Fall 2021 Commencement
Congratulations to the PNW students who completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in Fall 2021. You’ve Powered Onward through another remarkable year and we can’t wait to see your resilience in action as you start your careers.
Purdue Northwest Graduates Urged to Embrace Life, Seek Solutions
Keynote speaker Tom Dermody, mayor of the City of La Porte, encouraged the 995 graduates to take risks and seek solutions during two commencement ceremonies at Purdue Northwest’s Westville campus.
Relive Fall 2021 Commencement
Graduates, friends and families alike were excited to gather and celebrate at PNW’s Fall 2021 commencement ceremonies.
The Commencement Ceremony
Kim Scipes, professor of sociology and chair of the Faculty Senate, convenes the Fall 2021 commencement ceremonies.
Student athletes are honored during the festivities.
Chancellor Keon greets keynote speaker, Tom Dermody, mayor of the City of La Porte. Dermody, a La Porte native who served 10 years in the Indiana House of Representatives and was elected mayor in 2019, told graduates that building relationships and finding common ground with others is the best way to make a difference.
Getting Ready
Grads Celebrating
Decorated Caps
Commencement Stories
Programmed to succeed: Meet 2021 PNW graduate Alicia Guerrero
Alicia feels PNW proved a great fit to keep her close to home and allowed her to make incredibly helpful peer and instructor connections.
Purdue University Northwest Graduates Urged to Embrace Life, Seek Solutions
PNW graduates should be willing to take risks and seek solutions as they begin their careers, keynote speaker Tom Dermody, mayor of the City of La Porte, advised as the university awarded 995 degrees during two commencement ceremonies at Purdue Northwest’s Westville campus.
Building Connections: Meet PNW Graduate Erik Krause
The realization that he’s much better with people than numbers lead Erik Krause, ’21, to major in human resource management.