The Valpo Core Reader collects and honors excellent writing from Valparaiso University students who have been through the Valpo Core Program the previous year. These essays address a wide variety of texts and topics and include many genres of writing, including argumentative papers, personal narratives, and more. Main themes are drawn from the curriculum of the Core Program, which is arranged according to important aspects of human experience: origins, education, love, citizenship, work and vocation, and matters of "life and death."
We welcome submissions from Valpo Core faculty and students. Submissions may be sent to core@valpo.edu.
Citizenship Essays
The Journey of the Damned (2011), Nick Goodman
Education Essays
The Best Education Lies in the Middle (2011), Chuandi Zhao
Life and Death Essays
Between Truth and Service (2011), Anthony Dary
The Beauty of Death (2011), Mohammad Albalooshi
The Significance of Stories (2011), Megan Marimen
Love Essays
Can't Buy Her Love (2011), Justin Phillips
Love Takes Action (2011), Sara Meeter
The Tales of Two Love Stories (2011), Rachel Gilman
Origins Essays
First Lesson—To Be Modest (2011), Yang Wu
Me, Myself, I, and Alex (2011), Andrew Vande Guchte
Pangu and Ancient China (2011), Weiwei Yao
Portfolio Introduction Essays
Experience (2011), Anthony Dary
Work and Vocation Essays
Connections: Inside and Out (2011), Heather Albertson
Jeanne Wittmann, PTA: Patient, Temperate, Admirable (2011), Travis Wittmann
Wearing Blue (2011), Brooke Vail