Behavioral Sciences
January 16, 2025
Purdue University Northwest’s Social Work program earns reaccreditation
PNW's Bachelor of Arts in Social Work program has earned reaccreditation by the Council on Social Work Education, reaffirming PNW’s high-quality undergraduate social work curriculum and commitment to preparing students for licensure in the professional field.
May 29, 2024
Shreya Bhandari, Ph.D., LISW, professor of Social Work, is an educator, researcher and clinically licensed social work practitioner.
May 8, 2024
Purdue University Northwest to offer Master of Social Work degree
Purdue University Northwest will enroll students in its first Master of Social Work (MSW) cohort in fall 2025. Applications will be accepted through January 2025.
March 6, 2024
PNW Celebrates Student, Faculty and Staff Achievements
Purdue University Northwest recognized several exemplary students, faculty and staff members, nominated by their institutional peers, for accomplishments relating to their on-campus community-building and leadership.
January 22, 2024
PNW clinical professor selected as Advanced Service-Learning Fellow
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty member, Pamela Saylor, clinical assistant professor, Social Work Program in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, has been selected by Purdue University’s Office of Service-Learning as an Advanced Service-Learning Fellow for Spring 2024.
December 6, 2023
Professor Nicky Ali Jackson recognized in statewide Champion of Diversity awards
Nicky Ali Jackson, professor of Criminal Justice, is named as the 2023 honoree for the Visionary Impact Award by Indiana Minority Business Magazine and Minority Business Review.
November 27, 2023
Taking bold steps: Meet PNW 2023 graduate Alondra Diaz
Alondra Diaz, ‘23, likes to remind herself of advice received from her mother: if you see something in your world you don’t like, then take the initiative to go change it and make a difference.
October 17, 2023
Professor Nicky Ali Jackson receives 2023 Heart of Indiana Torchbearer Award
Nicky Ali Jackson, professor of Criminal Justice and executive director for the Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance (CJPA) at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), was awarded the 2023 Heart of Indiana Torchbearer Award by the Indiana Commission for Women.
September 28, 2023
A PNW Sociology faculty member’s recently published research on representation in LGBTQ-themed children’s books offers a helpful critique on the diversity of characters and familial relationships depicted.
May 26, 2023
Chancellor Medallion Recipient: Meet 2023 PNW graduate Sharyl Riley
Sharyl Riley, ’23, earned a bachelor of science degree in Computer Information Technology with a concentration in Cybersecurity from the College of Technology and a minor in Criminal Justice from the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Purdue University Northwest (PNW).
