Top 10 VU Stories of 2025
January 01, 2026
Reflecting on the top 2025 stories from VU News fills us with pride for the extraordinary milestones, innovative achievements, and the collective successes we celebrated!
VU charts bold course with launch of 2026-2030 Strategic Plan: Building Futures Through Excellence, Innovation and Opportunity.
VU Launches Bold Strategic Plan to Guide Excellence Innovation Opportunity
VU named one of the top 200 U.S. Community Colleges eligible to compete for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges.
VU collaborates with Walmart to provide hands-on training for the global giant's Associate to Technician (A2T) program.
VU collaborates with Marian University as an educational partner in the Riverside Education Innovation District (REID) initiative in the Near Northwest Area of Indianapolis.
VU Marian University Riverside Education Innovation District
VU's pioneering efforts in Early College and Dual Credit Education continue to expand with launch of Early College Online program.
VU Early College Online Program
VU celebrates landmark achievement: the 50th anniversary of Project EXCEL, Indiana's first dual credit program.
VU Project Excel Celebrates Fifty Years
VU launches Employer Gateway, a one-stop website designed for business and industry partners.
College of Social Science, Performing Arts and Communication celebrates The Trailblazer and honors a century of Journalism, marking 100 years of the award-winning student newspaper.
VU Honors the Trailblazer Unveils New Logo
Eight current and former VU coaches are honored with NJCAA Coaches Legacy Awards.
VU NJCAA Coaches Legacy Awards
VU Shake Library hosts prestigious "Americans and the Holocaust" traveling exhibit.
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