Chancellor Keon and his administrative hanger on, and many professional tenure professors, are consciously planning the end of Purdue Northwest (PNW). The plan is to get rid of NWI students to the point they will not be a factor anymore. It is succeeding beyond their wildest dreams -- especially with the new Chinese virus on the loose.
Remember that before the Chinese virus hit, PNW's enrollment for both campuses was down more, by far more, than the national average. PNW went down about one third or more; the national average was about 2 to 3 percent every year for at most the past five years, that is a total of fifteen or so percent. It is not going down, rather up, for Hispanics and other minorities. Look at the national figures for enrollment and high school graduation rates. You will quickly get to see that all of Keon's people and arguments are a total fraud. (Could be Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue University as a whole, as well.) Remember, in addition, over ten percent of PNW's students are from China and India, i.e. foreign students. They have pushed out NWI students. The plan is to get all of NWI students out of Calumet and North Central.
Over three years ago they had planned to get rid completely of Purdue North Central. But they found out that there were too many people at North Central that could present a problem to the closing of North Central. So what did they do? They, Chancellor Keon etc., shifted all the significant North Central people to Calumet slowly over the past three years. Like Swartz who is academically incompetent by is now Vice Chancellor of the Honors Program. Go figure. A complete know nothing is in charge of the Honors Program at Purdue Calumet. But he is not at North Central anymore. North Central never has contributed anything to Calumet. But supposedly the two were put together. Makes no sense unless you want to get rid of Purdue North Central.
There is not a student in their right mind who chooses PNW as their first school. You may choose it for a number of secondary reasons; but not for academic reasons, with the possible exception of nursing. PNW is planning to close -- when is anyone guess. I suspect it is while this Chancellor is chancellor. Maybe not. But PNW will close soon. DO NOT VOLUNTARILY COME HERE EVER!!! Remember the region has Indiana University Northwest (IUN) which more than fills the bill for you. It is not threatening closure that PNW is. Academically, PNW is generally a used to be academic institution. It is no more. It is totally a fraud. The value that you got from PNW is that you could lie and say that the really was a Purdue, West Lafayette, degree. No more can you lie. You received your so called degree from PNW not Purdue, West Lafayette. It is useless in most areas. Almost all areas. That is why most students in the know, advanced students or foreign students, transfer to West Lafayette on their second or third year.
When PNW closes there will only be IUN and Purdue Calumet. Mitch Daniels has already said, many times, he does not want anything to do with PNW. It will become part of IU. Purdue Global will take over Purdue North Central -- lock, stock, and barrel. There is no question about it. Only a question of time for the administrators to get enough of their money out of PNW. Remember the Chancellor of PNW makes over $450,000 per year. For what? No one knows.