News Releases
December 11, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Graduates Urged to Embrace Life, Seek Solutions
PNW graduates should be willing to take risks and seek solutions as they begin their careers, keynote speaker Tom Dermody, mayor of the City of La Porte, advised as the university awarded 995 degrees during two commencement ceremonies at Purdue Northwest's Westville campus.
December 3, 2021
Purdue University Northwest to offer Doctor of Technology degree
PNW has gained approval from the Purdue University Board of Trustees to offer a Doctor of Technology degree. Pending approval by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The program will be the second doctoral degree offered by PNW, joining the Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
November 29, 2021
PNW Hockey Approved to join ACHA Division 1
The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), recently announced Purdue University Northwest has been approved for the ACHA Division 1 level starting in the 2022-23 season. The current PNW Division 2 program will transition to Division 1, while the Pride will continue to field a Division 3 team.
November 29, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Fall Class of 2021 to be Honored at Two Commencement Ceremonies
PNW will host its fall commencement ceremonies in-person, with appropriate health and safety protocols, on Saturday, December 11, at its Westville campus.
November 23, 2021
Bell Tower Under Construction at Hammond Campus
What is that construction going on by Lawshe Hall? We can chime in and give the details. Several years of planning from different groups associated with PNW, from students to senior leadership, have helped make the project possible.
November 22, 2021
PNW Debuts Multicultural and Student-Family Lounge Spaces
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) hosted two open houses recently to welcome students to new multicultural and student-family lounge spaces at the Hammond and Westville campuses.
November 19, 2021
Purdue Northwest Welcomes High Tech Crime Unit Partnership
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is looking forward to new opportunities in education and innovation as the university partners with the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office on one of ten newly designated High Tech Crime Units around Indiana.
November 15, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Welcomed into the University Sales Center Alliance
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has been accepted as an associate member of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA), making PNW one of only 62 universities in the United States and Europe to be part of the organization.
November 12, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Mechatronics Engineering Technology Student Wins Pack Expo Competition
Andrew Smith, a mechatronics engineering technology student at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), was part of a three student team that won the 2021 Amazing Packaging Race at the annual Pack Expo trade show in Las Vegas.
November 3, 2021
The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest Announce the 2021 Innovators Awards Winners
The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest has announced winners of the 2021 Innovators Awards. Winners will be inducted into the Society during the group’s annual luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the Avalon Manor Banquet Center in Merrillville, IN from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
