Purdue University Calumet is a comprehensive, regional university dedicated to serving the professional, cultural and general educational needs of the citizens of Northwest Indiana and other areas.

Its academic programs lead to associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees plus professional certificates. Drawing upon the university's considerable computer resources, the faculty attempts to provide students with both technical skills and awareness of the social and ethical implications of new technology. University outreach activities include interactions with local school systems, governments, human services agencies, businesses and industries. Purdue University Calumet is a community committed to people as its most important resource. The institution strives to foster cultural diversity and to provide a supportive environment in which students, staff and faculty can grow and thrive. Purdue Calumet is committed to helping students plan for success and encourages all who are qualified to attend by:

- placing primary emphasis on learning;

- offering pre-college course work;

- offering reasonable in-state tuition rates, with state support covering a substantial portion of the cost
of education;

- offering financial aid;

- providing strong student support services;

- scheduling classes to facilitate the teaching/learning process;

- offering flexible courses, scheduling, and sites; and emphasizing lifelong learning.

Purdue Calumet partners with the regions it serves, both by helping citizens and institutions and by garnering support from them to maintain the university’s strength. From its World War II inception as a source of technical instruction for Northwest Indiana production workers in response to the war effort, Purdue University Calumet has become a comprehensive institution of higher education, enrolling more than 9,300 students and offering more than 100 associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs. Located on a 167-acre wooded parcel of land in the Woodmar neighborhood of Hammond, Indiana, the Purdue Calumet campus features 16 buildings, including student residential apartments, and some of the finest small university computing facilities in the country. As one of the regional campuses of the world-class Purdue University system, Purdue University Calumet develops its undergraduate programs through a grant of academic autonomy within the Purdue system awarded in 1974. Thus, Purdue Calumet is able to offer programs specifically designed to suit the special needs of the citizens it serves. As part of the Purdue system, Purdue Calumet subscribes to the university-wide principles of serving a culturally diverse citizenry: committed to the development and nurturing of a racially, socially and religiously diverse community.

The University believes that cultural variety stimulates creativity, promotes an exchange of ideas, and enriches life; committed to maintaining a community which recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every person, fosters tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect among its members, and encourages each individual to strive to reach his or her own potential. The University also accepts the responsibility of serving as a positive example and helping to prepare men and women who will make a lasting contribution to society.

(Purdue University Statement of Principles, 1989)

For more information, please visit www.calumet.purdue.edu