Student Life
Black Voices of Today Town Hall
Join us for a presentation by Black Student Union President David Matthew Bolton on the history of Black migration from the South to the Midwest as well as open-forum discussion and dialogue on personal experiences of living in Northwest Indiana as Black Americans. Pizza will be served!
Black Excellence Brunch
A special catered brunch for PNW Black students, faculty, staff and esteemed allies. This is a space where young Black people can come together and build with one another.
Philosophy Matters: Responsibility Beyond Our Fingertips
In this Philosophy Matters presentation, PNW professor emeritus of philosophy Eugene Schlossberger will explain his novel theory of moral responsibility and some of its controversial implications.
Podcast Party – Leah Thomas, The Intersectional Environmentalist
We'll listen to and discuss the Planet Service Announcement podcast with guest Leah Thomas, who discusses systemic racism, lack of inclusion and how to help fix it, allyship and how we can't achieve climate success without first confronting and defeating racism.
The Underground Railroad in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana
Local historian and community activist Tom Shepherd and Governors State Professor Emeritus and community development consultant Larry McClellan will present on the Underground Railroad in the region.
Roaring Loud Concert Launch Party
PNW students, meet up with your friends and grab your tickets ahead of the biggest party of the year: Roaring Loud! Free food and more included.
War in Ukraine: Political and Military Ramifications
Join PNW experts for a faculty panel and community discussion about the war in Ukraine and its political and military ramifications.
Let’s Talk About…the Climate
Join The Behavioral Sciences Department for a meaningful conversation about climate change In person or on Zoom.
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.