Recognizing Our Graduates

December 20, 2022
A PNW graduate with flowers holds her diploma high.

Purdue University Northwest proudly celebrates the graduates who received their degrees during two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 10, 2022. PNW Pride was in abundance as these new alumni showed off diplomas and posed with friends and family.

A total of 833 candidates were eligible to receive PNW degrees, including 638 baccalaureate degrees, 193 master’s degrees and two doctoral degrees.

Congratulations to our summer and fall 2022 graduates! We are excited to welcome you to the Purdue University Northwest alumni community, and we wish you the best as you build your lives and careers.


Chancellor’s Medallion Recipients

Commencement included presentation of a Chancellor Medallion to the graduating students in each of the university’s five academic colleges with the highest grade point average.

College of Business

  • Jaylene Haugland (Cedar Lake, Indiana)

College of Engineering and Sciences

College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

College of Nursing

  •  Elias Covarrubias (Highland, Indiana)

College of Technology

  • Lucas D’Antonio (Oak Forest, Illinois)
A crowd of graduates in their caps and gowns

Fall 2022 Commencement

Look back at Fall 2022 commencement with photo highlights and videos of the commencement livestreams.

See Commencement Highlights

A PNW student in the Student Union and Library Building

Meet Our Fall 2022 Graduates

Discover what inspires our remarkable Fall 2022 graduates—and how they are Powering Onward to their futures.

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