News Releases

March 31, 2021
Purdue Northwest Powers Onward with a Month of Homecoming Activities
PNW students, faculty and staff have powered through this academic year and are ready to celebrate with Homecoming during the month of April.
February 22, 2021
Purdue Northwest to Host GLIAC Basketball Tournament
Purdue University Northwest has been selected as the host institution for the 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments.
February 9, 2021
Couple Establishes Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Retired PNW Professor
The Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Department of Political Science, Economics and World Languages has announced the creation of a future endowed scholarship, a planned gift, to benefit undergraduate political science majors.
February 8, 2021
Purdue Northwest names two science faculty members to endowed professorships
Two Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty members of the College of Engineering and Sciences have been awarded Nils K. Nelson Endowed Professorships.
January 21, 2021
ESPN’s Brooke Weisbrod Joining PNW Basketball Broadcast Team
Purdue University Northwest athletics is thrilled to welcome Brooke Weisbrod to the PNW basketball airwaves as a color analyst this season.
January 14, 2021
PNW Student-Athletes Post Another Record-Breaking Semester in the Classroom
Following the conclusion of the Fall 2020 semester, the Purdue University Northwest Athletics Department once again is proud to announce impressive GPA results earned by PNW Pride student-athletes.
November 19, 2020
Hammond Couple’s Donations Benefit Purdue Northwest Athletics Program
The generous donations by Richard (Dick) and Donelle Weiss provide a new opportunity for Purdue Northwest student-athletes to be able to develop their strength and agility year-round.
September 15, 2020
Purdue Northwest opens the David Roberts Center for Innovation and Design
Purdue University Northwest has opened the David Roberts Center for Innovation and Design, a 4,500-square-foot, technology-driven facility located just a few blocks west of the PNW Hammond Campus.
September 11, 2020
Purdue Northwest engineering students receive scholarships from bp America, Inc.
Fifteen Purdue University Northwest (PNW) students in the School of Engineering received scholarship funds from bp America, Inc. The first-year students from the communities of East Chicago, Hammond and Whiting each received $1,000 and are majoring in civil, computer, electrical or mechanical engineering for the 2020-2021 academic year.
September 10, 2020
Purdue Northwest Donors Support Students During Day of Giving
Purdue University Northwest received more than $606,137 in contributions from more than 360 generous supporters during the 2020 Purdue Northwest Day of Giving on Wednesday (Sept. 9).