Student Life
The Necessity of Collective Action for Resistance
Lorrell Kilpatrick, a sociologist teaching at Indiana University Northwest and longtime regional activist and disabilities-rights advocate, argues that collective action is imperative in achieving social equity and justice.
Podcast Party – This Idea Will Save the World
This renegade economist, Kate Raworth, just redrew the picture of economic success — and it’s saving the planet... it's 'Doughnut Economics'. The doughnut puts a new goal at the center. An economic system that focuses on human thriving *without* depleting or destroying the earth that sustains us. After the podcast, we will have a systems thinking activity.
Student Government Candidate Forums
Student Government Presents 2022 - 2023 Candidate Forum. Come and meet our Student Government candidates before voting!
Philosophy Matters: Dancing Plague – Crowd Dance and the Loss of Executive Control
Guest speaker Christian Kronsted, a competitive dancer with a Ph.D. in philosophy and cognitive science, offers an explanation of the "dancing plague" phenomenon.
Crisis in Ukraine: Facts and Fallacies
Join a Center for Global Studies forum, featuring a panel discussion on the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Lawrence Wilkerson, Aaron Maté and PNW professor Lee Artz.
Kahlo Karnival: Building Community Through the Arts
Enjoy food, live entertainment, free giveaways and art fun at our first-ever Kahlo Karnival during Women's History Month.
Distinguished Speaker Series – Ryan Natzke
Join the School of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series to hear PNW graduate Ryan Natzke present, “Engineering a Career that Propels You”.
What ‘Secret’ Reveals: Secret Languages of Women and LGBTQ+ Communities Worldwide
Fulbright Scholar Mashrur Hossain surveys secret languages such as Nüshu (“women's writing” in Chinese) and Polari (London’s “gay language”) and examines Oolti Bhasha, the secret language used by transgender South Asian hijras.
Essay Writing Contest – “What The Eyes Don’t See”
PNW students, craft and submit an argument for the best solution(s) to secure access to clean, freshwater for all people in the Great Lakes region and be entered to win an iPad!
Let’s Talk About Artivism: Creating Racial, Gender, and Economic Justice through Art, Dance, and Music
Choreographer and artivist will discuss the power and impact of creative arts in bringing about racial, gender, and economic justice on a local and global scope.