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  • 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.

  • February 24, 2022

    PNW continues as longtime host of Science Olympiad regional

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) will welcome 22 local middle and high school Science Olympiad teams on Saturday, Feb. 26 through its annual Science Olympiad regional competition. The regional site is one of seven across Indiana before the state finals at Purdue West Lafayette on March 12.

  • February 24, 2022

    Purdue University Northwest professor receives Fulbright Award

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty member, Maureen Mascha, associate professor of Accounting, has received a Fulbright Award to conduct research related to sustainability reporting and textual data analytics at the University of Vaasa in Finland. 

  • February 23, 2022

    Media Mention: Black Excellence Brunch

    William Godwin, 1st District Councilperson for the City of Gary and President of the Gary Common Council, delivered the keynote address.

  • February 22, 2022

    Register for free ‘Preview PNW’ campus information session

    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is hosting a free spring preview event for high school students interested in attending college, and their families, at its Westville campus.

  • February 21, 2022

    Purdue Northwest Offers Hands-On Help with FAFSA on Feb. 27

    College-bound students and their families can receive help applying for financial aid on Feb. 27 at Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Hammond and Westville campuses during free College Goal Sunday programs.

  • February 21, 2022

    Get the Best Education Close to Home

    In his latest column for the Times of Northwest Indiana, PNW Chancellor Thomas L. Keon shares how PNW's impact on the community we serve warrants Purdue University Northwest being recognized as a Metropolitan University.

  • February 17, 2022

    Lionhearted Leaders: Shuhui (Grace) Yang

    Shuhui (Grace) Yang, professor of Computer Science and chair of Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Department of Computer Science, tries to open many doors for her students to participate in different areas of research.

  • 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

  • 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.