News Releases

May 7, 2024
Purdue University Northwest spring graduates encouraged to be brave in their careers
PNW spring 2024 graduates arduously persisted to complete their college degrees. Intensive hours spent studying or researching, leading on-campus events, and shining on the field or court have prepared PNW graduates well for their next professional ventures.
April 23, 2024
Purdue University Northwest to Honor 834 Candidates at Spring Commencement
Purdue University Northwest will host commencement exercises on Saturday, May 4. A total of 834 candidates have completed plans of study in PNW’s academic colleges.
December 11, 2023
Purdue University Northwest fall graduates reminded to never stop learning
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) fall 2023 graduates may have just had their degrees conferred, but it will not mark the end of impactful lessons for their budding careers.
November 21, 2023
Purdue University Northwest to honor 694 candidates at fall commencement
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will host its annual fall commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 9.
May 8, 2023
Purdue University Northwest Graduates Encouraged to Remember Civics at Spring Commencement
Purdue University Northwest graduates were urged to uphold the values and freedoms afforded to them as U.S. residents and exhibit service to others as exemplary, participatory civilians in a democracy, during PNW’s spring 2023 commencement Saturday, May 6.
April 20, 2023
Purdue University Northwest to honor 889 candidates at spring commencement
PNW’s spring commencement exercises will take place on Saturday, May 6 at the Hammond campus.
November 28, 2022
Purdue University Northwest to honor 833 candidates at fall commencement
Purdue University Northwest will host fall commencement exercises on Saturday, December 10 in Hammond.
May 17, 2022
Purdue University Northwest Graduates Encouraged to Be Bold in Their Professional Careers
Purdue University Northwest recognized 976 graduates during an outdoor commencement ceremony on May 15. Keynote speaker Alfredo “Al” Sori shared that graduates should possess three key character traits — integrity, respect and courageousness — to be more successful in their careers and lives.
May 4, 2022
Purdue University Northwest to honor 976 candidates at spring commencement
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will host its spring commencement exercises outdoors on Saturday, May 14 at the Hammond campus. A total of 976 candidates, representing PNW’s five colleges, are eligible to receive degrees during commencement. This number includes 856 earning baccalaureate degrees and 120 earning master’s degrees.
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.