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IN MEMORIAM – DR. WENDELL WELLMAN

02.01.17 – The Northwestern State University family, and especially the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Counseling, lost a friend on January 31, 2017. Dr. Wendell Wellman, coordinator of graduate programs in educational leadership, succumb to nearly a year-long illness. We join his family in remembering him fondly and extend our sympathies to them, especially our […]

TLC AND NATCHITOCHES SCHOOLS RECEIVE BESE GRANT FOR PILOT PROGRAM

01.26.17 – Northwestern State University and Natchitoches parish schools will receive grant dollars from the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to advance the state-wide shift to full-year residencies for all aspiring teachers.

Although final numbers are not available, NSU requested $85,000 of the $1 million allocated to universities, and Natchitoches parish schools should […]

DEPARTMENT TO HOST ELIZABETH BREAUX WORKSHOPS

01.14.17 – The Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Counseling, with support from the Dan & Lilly Chase and daughters Marty Causey & Lisa Chase Endowed Professorship, is sponsoring two workshops by teacher and author Elizabeth Breaux. Breaux will offer workshops on differentiated instruction for teacher candidates, lab school faculty, and teacher education faculty, on […]

PINEVILLE HS STUDENTS CAN EARN ASSOCIATE DEGREES

12.18.16 – A new agreement between Pineville High School and Northwestern State University creates an opportunity for high school students to jump start their college experiences through Northwestern’s dual enrollment program. Typically, dual enrollment programs provide opportunities for high school students to earn college credit before graduating from high school. Northwestern and Pineville High School […]

BLACK RECEIVES HONORARY ELEMENTARY ED DEGREE

12.17.16 – (From Northwestern State University’s News Bureau) Northwestern State University bestowed an honorary degree in elementary education to Noella Lyons Black of New Orleans during fall commencement. Black left the school during World War II to fill in for male teachers from her home parish who enlisted to serve in the military. She married […]

FORMER “NORMAL SCHOOL” STUDENT TO RECEIVE DEGREE

12.10.16 – Northwestern State University will award an honorary bachelor of science degree in elementary education to Noella Lyons Black of New Orleans, a former student  who attended Louisiana State Normal College, as Northwestern was then known, in the 1940s and will celebrate her 94th birthday on Christmas Day. More than 25 members of the […]

NEW ED.D. PROGRAM LAUNCHES SPRING 2017

12.08.16 – At its December 2016 meeting, the Louisiana Board of Regents approved Northwestern’s application to offer the doctor of education (Ed.D.) in adult learning and development, beginning with the B-term of spring 2017.

The program’s inaugural concentration will be in community college leadership and focus on preparing current or prospective higher education professionals who are […]

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