Purdue University Northwest 2025 MLK Day Celebration: Westville campus

Event Information

PNW’s Jan. 20 MLK Day celebration, which takes place on the federal holiday, begins at 7:45 a.m. and goes through 11 a.m. on the Westville branch campus, 1401 S. U.S. 421, Westville, Ind. The event will take place in the Great Hall Events and Conference Center inside the James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex.

Marty Corley, Chief of Police for the Michigan City Police Department (MCPD), will serve as keynote speaker for PNW’s Jan. 20 event. Corley was appointed Chief of Police in January 2024 and has served with the department since October 2000. While at MCPD, Corley has worked in various capacities with two and a half years as Chief of Operations, 12 years in the investigative division, 17 years on the MCPD Special Weapons and Tactics Team (S.W.A.T.), over 10 years as a Drug Recognition Expert and Indiana Law Enforcement Certified Instructor, director of the MCPD Youth Leadership Academy, and Lead Instructor for the MCPD Police Explorers Post #75. Corley’s passion is to serve the community, and he is actively involved with several commissions and boards that include Michigan City Human Rights Commission; Salvation Army of Michigan City; Boys and Girls Club of Michigan City; PACT, Inc.; Habitat for Humanity of La Porte County; and elected official to the Michigan City Area Schools Board of Trustees, since 2013.

The Jan. 20 MLK Day celebration at PNW will also include a buffet breakfast.

Since 1992, PNW has partnered with the Northwest Indiana community to reflect on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream and legacy of inclusion and justice.

For more information on PNW’s MLK Day celebrations, including sponsorship opportunities, visit pnw.edu/mlk-celebration.