Purdue University Northwest (PNW) invites
its campus and local community members to attend several of its Women’s History
Month events during March that are free and open to the public.
On March 13 starting at 4 p.m., PNW will
bring together three dynamic alumnae for its annual “Unleashing Empowerment”
panel. The event serves to bring together PNW campus community members and
alumni to listen to inspiring personal stories and generate candid
conversations surrounding women’s professional journeys, their challenges and
their advice for peers and students. The panel is sponsored by PNW’s Alumni
Engagement Office.
The 2025 “Unleashing Empowerment” panel
lineup features Erin Cullen (BS’99), Project Executive with Turner
Construction; Kim Nagy (AS’95, BS’99, MS’04), Senior Healthcare Consultant; and
Kim Yelich (BA’91), Kindergarten Teacher with Lake Central School Corporation.
Dakita Jones (AS’03, BS’04), vice president of Community Relations at Centier
Bank and PNW Alumni Advisory Board member, will moderate. The event takes place
in the Mane Zone of PNW’s CLO Building, 6933 Woodmar Avenue, Hammond, Ind. To
register, visit pnw.edu/empowerment.
On March 26, PNW’s College of Humanities,
Education, and Social Sciences will host its third annual Women’s Art
Exhibition as part of its Building Community Through the Arts initiative. The
event will celebrate and showcase local women artists and their various pieces,
including paintings, sculptures, photography and mixed-media projects.
An informative panel on March 27 will
focus on the impact of the Combahee River Collective on feminist history. The
group, formed just over 50 years ago, consisted of Black, lesbian women who
amplified their marginalized identities to advocate for a more inclusive
feminist movement during the 1970s. Panelists include Nicole Rousseau, visiting
faculty member of Sociology; Brittney Autry Cole, assistant professor of Social
Work; and Britt Hudson, interim Dean of Students. The panel begins at 12:30
p.m. on March 27 in Room 153 of the CLO Building. The event is sponsored by
PNW’s Cultural Heritage Celebration Committee.
For more information and registration for
PNW’s Women’s History Month events, visit pnw.edu/womens-history.
