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welcome and confident as you begin your PNW journey.</p><p>Students can ask questions, get connected to resources and learn more about being part of the Pride. Campus Ambassadors will plan and coordinate various hangouts and transition programming to help find your place on campus (or outside the classroom).</p><p>We believe some of the best community building happens at The POINT.</p><p><img fetchpriority=high decoding=async class="alignnone wp-image-37610 size-full" src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-470.jpg alt="Three students walk together and look at each other. There are two more students in the background" width=750 height=500 srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-470.jpg 750w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-470-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-470-501x334.jpg 501w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px"></p><h2>Essential Links</h2><div class="feature feature--swap"><div class=feature__img> <img width=375 height=250 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Oct_2021_LR_291_900x600Touched_375x250.jpg class="attachment-900x600 size-900x600" alt="Two PNW students stand side by side in Power Onward t-shirts" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Oct_2021_LR_291_900x600Touched_375x250.jpg 375w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Oct_2021_LR_291_900x600Touched_375x250-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px"></div><div class=feature__content><p class=h4><span>Brightspace Student Hub</span></p><p>PNW鈥檚 learning-management service, Brightspace is where you鈥檒l see information for your classes and connect with professors.</p><p><a class=button__link href="https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/login?_ga=2.105881603.1888834740.1654002895-653871658.1652113244">Log into Brightspace</a></p></div></div><div class=feature><div class=feature__img> <img width=900 height=600 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Oct_2021_LR_270_900x600-900x600.jpg class="attachment-900x600 size-900x600" alt="Two PNW students sit together on the grass." decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Oct_2021_LR_270_900x600.jpg 900w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Oct_2021_LR_270_900x600-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Oct_2021_LR_270_900x600-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Oct_2021_LR_270_900x600-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Oct_2021_LR_270_900x600-501x334.jpg 501w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"></div><div class=feature__content><p class=h4><span>myPNW</span></p><p>Also known as the PNW Portal, this two-factor authentication-protected intranet shares a range of resources. Pay your bills, register for classes and find key forms and links.</p><p><a class=button__link href=https://www.pnw.edu/mypnw>Log into myPNW</a></p></div></div></div><div class=main__sidebar><div class=module><p class=headline style="text-transform: none;">Contact the Point!</p><p><strong>Visit:</strong> SULB 101</p><p><strong>Call:</strong> (219) 989-4160</p></div></div></div><style>.card-text:not(:first-child){ margin-top:2rem; } @media (min-width: 48em){ .card-text:not(:first-child){ margin-top:4rem; } }</style><div class="module module--text-panel"><div class=container><div class="grid grid--66-33-split"><div><h2 id="Academic-Resources">Academic Resources</h2><p>PNW has plenty of free tools to help students succeed. Whether it鈥檚 meeting with your advisor, scheduling an appointment with the Writing Center or seeking Supplemental Instruction in one of your core courses, we encourage students to seek help early and often as you build a path to independent learning and success.</p></div><div></div></div></div></div><div class=module><div class="container card_container"><div class="grid grid--4"><div class=card> <img width=550 height=688 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Teacher_Helping_Student_Current-550x688.jpg class=card__img alt="Teacher helping student" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Teacher_Helping_Student_Current-550x688.jpg 550w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Teacher_Helping_Student_Current-241x300.jpg 241w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Teacher_Helping_Student_Current-500x625.jpg 500w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Teacher_Helping_Student_Current-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px"><div class=card><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/student-academic-support/ >Tutoring</a></p><p>Free for PNW students鈥攇et assistance doing your own work with our free, interactive sessions with faculty-recommended student tutors.</p></div></div><div class=card> <img width=500 height=625 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/supplemental.jpg class=card__img alt="Student sitting at desk" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/supplemental.jpg 500w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/supplemental-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/supplemental-350x437.jpg 350w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/supplemental-480x600.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/student-academic-support/supplemental-instruction/ >Supplemental Instruction</a></p><p>Join free study sessions led by students with proven success in your courses! Our leaders are ready to assist you.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=550 height=688 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Testing_Center_Student_Union_and_Library_Building_Hammond_KCF_2020.27.072021-07-27-at-5.42.44-PM-14-550x688.jpg class=card__img alt="Testing Center entrance" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Testing_Center_Student_Union_and_Library_Building_Hammond_KCF_2020.27.072021-07-27-at-5.42.44-PM-14.jpg 550w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Testing_Center_Student_Union_and_Library_Building_Hammond_KCF_2020.27.072021-07-27-at-5.42.44-PM-14-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Testing_Center_Student_Union_and_Library_Building_Hammond_KCF_2020.27.072021-07-27-at-5.42.44-PM-14-500x625.jpg 500w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Testing_Center_Student_Union_and_Library_Building_Hammond_KCF_2020.27.072021-07-27-at-5.42.44-PM-14-350x437.jpg 350w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Testing_Center_Student_Union_and_Library_Building_Hammond_KCF_2020.27.072021-07-27-at-5.42.44-PM-14-480x600.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/testing-center>Testing Services Center</a></p><p>Whether you’re looking to take a placement test or make-up exam, we offer an array of services in comfortable, full-service secure labs.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=363 height=454 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-012_363x454-1.jpg class=card__img alt="PNW students work over a table" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-012_363x454-1.jpg 363w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-012_363x454-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-012_363x454-1-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/writing-center>Writing Center</a></p><p>Student, staff and faculty: we help you look at your writing more critically, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making suggestions for improvement.</p></div></div></div></div><style>.card-text:not(:first-child){ margin-top:2rem; } @media (min-width: 48em){ .card-text:not(:first-child){ margin-top:4rem; } }</style><div class="module module--text-panel"><div class=container><div class="grid grid--66-33-split"><div><h2 id="Student-Support">Student Support Resources</h2><p>At PNW, we鈥檙e committed to providing services and support to help you grow. We鈥檙e here to help, whether you鈥檙e discovering career opportunities, exploring counseling options or investigating accommodations that facilitate diversity, equity and inclusion.</p><p><a class="button button--gold" href=https://www.pnw.edu/dean-of-students/student-resources/ >See All Student Resources</a></p></div><div></div></div></div></div><div class=module><div class="container card_container"><div class="grid grid--4"><div class=card> <img width=363 height=454 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-PNW-Fall-Marketing-Brand-190_363x454.jpg class=card__img alt="PNW students collaborate around a computer" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-PNW-Fall-Marketing-Brand-190_363x454.jpg 363w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-PNW-Fall-Marketing-Brand-190_363x454-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-PNW-Fall-Marketing-Brand-190_363x454-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px"><p class=headline><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/advising/ >Advising</a></p><p>From exploring campus resources to choosing the right classes to meet your goals, your advisor can offer guidance on the best path at PNW.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=550 height=688 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marlene_Garcia_550x688-550x688.jpg class=card__img alt="Marlene Garcia" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marlene_Garcia_550x688.jpg 550w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marlene_Garcia_550x688-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marlene_Garcia_550x688-500x625.jpg 500w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marlene_Garcia_550x688-350x437.jpg 350w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Marlene_Garcia_550x688-480x600.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/career-center>Career Center</a></p><p>PNW’s Career Center facilitates the connections between employers and students that lead to successful outcomes and satisfying futures.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=550 height=688 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/counseling-L_550x688-1-550x688.jpg class=card__img alt="Two women sit in an office" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/counseling-L_550x688-1.jpg 550w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/counseling-L_550x688-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/counseling-L_550x688-1-500x625.jpg 500w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/counseling-L_550x688-1-350x437.jpg 350w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/counseling-L_550x688-1-480x600.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/counseling-center>Counseling Center</a></p><p>The Counseling Center encourages and supports students in their educational pursuit by providing psychological counseling and educational services.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=363 height=454 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PNW-Lion-Statues-060_363x454.jpg class=card__img alt="A lion sculpture next to PNW's Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building." decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PNW-Lion-Statues-060_363x454.jpg 363w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PNW-Lion-Statues-060_363x454-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PNW-Lion-Statues-060_363x454-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/pnw-accessibility-center/ >PNW Accessibility Center</a></p><p>We create an inclusive environment so students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to fully participate in any course or program.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=363 height=454 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-PNW-Marketing-Students-042_Touched_363x454.jpg class=card__img alt="A PNW student stands outdoor" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-PNW-Marketing-Students-042_Touched_363x454.jpg 363w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-PNW-Marketing-Students-042_Touched_363x454-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-PNW-Marketing-Students-042_Touched_363x454-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/global-engagement/immigration-services/ > International Student Services</a></p><p>We enhance the academic, cultural and social pursuits of students and scholars from abroad.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=363 height=454 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-0062_363x454.jpg class=card__img alt="A student in lab gear looks at her laptop." decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-0062_363x454.jpg 363w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-0062_363x454-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-PNW-Marketing-Branding-0062_363x454-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href="https://careers.purdue.edu/PNW/go/Student/7719600/?_ga=2.226646101.919300363.1655731518-653871658.1652113244">Employment Opportunities</a></p><p>Opportunities to work on campus are plentiful and diverse, ranging from research assistants to baristas.</p></div><div class=card> <img width=363 height=454 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PNW-Campus-Nature-015_363x454.jpg class=card__img alt="Flowers on PNW's campus" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PNW-Campus-Nature-015_363x454.jpg 363w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PNW-Campus-Nature-015_363x454-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PNW-Campus-Nature-015_363x454-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/dean-of-students/student-resources/student-health-insurance/ >Health Insurance</a></p><p>PNW offers health insurance options through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical and Prescription Drug Plan. 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