-time-in-ten-years/

Posted by: @vu72

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https://www.valpo.edu/more-students-choosing-valpo-undergraduate-enrollment-deposits-increase-for-first-time-in-ten-years/

This is a very positive sign that VU's new leadership is already having an impact. The numbers are pointing up pretty much across the board. It's a foundation for building momentum.

This is indeed very positive. I had heard some inside information from very reliable sources a few weeks ago and this is slightly more positive than what I heard. Certainly some good momentum building.