leadership
April 14, 2025
Announcing PNW’s New Strategic Plan: Excellence Evolving: 2025–2030
Chancellor Chris Holford is excited to share PNW's new strategic plan, “Excellence Evolving: 2025-2030,” which will serve as a road map for university priorities over the next five years.
April 8, 2025
Purdue University Northwest announced following a national search that Richard Sévère will join the university as dean of the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS), effective July 1, 2025.
March 18, 2025
NWI Times: Catalyzing development in Northwest Indiana
PNW Chancellor Kenneth C. Holford shares his vision of the university’s role in connecting leaders, technology and opportunity to advance regional development. One of the most promising developments in our region’s economic landscape is the establishment of the Roberts Impact Lab (RIL) at Purdue University Northwest.
March 14, 2025
Purdue University Northwest announced following a national search that José R. Sánchez will join the university as dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences, effective May 1, 2025.
February 10, 2025
Condolences for the Family of Chancellor Emeritus James Yackel
With sincere condolences, we share news of the passing of Chancellor Emeritus James Yackel. He served as chancellor of Purdue University Calumet from 1990-2001.
October 29, 2024
Supporting PNW student retention is a shared endeavor
Every faculty and staff member plays an important part in supporting student retention and degree attainment at PNW through the connections we make with our students.
September 3, 2024
PNW Leadership Urges Faculty and Staff to Collectively ‘Write Our Future’
Chancellor Kenneth C. Holford and Provost Marie Mora jointly addressed PNW faculty and staff members during the 2024 Year Ahead presentation, highlighting recent accomplishments and enthusiastically previewing PNW’s next transformational steps.
July 22, 2024
Strategic Planning information available via website
The Steering Committee guiding the development of PNW’s next strategic plan, “Excellence Evolving: PNW 2025-2030,” launched the planning process in mid-May and has been hard at work this summer analyzing our internal and external environments.
July 18, 2024
Purdue University Northwest will join the Chicago region’s Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition of industry, academic, government and nonprofit stakeholders led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange and its focus on driving the nation’s quantum economy.
June 13, 2024
Ten highlights from the 2023-24 academic year
PNW's 2023-24 academic year was marked by historic opportunities in academics and community impact, major designations reflecting university strategic initiatives, new feats for Pride Athletics, engaging and empowering student life events and much more.
