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Celebrating PNW’s Fall 2024 Graduates

Fall 2024 candidates for graduation Mohammad Attallah, Mary Buksa, Oona Kintscher and Kosta Nicolaou reflect on their PNW academic careers and next steps in PNW Today.

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Lighting the way: Meet Fall 2024 PNW graduate Marco Serna

Marco Serna, ‘24, exploring the field of engineering and eventually a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the College of Engineering and Sciences at Purdue University Northwest.

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A legacy in Nursing: Meet Fall 2024 PNW graduate Christiana Ndukaife

Christiana Ndukaife, ’24, is receiving a bachelor of science degree in Nursing from the College of Nursing at Purdue University Northwest.

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Get Ready for Fall 2024 Commencement!

Saturday, DECEMBER 14

You’ve Powered Onward to your degree, and now it’s time to celebrate as PNW hosts Commencement on the Hammond campus for Summer and Fall 2024 graduates!

See What to Expect on the Day 

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrations

January 16 – Hammond
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

January 20 – Westville
7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Purdue University Northwest invites the community to join in a celebration of diversity, inclusion and Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

As part of PNW’s annual program, we will host commUNITY days with Hammond Councilman, Barry Tyler and Westville’s Michigan City Chief of Police, Marty Corley.

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Dec 13

Fall 2024 Final Exams

Get ready to start your final exams! Final exams run from Monday, December 9, through Saturday, December 14.

Dec 14

Fall 2024 Commencement

Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies will be held indoors at the Hammond campus on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

Dec 17

Fall 2024 Final Grades Due

A reminder to all faculty that final grades are due by Tuesday, December 17 at 5 p.m. (Central Time Zone). Enjoy your break!

Dec 26

Support PNW Students with a Year-End Gift

By making a gift to Purdue University Northwest scholarship funds, you can change students’ futures.

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