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[corny]

I'm wondering if someone can comment on Valparaiso's status as a religious school (in terms of expectations for faculty, particularly). I took a look at some earlier threads that didn't really address this. I see that it's a Lutheran school, but not affiliated with any particular synod. Further details would be most welcome.

[venerable_bede]

I have no useful information to offer vis-a-vis Lutherans, but I never miss an opportunity to mention that in the 1920s Valparaiso was almost sold to the Ku Klux Klan. They don't hide that, though, to their credit:

http://www.valpo.edu/150/history-presidents/evans.php

[august_leo]

I have a close friend who went there. She's catholic. I never got the impression that Valpo was very strictly Lutheran/down your throat with it (but I didn't actually go there).

[hegemony]

Valpo is pretty liberal and easy-going as far as religion is concerned.

[anthroid]

I believe it's ECLA (though I could be wrong!).  It's part of a Lilly Foundations group dealing with church-related schools, so it does take its religious affiliation seriously.  Valpo is a totally cool town--great old houses, close enough to Chicago that there is a South Shore train station there (well, okay, it's kind of the end of the line, but still, you can get downtown easily even if it takes a while).  It has a pretty good reputation, though from what I can tell it's expanded relatively rapidly in the last few years with lots of revenue-generating programs.  But there aren't many LACs that haven't done that.

I'd go there in a heartbeat.  Apply!

[corny]

Thanks, everybody, for your replies. All of this confirms the feeling I had about the place...but it's good to have it confirmed!