Purdue University Northwest ready to welcome student residents to Calumet Hall New student residence hall provides 150 bedsHAMMOND, Ind. — Purdue University Northwest (PNW) students, university leaders and community partners proudly cut the ribbon Aug. 4 on the university’s newest building, Calumet Hall. Napravnik, fellow student leaders and university staff members will welcome the newest student residents to Calumet Hall ahead of the fall 2026 semester. “The housing and residential team has made my time at Purdue University Northwest truly incredible, and I have come to regard PNW student housing as my second home,” he said. I cannot wait to watch the friendships, late-night study sessions and shared victories that will define life in Calumet Hall.”