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Communication and Creative Arts

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • PNW will be hosting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Mashrur Shahid Hossain, professor of English from Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh. Hossain will be teaching several classes at PNW for the 2022 summer and fall semesters.

    May 11, 2022

    Purdue University Northwest Welcomes Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has been selected to host a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for the 2022 summer and fall semesters. Mashrur Shahid Hossain, professor of English at Jahangirnagar University (JU) in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, will teach classes, give scholarly and informational presentations and advise faculty on developing the curriculum in his areas of expertise. 

  • Illustration of state of Indiana with ICPA text

    May 9, 2022

    First-Place Honors for the Pioneer

    The PNW Pioneer received 14 awards in the Indiana Collegiate Press Association annual competition, including three first-place honors.

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • Spectacle and Diversity Book Cover

    January 19, 2022

    Spectacle and Diversity: Transnational Media and Global Culture

    Professor Lee Artz recently published a new book titled "Spectacle & Diversity: Transnational Media and Global Culture."

  • A man in a band plays guitar

    October 4, 2021

    PNW Celebrates Día de los Muertos

    Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Building Community Through the Arts program is hosting a Día de los Muertos Celebration event from 5-7p.m. on Tuesday, November 2.