Commencement
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November 28, 2023
Taking flight: Meet 2023 PNW graduate Azrael Jimenez
As a child riding in his parents’ car, Azrael Jimenez, ’23, would wonder how vehicles were able to stop. That interest in brake systems started him on the path to earning a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering and Sciences at Purdue University Northwest (PNW).
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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.
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May 5, 2023
Lighting the way: Meet 2023 PNW graduate Noemi Herrera
Noemi Herrera’s passion for renewable energy was inspired by a trip to her grandparents’ solar-powered home in Mexico.
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December 20, 2022
Purdue University Northwest proudly celebrates the graduates who received their degrees during two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 10, 2022.
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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.
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December 11, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Graduates Urged to Embrace Life, Seek Solutions
Purdue University Northwest (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, […]
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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.
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May 17, 2021
Purdue Northwest Graduates Urged to Leverage Their “License to Learn”
Purdue University Northwest graduates have earned a “license to learn” that they should leverage wisely and with integrity as they embark on their careers, keynote speaker Stewart McMillan stated during two commencement ceremonies.
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May 13, 2021
The Sky(scraper) is The Limit for PNW Alumna Sydney Valiska
Sydney Valiska of New Lenox, IL was a creative child with a knack for incorporating math and science into problem solving activities. When it came time for college, she decided to follow in the footsteps of her mother and pursue an education in the field of engineering.
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March 16, 2021
The School of Engineering is #PNWEngineeringProud of Regan Sink. He is a current Electrical Engineering student, a member of the Honors College, and will graduate in May 2021 with his bachelor’s degree.