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  • Michael Tu Headshot

    March 15, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Michael Tu

    Passion and motivation are what Michael Tu, professor of Computer Information Technology at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), believes make him an effective and relatable educator. “I love this field,” says Tu. “I enjoy my research but my major drive is to help students be successful.

  • Afshin Zahraee

    March 2, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Afshin Zahraee

    Afshin Zahraee, assistant professor of Construction Engineering and Management Technology in the College of Technology, likes to think back to his fall 2019 Strength of Materials class when students took their first exam.

  • 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.

  • A lion sculpture on PNW's campus

    January 26, 2022

    PNW Receives Generous $3 Million Gift for Future Impact Lab

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) alumnus and donor David Roberts and wife Susan Roberts generously gifted $3 million for a planned transformational Impact Lab. The Roberts Impact Lab at PNW will be a workspace for entrepreneurship, innovation and education collaboration.

  • 2021 Gene Haas Foundation grant award recipients

    December 22, 2021

    Advanced Manufacturing Scholarships Awarded

    Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) College of Technology has been awarded the 2021 Gene Haas Foundation grant award in the amount of $10,000. The funds were used to award scholarships to PNW students who are interested in pursuing careers in the advanced manufacturing area.

  • David Richter is pictured.

    December 6, 2021

    From Bavaria to Indiana: Meet PNW 2021 Graduate David Richter

    David Richter first got a taste of life in the U.S. when he studied abroad at Purdue University Northwest in 2016 through his undergraduate institution in Germany, Kempten University.

  • Purdue University Northwest Sign

    December 3, 2021

    Purdue University Northwest to offer Doctor of Technology degree

    PNW has gained approval from the Purdue University Board of Trustees to offer a Doctor of Technology degree. Pending approval by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The program will be the second doctoral degree offered by PNW, joining the Doctorate of Nursing Practice.

  • Construction is progressing on a steel bell tower in the southwest part of PNW’s Hammond 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 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.

  • The PNW Construction Science and Organizational Leadership Department opened the newly named AES Soils and Materials Testing Laboratory at the Hammond Campus

    November 1, 2021

    Newly Named PNW Laboratory Opens

    The PNW Construction Science and Organizational Leadership department opened the newly named AES Soils and Materials Testing Laboratory at the Hammond Campus.