Alumni Profiles
November 11, 2024
Turn The Tassel Podcast – First-Gen Voices (Featuring Carl Kurek)
Turn the Tassel: First Gen Voices is a podcast focusing on the stories, struggles and successes of first-generation college graduates. In episode three, Carl Kurek, ‘11, discusses his path to becoming vice president of development at Lakeshore Public Media.
October 9, 2024
Turn The Tassel Podcast – First-Gen Voices (Featuring Cristina Sanchez)
Turn the Tassel: First Gen Voices is a podcast focusing on the stories, struggles and successes of first-generation college graduates. In episode two, Cristina Sanchez discusses the path to her career in rare-disease pharmaceutical sales.
September 27, 2024
Turn The Tassel Podcast – First-Gen Voices (Featuring Dee Boozer)
Turn the Tassel: First Gen Voices is a podcast focusing on the stories, struggles and successes of first-generation college graduates. In episode one, Dee Boozer discusses their journey from comm degree to PNW Success Coach
June 27, 2024
Family affair – father and son navigate college journey together at PNW
Spring commencement at PNW found Jacob “Jake” Wheeler Sr. and Jacob Wheeler Jr. in a unique position. The father and son duo shared the momentous occasion when they both graduated on the same day.
June 24, 2024
PNW graduate applies new robotics knowledge through military service
Prior to graduating from PNW, Yu Na Park viewed herself as more of a “user” of technology than a developer. Now, having earned her M.S. in Computer Science, she found inspiration for how robotics technology can be applied through her South Korean military field work, including Human-Robot Interaction.
April 5, 2024
Purdue University Northwest Inducts Region Icons into Alumni Hall of Fame
Purdue University Northwest welcomed three new individuals to its Alumni Hall of Fame on Thursday, April 4: Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr., the Honorable Diane Kavadias Schneider and Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Indiana Grocery Group.
April 5, 2024
Looking Back at Unleashing Empowerment
For Women's History Month, PNW welcomed back three prestigious alumnae to share their perspectives as distinguished women leaders and facilitate impactful conversations for women’s professional and personal growth.
December 18, 2023
Purdue University Northwest announces 2024 Alumni Hall of Fame class
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will honor Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr., the Honorable Diane Kavadias Schneider and Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Indiana Grocery Group, as its third annual PNW Alumni Hall of Fame class.
April 28, 2023
PNW Graduate LaPorte Police Department’s First Social Worker
The Northwest Indiana Times shares how Purdue University Northwest graduate Caitlyn Kalisik is helping officers deal with mental health and drug abuse issues encountered during calls for assistance.
March 29, 2023
Purdue University Northwest to induct three leaders into Alumni Hall of Fame
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has selected three impactful alumni to honor as its second annual PNW Alumni Hall of Fame class.
