Alumni Profiles
December 11, 2024
A legacy in Nursing: Meet Fall 2024 PNW graduate Christiana Ndukaife
Christiana Ndukaife, ’24, is receiving a bachelor of science degree in Nursing from the College of Nursing at Purdue University Northwest.
December 10, 2024
Shooting for Success: Meet Fall 2024 PNW graduate Kennedy Jackson
Kennedy Jackson is looking to take her talents from the basketball court to a position in higher education as she graduates with a master’s degree in business administration from Purdue University Northwest.
December 9, 2024
Classroom to the Courtroom: Meet Fall 2024 PNW graduate Joseph Ignatuk
Joseph Ignatuk, ’24, is set to earn a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science from the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) with minors in French and Philosophy.
December 6, 2024
Compassion and Care: Meet Fall 2024 PNW graduate LaToyra Jones
LaToyra Jones, ’24, always knew she would choose a career in the science or healthcare fields.
December 5, 2024
Turn The Tassel Podcast – First-Gen Voices (Featuring Jasmin Zamora)
Turn the Tassel: First Gen Voices is a podcast focusing on the stories, struggles and successes of first-generation college graduates. In episode four, Jasmin Zamora, ‘14, shares how she became the President and Founder of Sembra Chicago.
December 5, 2024
Lifting others up: Meet Fall 2024 PNW graduate Alejandro Campos
Alejandro Campos, ‘24, highly values the different relationships he was able to build at Purdue University Northwest.
November 11, 2024
Turn The Tassel Podcast – First-Gen Voices (Featuring Carl Kurek)
Turn the Tassel: First Gen Voices is a podcast focusing on the stories, struggles and successes of first-generation college graduates. In episode three, Carl Kurek, ‘11, discusses his path to becoming vice president of development at Lakeshore Public Media.
October 9, 2024
Turn The Tassel Podcast – First-Gen Voices (Featuring Cristina Sanchez)
Turn the Tassel: First Gen Voices is a podcast focusing on the stories, struggles and successes of first-generation college graduates. In episode two, Cristina Sanchez discusses the path to her career in rare-disease pharmaceutical sales.
September 27, 2024
Turn The Tassel Podcast – First-Gen Voices (Featuring Dee Boozer)
Turn the Tassel: First Gen Voices is a podcast focusing on the stories, struggles and successes of first-generation college graduates. In episode one, Dee Boozer discusses their journey from comm degree to PNW Success Coach
June 27, 2024
Family affair – father and son navigate college journey together at PNW
Spring commencement at PNW found Jacob “Jake” Wheeler Sr. and Jacob Wheeler Jr. in a unique position. The father and son duo shared the momentous occasion when they both graduated on the same day.









