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Podcast Party – Leah Thomas, The Intersectional Environmentalist
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
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.
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Roaring Loud Concert Launch Party
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
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.
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Let’s Talk About…the Climate
Let’s Talk About…the Climate
Join The Behavioral Sciences Department for a meaningful conversation about climate change In person or on Zoom.
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Dispelling the Binary of Abortion
Dispelling the Binary of Abortion
PNW alumna Kayla Greenwell surveys new restrictions on women's reproductive rights including Texas' restrictive new law. Her focus is logical fallacies in public debate and the current situation in Indiana.
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Lunch and Lead | Speak Your Truth: The Ladies Get Paid Story
Lunch and Lead | Speak Your Truth: The Ladies Get Paid Story
In this month's Lunch and Lead session, author and founder Claire Wasserman will share lessons from her journey starting and building Ladies Get Paid.
The Water Belt: What Must and Could Happen around the Great Lakes?
The Water Belt: What Must and Could Happen around the Great Lakes?
Rachel Haverlock, Ph.D. associate professor of English, at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Founder and Director of UIC Freshwater Lab discusses the Great Lakes as part of the CHESS Distinguished Speaker Series.
Senior Academic Super Bowl Invitational
Senior Academic Super Bowl Invitational
Purdue University Northwest is proud to host the Senior Academic Super Bowl Invitational on our Westville branch campus!
SoEC Spotlight: Providing Virtual Early Childhood Special Education Support
SoEC Spotlight: Providing Virtual Early Childhood Special Education Support
Join me as I share my recent research on virtual family-based coaching practices and a remote service delivery literature review that introduce considerations for future research in this area.
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The Necessity of Collective Action for Resistance
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.
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The Roundtable Perspective: Chicago and American Modernism
The Roundtable Perspective: Chicago and American Modernism
Michelle E. Moore, Ph.D., joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the history of American Modernism through the rise of literary greats in the city of Chicago in the early part of the 20th century.
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Podcast Party – This Idea Will Save the World
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 Candidate Forums
Student Government Presents 2022 - 2023 Candidate Forum. Come and meet our Student Government candidates before voting!
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Philosophy Matters: Dancing Plague – Crowd Dance and the Loss of Executive Control
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.
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Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Seminar
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Seminar
In light of the prominence of child abuse and the recent tragic loss of four-year-old Judah Morgan, the PNW community has come together to organize a child abuse awareness seminar open to faculty, staff, students, and community members.
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Crisis in Ukraine: Facts and Fallacies
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
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.
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Distinguished Speaker Series – Ryan Natzke
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”.
The Roundtable Perspective: Vital Voids
The Roundtable Perspective: Vital Voids
Andrew Finegold, Ph.D., joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the importance of holes in Mesoamerican culture and why these voids deserve more study.
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What ‘Secret’ Reveals: Secret Languages of Women and LGBTQ+ Communities Worldwide
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.
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Essay Writing Contest – “What The Eyes Don’t See”
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!
Facets of Care
Facets of Care
This presentation will engage audience members in the usability of Course Networking and Ziplet to engage and check in with students. Specifically, the aspects of well-being and academic progress will be the focus. The earning of digital badges will also be shown.
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Let’s Talk About Artivism: Creating Racial, Gender, and Economic Justice through Art, Dance, and Music
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.
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Identifying Credible Sources of Health Info Online Webinar
Identifying Credible Sources of Health Info Online Webinar
Join sports dietician Jessica Isaacs for a webinar on how to identify credible sources of health information online. She is the team sports dietitian for the LA Clippers and operates a private practice.
Meet and Greet and Latinx Trivia Night
Meet and Greet and Latinx Trivia Night
Meet and greet PNW's Director of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives, Iris E. Sanchez. Join us for Latinx Trivia featuring FREE food, prizes, music and more!
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Sinai Forum: Into the Icy Realm with Paul Nicklen
Sinai Forum: Into the Icy Realm with Paul Nicklen
Join the Sinai Forum at Purdue University Northwest for Into the Icy Realm with Paul Nicklen. Paul Nicklen is a Canadian photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist who has documented the beauty and the plight of our planet for over twenty years.