News Releases
January 14, 2022
Purdue University Northwest student places in top 2 percent in international sales competition
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) student Brittany Barnard placed in the top 2 percent worldwide in the RNMKRS Virtual Sales Role-Play Competition. The Kokomo native was one of several PNW students who took part in the virtual competition that included students from across the United States and Europe.
January 6, 2022
PNW earns positive recognition for campus free speech policy
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) was awarded a “green light” rating by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) in its 2022 Spotlight on Speech Codes report.
January 5, 2022
Endowed scholarship established at Purdue University Northwest in honor of Lake Station couple
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has announced the creation of an endowed scholarship to benefit graduates of Thomas A. Edison Jr. Sr. High School in Lake Station, Ind.
January 4, 2022
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is pleased to announce Anne E. Gregory as its next dean of the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS) effective Jan. 3, 2022. She was selected through a national search process.
December 20, 2021
Purdue University Northwest hosts 27th annual MLK Day event in virtual format
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) invites the community to join in a celebration of diversity, inclusion and Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in the university’s annual program hosted Jan. 17, 2022.
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.
