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News & Announcements
PNW Faculty and Staff Earn ACUE Certifications
Effective teaching practices begin with strong training, a theme more than 100 PNW faculty and staff members have found after earning Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) certifications.
The newly formed editorial board of the “What’s Going On? CHESS Newsletter” invites you to submit proposed conversation starters.
Local Memorial Service to be Held for Beloved History Lecturer Valentino Martinez
A local memorial service for Valentino Martinez, longtime continuing lecturer in History, will be held on Saturday, September 25 at the St. John Township Community Center in Schererville IN from 3 to 7 p.m.
Important Dates
Oct 25
Spring 2022 Priority Registration: Sophomores
Get ready to register for Spring 2022! Priority registration is now open to PNW sophomores as well as juniors, seniors, graduate students, Honors College students, veterans and student athletes.
Oct 26
Empire by Invitation: Afghanistan and Forever Wars
Nafiz Shahrani, Ph.D. is a professor of anthropology for Central Asian & Middle Eastern Studies from Indiana University Bloomington and will be hosting a talk on Afghanistan and Forever Wars.
Oct 28
Caffeine with the Dean
CHESS faculty and staff are invited to chat with Interim Dean Anne Gregory over coffee or tea.
Nov 02
Princes of Peace and Ethics of Protest: Gandhi, King, Dalai Lama, Mandela
Karen B. Morris, Ph.D. with Deepa Majumdar, D.S.Sc., discuss Princes of Peace and Ethics of Protest: Gandhi, King, Dalai Lama, Mandela as part of the PNW Race, Racism, Anti-Racism Series.
Read the Third Issue of PNW’s Philosophy Magazine: “Symphony of Reason!”
In the Spring 2021 issue of PNW’s philosophy magazine, hear from seven authentic student voices reflecting on a range of authors (Plato, Descartes, Epictetus, etc.) and topics (truth, historiography, etc.).