Media Mentions
July 2, 2024
PNW summer camps provide enlightening experiences for young region students
The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper highlights two of PNW’s summer camps. PNW has offered more than 20 engaging summer camp programs for K-12 students during summer 2024.
June 10, 2024
NWI Times: Chancellor Holford Excited to Be at the Helm
Looking back at his first six months as PNW Chancellor, Kenneth "Chris" Holford tells the Northwest Indiana Times he couldn't be more excited to take the helm of the university with all that is occurring at the institution.
June 6, 2024
Northwest Indiana Business Magazine talked to PNW Chancellor Chris Holford and student Mya Bell in an article exploring the impact of regional colleges on our communities.
June 6, 2024
Northwest Indiana Business Magazine talked to PNW Chancellor Chris Holford about his focus on students, his path to his current role and his plans to partner with the Region’s business community.
February 2, 2024
Mrvan Announces Department of Energy Grant for PNW
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a $7,158,034 federal grant award for PNW's Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) to advance further decarbonization of the steelmaking electric arc furnace through alternative injectants and electromagnetic stirring technology.
January 30, 2024
Purdue Northwest celebrates MLK Day 2024
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) hosted its annual MLK Day recognition through community conversations on social justice topics and volunteer service opportunities.
October 20, 2023
Purdue Northwest brings community together with its annual ‘One Book, One University’ program
PNW’s "One Book, One University" program read and discussed "What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. and Oprah Winfrey. PNW hosted Bruce Perry for a lecture on October 16. Read GreatNews' coverage of Dr. Perry's speech!
October 20, 2023
Purdue University Northwest highlights beauty of Hispanic Culture during Hispanic Heritage Festival
GreatNews.Life shares photos and highlights from PNW’s third annual Hispanic Heritage Festival. Held on the Hammond campus, the festival featured vendors, food and live entertainment, including performances from Mariachi Monumental De Mexico and Melanie.
September 20, 2023
PNW Partners with Munster High on Wetlands Panel
The Northwest Indiana Times shares how over 70 PNW students and professors met with Munster High School students for a panel titled “Supreme Court vs. EPA." Professors discussed the legal, political and environmental implications of the recent Sackett vs. EPA Supreme Court decision.
July 24, 2023
Nicky Ali Jackson, executive director of Purdue University Northwest’s Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance in Hammond, was quoted recently in the Chicago Sun-Times article about Cleveland “Christopher” Bynum, a Gary man serving a 300-year sentence for 5 killings another man later confessed to.
