Faculty Staff
October 18, 2021
Vaccine Incentive Winner: Michelle Mason
Vaccine Incentive Winner Michelle Mason says, "I chose to be vaccinated when eligible because it is the number one way to protect myself from COVID-19. It is the single most important thing we can do, individually and collectively, to advance and sustain our forward momentum!"
October 17, 2021
Copper Leads Sky to WNBA Title as the Former PNW Coach Earned Finals MVP
Purdue Northwest Athletics would like to congratulate former women's assistant basketball coach Kahleah Copper on earning Finals MVP and helping the Chicago Sky capture the 2021 WNBA Championship.
October 7, 2021
New Student-Family Lounges in CLO and LSF
We are committed to making PNW a welcoming and inclusive campus and to supporting a variety of students’ needs. PNW has created Student-Family Study Lounges on the Hammond and Westville campuses as a way to help PNW students with children study and engage with fellow students.
October 4, 2021
PNW Celebrates Día de los Muertos
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Building Community Through the Arts program is hosting a Día de los Muertos Celebration event from 5-7p.m. on Tuesday, November 2.
October 4, 2021
Higher Education in Indiana: Time to Plan for the Future
In his latest column for the Times of Northwest Indiana, PNW Chancellor Thomas L. Keon shares how the time has come for some statewide planning about the future of higher education. Northwest Indiana must keep a strong state university to help continue to bolster the economy and provide an educated workforce.
October 1, 2021
Campus Safety Front and Center at Purdue University Northwest with Grant from NIPSCO
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) plays host to thousands of students, staff, faculty members and visitors each day, making campus safety a top priority. The university has many safety initiatives in place and one of those programs, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), received a public safety education and training grant from the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO).
September 30, 2021
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.
September 30, 2021
Once again PNW has received federal funds related to pandemic relief that we will use to directly benefit students. We are disbursing $7.8 million directly to students who still have financial hardships and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, PNW has forgiven a total of $1.7 million in student debt for 2020-21.
September 20, 2021
PNW receives $3.8 million for TRIO Educational Talent Search
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) TRIO program was awarded renewed grants from the U.S. Department of Education for its federally funded Educational Talent Search programs to continue serving first-generation and economically disadvantaged college students.
September 15, 2021
PNW will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a variety of cultural and academic events. Observed annually in the U.S. between September 15 and October 15, the events will examine the history, culture and contributions of the Hispanic and Latinx communities.