Community

November 3, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Contributes $746 Million in Local Income to Regional Economy
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) adds $745.9 million in total income to Northwest Indiana, supporting 10,494 jobs across Lake, Porter and La Porte counties, according to a recently completed economic impact study.
October 17, 2021
Copper Leads Sky to WNBA Title as the Former PNW Coach Earned Finals MVP
Purdue Northwest Athletics would like to congratulate former women's assistant basketball coach Kahleah Copper on earning Finals MVP and helping the Chicago Sky capture the 2021 WNBA Championship.
October 1, 2021
Campus Safety Front and Center at Purdue University Northwest with Grant from NIPSCO
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) plays host to thousands of students, staff, faculty members and visitors each day, making campus safety a top priority. The university has many safety initiatives in place and one of those programs, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), received a public safety education and training grant from the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO).
September 14, 2021
PNW adds Women’s and Men’s Track and Field
Purdue University Northwest is proud to announce the addition of women’s and men’s track and field programs. PNW Track and Field will compete in both indoor and outdoor seasons and will officially launch in the 2022-23 academic year. The latest sport additions elevate PNW’s sport offering to 17 NCAA Division II teams.
September 8, 2021
Peoples Bank To Donate Their Hammond Banking Center Building To Purdue University Northwest
Peoples Bank entered into an agreement that will donate their Hammond (Woodmar) Banking Center to the Purdue Research Foundation, an Indiana corporation on behalf of Purdue University Northwest (PNW).
September 3, 2021
Fifth Annual Fall Sports Festival Set for September 19
The Purdue University Northwest Athletic Department will host the Fifth Annual Fall Sports Festival at Dowling Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 19.
July 20, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Adds Honey Bees to Its Campus Communities
Earlier this spring, PNW added several new housing units...for honey bees. The PNW apiaries are a first for the university and include two hives at the Westville campus and Gabis Arboretum and four hives on the Hammond campus.
June 7, 2021
Chad Patrick Named All-American
Senior pitcher Chad Patrick has been selected to three All-American teams by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
June 4, 2021
PNW Student Athletes Continue to Excel in the Classroom
The Purdue University Northwest Department of Athletics announced its student-athletes produced a cumulative team GPA of 3.43 in Spring 2021.
May 20, 2021
Chad Patrick named GLIAC Pitcher of the Year
PNW's Chad Patrick has been selected as the 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Pitcher of the Year and named to the All-GLIAC First Team. He's the first Pride pitcher in school history to earn the GLIAC Pitcher of the Year award!