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Valparaiso University Engineers Put Their Skills to the Test with Race Car Design and Construction
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Learn by Doing: Social Work in Action

At Valpo, social work students gain real-world experience through internships, research, advocacy, and cross-cultural learning that prepare them to lead and serve.

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Practical skills that will serve you well throughout your professional career. Students are involved in learning activities that allow them to apply classroom knowledge such as internships at a social service agency, engaging in cross-culture communication and interchange to learn and practice cultural competency, visiting the state legislature to examine the role of advocacy, and undergraduate research to investigate the role research has in informing practice.

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