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  • Finley Hawk

    February 14, 2023

    PNW student represents USA at World University Games

    PNW first-year student Finley Hawk recently competed at the 2023 Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire, or International University Sports Federation (FISU), Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, New York. Hawk, a figure skater, represented Team USA at the international competition.

  • PNW student David Bolton stands on campus wearing a Black Student Union t-shirt. A white PNW logo on a black background. There is a red, yellow, and green traditional African-style border around the image.

    February 3, 2023

    Black History Month Student Spotlight: David Bolton

    In our first Black History Month Student Spotlight, David Bolton talks about PNW campus life, student government and celebrating Black joy.

  • Kathryn Rochefort

    January 3, 2023

    A love of teaching: Meet 2022 PNW graduate Kathryn Rochefort

    Kathryn Rochefort’s love of learning and teaching was inspired by her third grade teacher. It was that inspiration which led her to earn a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Reading from the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Purdue University Northwest (PNW).

  • Jalyn Smith

    December 22, 2022

    Changing lives: Meet 2022 PNW graduate Jalyn A. Smith

    Inspired by her mother’s career in social work, Jalyn A. Smith, ’22, chose to major in the same field and will graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in Social Work from the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.

  • A PNW student speaks while holding a piece of paper

    December 19, 2022

    PNW students present the big picture on climate change

    Students in a fall semester “Environment and Social Justice” class taught by Kim Scipes, professor emeritus of Sociology, presented a research symposium that took a local lens to resources, energy production, population, food and other topics while connecting them to the larger issue of global climate change.

  • Mark Mabrito

    December 2, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Mark Mabrito

    Meet Mark Mabrito, professor of English and a Lionhearted Leader in the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.

  • Nicky Ali Jackson, professor of Criminal Justice, speaks with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ahead of the CJPA’s “Grand Reveal” Dinner at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

    November 2, 2022

    CJPA Launches Work to Fight Miscarriages of Justice

    Purdue Northwest’s Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance has begun research and advocacy work to meet its mission of averting miscarriages of justice for prisoners experiencing wrongful convictions and exonerees.

  • Erin Protsman 550x688 Photo

    October 25, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Erin Okamoto Protsman

    Erin Okamoto Protsman's students do deep dives and have ongoing, open discussions on how culture influences the way we send, receive, and interpret messages.

  • Onder Islek

    September 27, 2022

    Visiting Fulbright scholar shares story, research about visual impairment

    PNW recently hosted Önder İşlek, a visiting Fulbright scholar from Aksaray University in Turkey who is currently conducting research at the University of Hawai’i.

  • Students sit in a classroom watching a video being projected onto a screen

    September 19, 2022

    PNW’s Pi Sigma Alpha receives Best Chapter Award for 2021-2022

    Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha (PSA), the national political science honor society, has been awarded a Best Chapter Award for 2021-2022. This latest recognition marks the third year in a row that PNW’s Tau Psi chapter has received this award.