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  • PNW runner Christina Shaginaw competing at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships

    September 14, 2021

    PNW adds Women’s and Men’s Track and Field

    Purdue University Northwest is proud to announce the addition of women’s and men’s track and field programs. PNW Track and Field will compete in both indoor and outdoor seasons and will officially launch in the 2022-23 academic year. The latest sport additions elevate PNW’s sport offering to 17 NCAA Division II teams.

  • Michigan City Pier and Lighthouse

    September 14, 2021

    Purdue University Northwest Engineering Students Design Barrier System for Michigan City Pier

    A group of Purdue University Northwest (PNW) engineering students spent their senior year putting their knowledge and skills to the test in the real world. The students, members of the Senior Engineering Design I and II classes, designed a barrier system for the Michigan City pier that is expected to be constructed later this year.

  • Lion Statues

    September 13, 2021

    Purdue University Northwest earns recognitions in U.S. News and World Report Best College Rankings

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) earned notable accolades among the best regional universities in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges rankings, released Monday, Sept. 13.

  • A lion sculpture outside PNW's Nils K Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building

    September 10, 2021

    Changes in Enrollment Management and Student Affairs

    In order to elevate the significance of student recruitment, retention, and marketing, changes in staffing have been made. These strategic structural changes will provide an opportunity to assess and evaluate our processes and procedures as well as develop a path forward to ensure positive student outcomes.

  • PNW Chancellor Thomas L. Keon

    September 9, 2021

    9/11: Twenty Years Later

    On the 20th anniversary of the tragedy set upon us on September 11, 2001 , PNW Chancellor Thomas L Keon asks the PNW community to pause and remember those who unfortunately lost their lives that day and in the days that followed.

  • Dr. Maria O. Longas, Purdue University Northwest professor emerita of Chemistry, left a generous estate gift to the university to fund student scholarships.

    September 8, 2021

    Former Purdue University Northwest Chemistry Professor Leaves Legacy Gift for Students

    A retired Purdue University Northwest professor who passed away earlier this year has left more than $700,000 to the university. The generous estate gift left by Maria O. Longas, PNW professor emerita of Chemistry, will go towards student scholarships.

  • Deborah Birx Headshot

    September 8, 2021

    Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum Updates Speaker Lineup; Limited Tickets Still Available

    The Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Sinai Forum announced a series of notable speakers for the upcoming season covering topics ranging from the pandemic response to justice issues to climate change.

  • A lion statue in front of flowers

    September 8, 2021

    Peoples Bank To Donate Their Hammond Banking Center Building To Purdue University Northwest

    Peoples Bank entered into an agreement that will donate their Hammond (Woodmar) Banking Center to the Purdue Research Foundation, an Indiana corporation on behalf of Purdue University Northwest (PNW).

  • PNW Chancellor Thomas Keon

    September 1, 2021

    Welcome Back

    Thank you for a fantastic start to the fall semester at PNW. As we walk around the campuses, we are thrilled to see faculty and students interacting in the classrooms, and students engaging throughout the hallways, cafeterias, study spaces, fitness centers and at events like the Welcome Week Rallies.

  • Nicky Jackson receiving award

    August 31, 2021

    Purdue Northwest Associate Professor Nicky Ali Jackson awarded Sagamore of the Wabash

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Nicky Ali Jackson was honored Monday, Aug. 30 with the Sagamore of the Wabash, one of the highest civilian honors bestowed by the sitting Indiana governor in recognition of service to the state or the governor.