News Releases

January 27, 2022
Purdue University Northwest students earn fall semester Dean’s List honors
The Purdue University Northwest (PNW) 2021 fall semester Dean’s List recognizes 1,703 undergraduate students for their academic achievement.
February 8, 2022
PNW faculty pair earn system-wide Brightspace innovation grants
Two Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty were recently selected as two of three Purdue system-wide Brightspace innovation grant recipients for projects to explore creative ways of using Brightspace to support student learning.
December 11, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Graduates Urged to Embrace Life, Seek Solutions
PNW graduates should be willing to take risks and seek solutions as they begin their careers, keynote speaker Tom Dermody, mayor of the City of La Porte, advised as the university awarded 995 degrees during two commencement ceremonies at Purdue Northwest's Westville campus.
November 29, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Fall Class of 2021 to be Honored at Two Commencement Ceremonies
PNW will host its fall commencement ceremonies in-person, with appropriate health and safety protocols, on Saturday, December 11, at its Westville campus.
November 23, 2021
Bell Tower Under Construction at Hammond Campus
What is that construction going on by Lawshe Hall? We can chime in and give the details. Several years of planning from different groups associated with PNW, from students to senior leadership, have helped make the project possible.
November 1, 2021
Newly Named PNW Laboratory Opens
The PNW Construction Science and Organizational Leadership department opened the newly named AES Soils and Materials Testing Laboratory at the Hammond Campus.
October 29, 2021
PNW Students Compete in Hackathon Indiana (“HackIN”) 2021 Competition
PNW Computer Information Technology students David Higley and Lucas D’Antonio competed in the Hackathon Indiana (“HackIN”) 2021 Competition, finishing in fifth place out of 13 teams!
June 17, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Students Earn Spring Semester Dean’s List Honors
Purdue University Northwest’s 2021 spring semester Dean’s List recognizes 1,792 undergraduate students for their academic achievement.
May 5, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Class of 1,082 to Be Honored at Two Commencement ceremonies
Purdue University Northwest will host its spring commencement ceremonies in-person and outdoors, with appropriate health and safety protocols, on Saturday, May 15.
May 11, 2021
Purdue Northwest to host Environmental Science Summer Camp
Purdue University Northwest will host its second Environmental Science summer camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT June 28 to July 2. Open to rising high school students, the camp will again take students into the field with visits to Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest