VALPARAISO | A new edition of the Valparaiso University Speakers Bureau directory is now available to the public and lists a wide variety of programs offered by faculty and staff.

More than 140 Valparaiso faculty and staff experts are available to present programs on hundreds of topics, including business, science, health, history, religion, Chicago and Northwest Indiana, world affairs and writing. The directory also contains information about the University's traveling drama troupes, programs specifically designed for younger audiences and Valparaiso Organization for Learning and Teaching Seniors.

Copies of the directory are available through Valparaiso's Office of University Relations at no charge. To request a copy, call (219) 464-5114 or send an e-mail message to university.relations@valpo.edu.

Experts and topics available through the VU Speakers Bureau may also be viewed online at valpo.edu/urel/speakers.

Most faculty and staff provide their programs to local organizations, schools, churches and other groups free of charge.--For The Times