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  • Amanda Zelechoski is helping to build capacity and synergy in mental health training at PNW

    May 5, 2022

    Amanda Zelechoski is helping to build capacity and synergy in mental health training at PNW

    Psychology professor Amanda Zelechoski’s came to PNW’s Department of Psychology in fall 2021 to fulfill a long-term goal: putting a dent in the concerning shortage of mental health assessment resources and training opportunities in Northwest Indiana.

  • Daizha Hunter Headshot

    May 4, 2022

    Broadening horizons: Meet 2022 PNW graduate Daizha Hunter

    Daizha Hunter, ‘22, will be graduating with a bachelor of science in psychology. The Hammond native, who loves being around and learning about kids, aspires to be a clinical psychologist.

  • O'Connor.MBteaching

    April 6, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Mary Beth O’Connor

    Students of Mary Beth O’Connor, associate professor of Communication at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), have won more than 100 prestigious awards for the work they’ve done in the classroom. Many go on to successful careers within the television and film industry, often winning industry awards. 

  • WendySt.Jeanportrait

    March 22, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Wendy St. Jean

    Wendy St. Jean, associate professor of History in the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, constantly surveys her students to see what contemporary interests they have when it comes to learning about the past.

  • Book Cover: What the Eyes Don't See - A Story of Crisis, Resistance and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha. The cover shows the author sitting in a medical context with a doctor's lab coat and a stethoscope around her neck.

    March 21, 2022

    PNW hosts Mona Hanna-Attisha for One Book, One University program

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) hosts author and scientist Mona Hanna-Attisha during a visit to its Hammond campus on April 7 for its annual One Book, One University program.

  • PNW students pose with a binder that says "The Witcher"

    March 11, 2022

    PNW Students Receive First-Place Scriptwriting Awards

    Five Purdue University Northwest students will receive first-place awards for their scriptwriting at the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts convention in Las Vegas April 24-25. 

  • A exterior view of PNW's Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex, with daffodils

    March 9, 2022

    PNW welcomes back Academic Senior Super Bowl participants at annual invitational

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is welcoming back over 300 local high school students to its annual Academic Senior Super Bowl invitational after a COVID hiatus in 2021.

  • BethanyLeeportrait

    February 15, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Bethany Lee

    Bethany Lee, assistant professor of English and director of the PNW Writing Center, feels her role as a creative writing instructor has helped her students find media to share their feelings as they navigate a complicated educational career affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Saul Lerner

    February 10, 2022

    Sharing Sad News of the Passing of Saul Lerner

    It is with deep sadness that we share that Saul Lerner, a professor of history in the Department of History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Purdue University Northwest since 1967, died on Tuesday, February 8. He was 85 years old.

  • A lion sculpture on PNW's Westville campus

    February 8, 2022

    PNW faculty pair earn system-wide Brightspace innovation grants

    Two Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty were recently selected as two of three Purdue system-wide Brightspace innovation grant recipients for projects to explore creative ways of using Brightspace to support student learning.