Annual Reminder – Revised Campus Closing Notification Procedures

November 12, 2021
Snow in front of PNW's Porter Hall

2/28/2015 Purdue University Calumet 2200 169th Street | Hammond, IN 46323 Snow on campus some with students. *Kristin Kassela has all signed releases on file* (Photo by James C. Svehla for Purdue University Calumet)

To PNW Students, Faculty and Staff ,

With the first wintry weather of fall 2021 approaching, this is a good time to review campus notification procedures. The Rave Alert Me app is our preferred method of announcing severe weather warnings, suspension of on-site campus operations and campus closings.  If you are not signed up, we strongly recommend you do so by using the following link:

Sign Up for Alert Me

From time to time it may become necessary to suspend in-person, on-site 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-site campus operations or to close a campus.

Please note if on-site campus operations are suspended or if a campus is closed, classes will not be cancelled.  Instructional activities at PNW will shift to remote learning for the duration of the closure. Staff who are able to work remotely will do so for the duration of the closure.

Closing Notifications Are Available At…

Text Messages

Sign up for Alert Me 

Purdue University Northwest Website

PNW Alerts page

Social Media

Check the Purdue Northwest Facebook and Twitter pages.

Email

Check your PNW e-mail.

Student Email

Faculty/Staff Email

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

Television Stations

  • ABC – Chicago and South Bend
  • CBS – Chicago and South Bend
  • FOX – Chicago
  • NBC – Chicago and South Bend

Online Media

NWI.com

post-trib.com

emergencyclosingcenter.com

wimsradio.com

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. Please call the Public Safety Department at (219) 989-2994 for additional information. 

Regards,

Brian Miller

Director of Public Safety