Smart Moves
May 29, 2020
CHESS Students Win Second Place at Broadcast Education Awards in April
Four CHESS students shared a second place award in the annual Broadcast Education Awards in April.
March 16, 2020
The success of the women's suffrage movement depended on a combination of money, the quest for racial equality and the desire to improve conditions for working women.
May 12, 2020
CHESS Undergrads Win Awards in Honors College
Two CHESS undergraduate students won major awards in the Honors College in April: Elizabeth Searle and Kayla Vasilko.
March 16, 2020
PNW students take home top prizes at the Black History Month Poetry Slam
About 75 students, faculty, staff, and community members filled the PNW CHESS Art Gallery for the third annual Black History Month Poetry Slam on February 13, 2020.
August 19, 2019
CHESS faculty serve as Fulbright scholars and as distinguished fellow
Two CHESS faculty members spent the 2018-2019 academic year abroad as Fulbright scholars, while a third faculty member is serving as a distinguished fellow at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Advanced Study.
August 23, 2019
Eight new colleagues joined the CHESS faculty with the start of the 2019-2020 academic year and were recognized at a reception at the Purdue University Northwest-CHESS Art Gallery on Monday, August 12.
August 27, 2019
Dr. Mike Johnson joins Behavioral Sciences as department chair
Mike Johnson’s decision to join the Behavioral Sciences department as professor and chair represents a homecoming of sorts. He taught at Valparaiso University from 2001-2006 after finishing his doctoral degree in sociology at Iowa State University.
September 18, 2019
Anne Edwards named recipient of scholarship for faculty mentoring
Anne B. Edwards, associate professor of human development and family studies, has been named as one of the recipients of the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Faculty Mentoring by the National Council on Family Relations.
October 17, 2019
Sociology professors receive research grants
Kathryn Sweeney, associate professor, and Hubert Izienicki, assistant professor, received $500 grants each at the academy’s annual meeting in Valparaiso on Oct. 11.
November 5, 2019
CHESS names two new associate deans
Two associate professors of communication have been named as associate deans in the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences beginning in January 2020.
