New Spaces and Places
The steel and fabrication for this structure was donated by Indianapolis-based Lenex Steel Company and became a new symbol of the Hammond Campus in April 2022, following the ribbon cutting celebration.
What is the Bell Tower?
In 2019, PNW officially joined this NCAA division.
What is NCAA Division II?
This ACEN-accredited PNW college boasts a Top-75 Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and recognition from the National League for Nursing for educational excellence.
What is the College of Nursing (CON)?
Founded in 2009, this PNW research center has partnered with more than 160 organizations and generated over $40 million in project-related savings for collaborators.
What is CIVIS?
The first chapter in PNW's 10-year story began when these two Purdue regional campuses became one university in 2016.
What is Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central?
This campus gathering spot was introduced along with the "Ask Me!" program to help students connect with resources.
What is The Point?
This competitive gaming program was added to PNW Athletics in 2020.
What is ESports?
Through a partnership with the Indiana Bankers Association, this PNW college launched the first ever banking concentration for undergraduate students in 2019.
What is the College of Business (COB)?
What is a Tree Campus Higher Education?
In 2026, PNW raised more than $1.6 million through 3,118 gifts during this event.
What is Day of Giving?
Housed within the Hospitality and Tourism Management Building, this facility features high-tech classrooms and six practice office suites for role-playing and interviewing.
What is the White Lodge Professional Sales Lab?
In 2025, PNW made state history by becoming Indiana's first public institution to launch a collegiate team in this fast-growing sport.
What is Women's Flag Football?
This PNW college is home to the Institute for Social and Policy Research and the Center for Justice and Exoneration Network, showcasing involvement in research, developing a global perspective, enriching our local community, and fostering regional partnerships.
What is the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS)?
In 2020, this federal agency awarded $526,000 to two PNW professors to explore the frontier of physics.
This designation was awarded to PNW in 2022 due to our commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes to first-generation college students.
What is First-Gen Forward?
These PNW residents moved into custom-built housing developments in Hammond, Westville, and Gabis Arboretum in the Spring of 2021, but they don't pay room and board.
What are honey bees?
Along with a 97% retention rate, PNW Athletics celebrated its 19th consecutive semester achieving better than this GPA benchmark.
What is a 3.0 GPA?
This PNW college celebrated a milestone when 13 students became the founding members of the university's first IEEE-HKN honor society chapter in 2023.
What is the College of Engineering and Sciences (CES)?
In 2024, PNW was awarded over $7.1 million dollars by this federal agency to advance research in decarbonization of the steelmaking electric arc furnaces.
What is the Department of Energy?
After nearly 25 years serving the PNW community, Chancellor Chris Holford officially assumed the university's top leadership role in this year.
When is 2024?
Scheduled to open in 2026, this future campus landmark will house 150 students and was approved with a $29 million self-financed investment by PNW.
What is Calumet Hall?
This former PNW baseball player made the Milwaukee Brewers' Opening Day roster in 2025.
Who is Chad Patrick?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, students from this college used 3D printers to produce pieces of face shields, which were donated to InHealth, a Valparaiso-based ambulance service that operates throughout Northwest Indiana.
What is the College of Technology (COT)?
In 2023, PNW became only the third university in Indiana to earn this designation, which recognizes universities for translating research, talent, and partnerships into regional economic impact through public and private partnerships.
What is Innovation and Economic Prosperity University (IEP)?
In 2024, Higher Learning Commission affirmed PNW as this type of institution.
What is a doctoral-granting institution?