Annual Reminder Campus Closing Notification Procedures

November 4, 2022

As we approach winter 2022/2023, this is a good time to review campus notification procedures in the case of inclement weather.

The AlertMe app is our preferred method of announcing severe weather warnings, suspension of on-site campus operations and campus closings. If you are not signed up, we strongly recommend you do so by using the following link:

www.pnw.edu/police/alert-me/

From time to time it may become necessary to suspend in-person, on-site campus operations at one or both of the PNW campuses due to adverse weather conditions or other emergencies. If we must alter normal campus operations, we will notify students, faculty and staff in the manner listed below. Notifications to students, faculty and staff will begin as soon as possible after a decision is made to suspend on-site campus operations or to close a campus.

Please note: If on-site campus operations are suspended or if a campus is closed, classes will not be cancelled. Instructional activities at PNW will shift to remote learning for the duration of the closure. Staff who are able to work remotely will do so for the duration of the closure.

 

CLOSING NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT:

Text MessagesSign up for Alert Me

Purdue University Northwest websitepnw.edu

Social Media: Check the Purdue Northwest Facebook and Twitter pages.

Check your PNW e-mail.

Radio Stations

  • WAKE 1500 AM – Valparaiso
  • WBBM 780 AM – Chicago
  • WCOE 96.7 FM – La Porte
  • WEFM 95.9 FM – Michigan City
  • WGN 720 AM – Chicago
  • WIMS 1420 AM – Michigan City
  • WJOB 104.7 FM – Hammond
  • WJOB 1230 AM – Hammond
  • WKVI 1520 AM – Knox
  • WKVI 99.3 FM – Knox
  • WLJE 105.5 FM –Valparaiso
  • WLPR 89.1 FM – Merrillville
  • WLOI 1540 AM – South Bend
  • WLTH 1370 AM – Gary
  • WSBT 96.1 FM – South Bend
  • WSBT 960 AM – South Bend
  • WZVN 107.1 FM – Lowell

Television Stations

  • ABC – Chicago and South Bend
  • CBS – Chicago and South Bend
  • FOX – Chicago
  • NBC – Chicago and South Bend

Online Media

 

PLEASE NOTE: Each college, department or office is responsible for notifying part-time employees,

guests and others they have scheduled to be on campus on the day of a campus closing. Please call

the Public Safety Department at (219) 989-2994 for additional information.

 

Regards,

Brian Miller
Director of Public Safety
Purdue University Northwest
(219) 989-2994 Office