Student Life
Building Community Through the Arts: Day of the Dead Celebration
Join us for a Day of the Dead celebration! The event will have food, fun, games, music and dance. It will be family friendly and open to the community.
National First-Generation College Celebration
As part of our National First-Generation College Celebration, stop by the Educational Opportunity Program offices in CLO 176 (Hammond) or SWRZ 38 (Westville) for some surprises and to reflect on “what being first gen means to you.”
Global Food Festival
Join us for free food from around the globe at the White Lodging School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, presented by PNW HTM students.
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Event
Join us for the 27th annual region-wide MLK Community Event! PNW invites the Northwest Indiana community to a program celebrating diversity and inclusion through the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chancellor’s Cup Challenge Benefitting the PNW Food Pantry
This week the Pride will focus efforts on alleviating food insecurity on campus by filling the shelves of the PNW Food Pantry.
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.