Behavioral Sciences
March 14, 2025
Celebrating Our Founders Day Honorees
PNW's Department of Behavioral Sciences is proud to have two of three university-wide faculty award winners from Founders Day 2025 in our department! Congratulations to Nicky Jackson (Outstanding Faculty Engagement Award) and Omeed Ilchi (Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award).
February 24, 2025
Apply now for PNW’s Master of Social Work program
The application priority deadline for Purdue University Northwest’s Master of Social Work program is April 1, 2025.
January 16, 2025
Purdue University Northwest’s Social Work program earns reaccreditation
PNW's Bachelor of Arts in Social Work program has earned reaccreditation by the Council on Social Work Education, reaffirming PNW’s high-quality undergraduate social work curriculum and commitment to preparing students for licensure in the professional field.
May 29, 2024
Shreya Bhandari, Ph.D., LISW, professor of Social Work, is an educator, researcher and clinically licensed social work practitioner.
May 8, 2024
Purdue University Northwest to offer Master of Social Work degree
Purdue University Northwest will enroll students in its first Master of Social Work (MSW) cohort in fall 2025. Applications will be accepted through January 2025.
April 16, 2024
PNW BASW students and faculty attend LEAD Day
Students and faculty from the BASW program at PNW traveled to Indianapolis, IN to participate in LEAD Day (Legislative Education Advocacy Development), organized by the NASW-Indiana Chapter in February 2024.
March 6, 2024
PNW Celebrates Student, Faculty and Staff Achievements
Purdue University Northwest recognized several exemplary students, faculty and staff members, nominated by their institutional peers, for accomplishments relating to their on-campus community-building and leadership.
March 4, 2024
PNW Sociology faculty member earns LEAP Indiana teaching award
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Associate Professor of Sociology Hubert Izienicki was honored for his teaching methods that apply inclusive and supportive practices for undergraduate students.
January 22, 2024
PNW clinical professor selected as Advanced Service-Learning Fellow
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty member, Pamela Saylor, clinical assistant professor, Social Work Program in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, has been selected by Purdue University’s Office of Service-Learning as an Advanced Service-Learning Fellow for Spring 2024.
January 19, 2024
Paladin’s Early Childhood Education Program Welcomes Purdue University Northwest Students
Paladin partners with PNW to offer aspiring human service professionals the opportunity to complete their practicum in one of Paladin’s high-quality childcare facilities.
