Commencement
Get ready for our favorite event: Commencement! Join us on May 4 for a celebration dedicated to YOU, our Purdue University Northwest graduates. We're excited to honor your dedication and mark this milestone with a well-earned diploma.
Celebrating Fall 2023 Commencement!
Congratulations to all the Purdue University Northwest graduates who celebrated commencement with us in Fall 2022! We are excited to see what’s next as you Power Onward to the next stage of your lives and careers.
Pre-Commencement Celebrations
Academic Celebrations (Invitation Only)
College of Business – Beta Gamma Sigma
Thursday, April 11 – 5 to 7 p.m.
Psi Chi (Psychology International Honor Society)
Thursday, April 11 – 5 to 8 p.m.
Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society Induction Night and Graduating Seniors Cording Ceremony
Wednesday, April 17 – 5 to 6 p.m.
CCA Undergraduate Awards Night
Wednesday, April 17 – 6 to 7:30 p.m.
EWL & HPPE Honors Society Dinner
Thursday, April 18 – 5 to 9 p.m.
Order of the Engineer Initiation Invent
Thursday, April 25 – noon to 2 p.m.
Graduate Retreat and Awards Brunch
Friday, April 26 – 10 a.m. to noon
Honors College Graduation Celebration
Monday, April 29
SoEC Special Event
Thursday, May 2 – 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Thursday, May 2 – 6 to 8 p.m.
College of Business End of Year Celebration
Friday, May 3 – 5 to 7 p.m.
Oh the Places You’ll Go with a CHESS Degree
Date TBD
Commencement Highlights
Additional Resources
Have questions about PNW commencement? Find answers to our frequently asked questions!
Find details about your diploma, distribution dates and reorders.
Read the official process for awarding PNW degrees.
Look back at past PNW graduation ceremonies!
Upcoming Events
Apr 23
First-Generation Celebration
We’re inviting all graduating first-gen college students from PNW to join us in celebrating their success!
Apr 26
Black Graduate Celebration
The Black Graduate Celebration honors African and African American students who have successfully completed a degree from PNW.
Apr 28
Latino Graduation Celebration
Join us for a Latino Graduation Celebration where we honor all Latino students who have successfully completed a degree at PNW.
Apr 28
Latino Graduation Celebration
PNW is hosting a Latino Graduate Celebration in honor of those completing a degree at PNW this spring.