CHESS
April 9, 2021
Purdue University Northwest faculty members promoted
Nineteen Purdue University Northwest faculty members will begin the upcoming academic year with promotions, as approved today (April 9) by the Purdue University Board of Trustees. The promotions are effective Aug. 16.
April 7, 2021
It is with mixed emotions that we share that Elaine Carey, Dean of CHESS and Professor of History at Purdue Northwest, will be taking the position of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
April 5, 2021
Purdue Northwest Communication and Creative Arts Department Presents Rhino: Act II
This play and virtual performance explores ideas of mob mentality, cultural conformity, mass movements and fascism.
April 1, 2021
PNW Presents Virtual Discussion with Award-Winning Author Anthony Ray Hinton
Anthony Ray Hinton, author of “The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row,” will deliver a virtual talk at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22. The event is part of the One Book, One Community program of reading, reflection and discussion. The public is invited to register and attend.
March 25, 2021
Communication Students Win Second Place at Script Writing Competition
Four PNW communication students earned a second-place award in the annual Broadcast Education Association’s script writing competition.
March 18, 2021
Purdue University Northwest student named 500 Festival Princess for 2021
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) senior Kayla Vasilko, an English Writing major and Honors College student, has been named a 500 Festival Princess for 2021. The Crown Point native will serve as an ambassador representing the 500 Festival, her home town and PNW.
March 2, 2021
Regional history project connects PNW student to newly desired career
Matthew Woodbury was always fascinated by historical figures. Finding hidden quirks in the personalities of notable individuals, like Napoleon Bonaparte and Blackbeard, prompted him to study history at Purdue University Northwest (PNW).
February 26, 2021
CHESS Announces the Winners of the T-Shirt Design Contest
The College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences is excited to announce the winners of their first ever t-shirt design contest.
February 12, 2021
Kim Kardashian visits Purdue University Northwest criminal justice class
Students in Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Associate Professor Nicky Ali Jackson’s Wrongful Convictions class were astonished and thrilled Thursday (Feb. 11) when Kim Kardashian joined their Zoom class to discuss her work on wrongful conviction and mass incarceration.
February 9, 2021
Couple establishes endowed scholarship in honor of retired PNW professor
The Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Department of Political Science, Economics and World Languages has announced the creation of a future endowed scholarship, a planned gift, to benefit undergraduate political science majors.
