leadership

  • January 26, 2024

    Search for the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

    I am pleased to announce that we are launching the search for the next Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

  • January 8, 2024

    Welcome Back to the Spring Semester 2024!

    Welcome to Spring 2024! I am thrilled to kick off a new year with all of you and am excited for the many innovative and exciting initiatives and events anticipated in the coming months.

  • October 27, 2023

    Vice Chancellor Depew selected for HACU leadership fellowship program

    Elizabeth Babcock Depew, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, is one of 50 fellows selected for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ (HACU) fifth Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.

  • August 31, 2023

    Annual Reminder: Reportable Outside Activity

    All employees are obligated to file a Reportable Outside Activity Form with their unit head on an annual basis if you have engaged in any Reportable Outside Activity, as well as when requesting permission to engage in a new Reportable Outside Activity.

  • August 7, 2023

    PNW Chancellor Search: Availability of listening sessions and survey

    As we prepare to launch the public search for the next Chancellor of Purdue University Northwest, Purdue President Mung Chiang and the Board of Trustees welcome and encourage input from the entire PNW community.

  • July 24, 2023

    NIPSCO and the NiSource Charitable Foundation Provide Gift to Support Innovation Makers Summer Camp at Purdue Northwest

    NIPSCO, a NiSource company, in partnership with the NiSource Charitable Foundation, provided a generous gift of $35,000 to support an Innovation Makers Summer Camp at no cost to students at Purdue University Northwest.

  • May 17, 2023

    AVCAA Announcement

    I am pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the internal search for the associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. Please join me in congratulating Raida Abuizam as our new AVCAA effective June 1, 2023.

  • April 28, 2023

    2023 Teaching Incentive Award Winners

    I am delighted to announce the sixth cohort of the Teaching Incentive Program Award winners. The Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award recognizes and incentivizes contributions to Purdue University Northwest in instructional excellence.

  • April 21, 2023

    Transition to Faculty, June 30, 2024

    It has been my honor and privilege to serve as the Chancellor of Purdue University Northwest these past 12 years.  As you may know, the Purdue University system has a policy limiting how long one can serve in leadership positions.  For the last few years, I have known that my last day as Chancellor will be June 30, 2024.

  • February 22, 2023

    Recruiting Students for LEAD Academy

    We are looking for students who have demonstrated leadership and who would benefit from the opportunity to add to their leadership skillset.