Alerts
See the latest alerts, plans and emergency notifications for Purdue University Northwest.
Alert Me!
Purdue Northwest’s text messaging service, provides the capability to communicate brief, urgent information and notifications that affect the status of campus operations to students, faculty, staff and the community.
Suspending On-Campus Operations
From time to time it may become necessary to suspend in-person and on-campus operations at one or both of the PNW campuses due to adverse weather conditions or other emergencies. If we must alter normal campus operations, we will notify students, faculty and staff in the manner listed below.
Notifications to students, faculty and staff will begin as soon as possible after a decision is made to suspend on campus operations or close a campus.
Receiving Updates
Alert Me is our first method of communication for campus closures and severe weather warnings. If you are not signed up, we encourage you to sign up now to be prepared.
Review Emergency Guides and Procedures
Please note that if campus is “closed” due to weather or an emergency, your classes are not canceled! Instructional activities at PNW will shift to remote learning for the duration of the closure.
Students are advised to check your email and/or Brightspace for details from the instructor.
As a general procedure, if operations at one or both campuses are officially suspended for any reason, instructional activities at those locations will shift to remote learning for the duration of the closure.
Each college, department or office is responsible for notifying part-time employees, guests and others they have scheduled to be on campus on the day of a campus closing.
As a general procedure, if operations at one or both campuses are officially suspended for any reason, staff who are not designated as essential personnel, and who have the resources to work remotely during their regular working shift, are expected to do so.
Please be advised that instructional activities at PNW will shift to remote learning for the duration of the closure.
Department managers are asked to review with all staff your unit’s operational procedures in the event of a suspension of campus operations. Unit leaders are responsible for communicating expectations to staff in advance of potential wintry weather. Following any emergency suspension of campus operations, Human Resources will share information about pay for employees during the duration of that incident.
Each department or office is responsible for notifying part-time employees, guests and others they have scheduled to be on campus on the day of a campus closing.
In the event of inclement weather or other emergencies, notifications are available at:
Text Messages
Check your PNW e-mail.
Purdue University Northwest Website
pnw.edu or pnw.edu/alerts (this page)
Social Media
Check the Purdue Northwest Facebook and Twitter pages.
Television Stations
- ABC – Chicago and South Bend
- CBS – Chicago and South Bend
- FOX – Chicago
- NBC – Chicago and South Bend
Online Media
Radio Stations
- WAKE 1500 AM – Valparaiso
- WBBM 780 AM – Chicago
- WCOE 96.7 FM – La Porte
- WEFM 95.9 FM – Michigan City
- WGN 720 AM – Chicago
- WIMS 1420 AM – Michigan City
- WJOB 104.7 FM – Hammond
- WJOB 1230 AM – Hammond
- WKVI 1520 AM – Knox
- WKVI 99.3 FM – Knox
- WLJE 105.5 FM –Valparaiso
- WLPR 89.1 FM – Merrillville
- WLOI 1540 AM – South Bend
- WLTH 1370 AM – Gary
- WSBT 96.1 FM – South Bend
- WSBT 960 AM – South Bend
- WZVN 107.1 FM – Lowell
PNW Public Health Resources
COVID-19 Guide
Purdue University Northwest has returned to in-person learning and campus life! We continue to monitor COVID-19 guidelines, and we ask members of the PNW community to follow our testing and isolation protocols if they show symptoms or test positive for COVID.
Monkeypox Resources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Concerned about monkeypox? Purdue University Northwest is monitoring public-health guidelines and will offer updates to the campus community as necessary.
PNW Information Services Status
Review the current status of Information Services systems and services.
Timely Warnings
Timely warning messages are part of Purdue University Northwest’s commitment to provide campus-area crime information.