News Releases
December 11, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Graduates Urged to Embrace Life, Seek Solutions
PNW graduates should be willing to take risks and seek solutions as they begin their careers, keynote speaker Tom Dermody, mayor of the City of La Porte, advised as the university awarded 995 degrees during two commencement ceremonies at Purdue Northwest's Westville campus.
November 23, 2021
Bell Tower Under Construction at Hammond Campus
What is that construction going on by Lawshe Hall? We can chime in and give the details. Several years of planning from different groups associated with PNW, from students to senior leadership, have helped make the project possible.
November 29, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Fall Class of 2021 to be Honored at Two Commencement Ceremonies
PNW will host its fall commencement ceremonies in-person, with appropriate health and safety protocols, on Saturday, December 11, at its Westville campus.
November 29, 2021
PNW Hockey Approved to join ACHA Division 1
The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), recently announced Purdue University Northwest has been approved for the ACHA Division 1 level starting in the 2022-23 season. The current PNW Division 2 program will transition to Division 1, while the Pride will continue to field a Division 3 team.
November 22, 2021
PNW Debuts Multicultural and Student-Family Lounge Spaces
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) hosted two open houses recently to welcome students to new multicultural and student-family lounge spaces at the Hammond and Westville campuses.
November 12, 2021
Purdue University Northwest Mechatronics Engineering Technology Student Wins Pack Expo Competition
Andrew Smith, a mechatronics engineering technology student at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), was part of a three student team that won the 2021 Amazing Packaging Race at the annual Pack Expo trade show in Las Vegas.
September 22, 2021
Register to join PNW’s Pride Stride 5K color run/walk
One of Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) top campus traditions, the Pride Stride 5K color run/walk, makes a highly anticipated in-person return after going virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 3, 2021
The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest Announce the 2021 Innovators Awards Winners
The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest has announced winners of the 2021 Innovators Awards. Winners will be inducted into the Society during the group’s annual luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the Avalon Manor Banquet Center in Merrillville, IN from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
October 25, 2021
PNW hosts College Goal Sunday on Nov. 7
Financial aid professionals will be on site at PNW's Hammond and Westville campuses to help college-bound students and their families apply for financial aid during free College Goal Sunday programs Sunday, Nov. 7.
October 22, 2021
PNW School of Engineering Continues Partnership with UTN Buenos Aires, Argentina
PNW's School of Engineering welcomes visiting lecturer Lorena Estefanía Godoy this fall 2021 semester as a part of the school’s continuing collaboration with Argentina’s Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN).
