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About Leah Jackson

Leah Jackson is Northwestern State University's Director of Public Information and Media Relations. She is a 1994 and 2011 graduate of NSU and has been on staff since 2004.

NSU Food Pantry open to serve NSU, BPCC students

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Food Pantry is fully stocked and ready to serve students.  Hours for the fall semester are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon Friday with a staff of student and faculty/staff volunteers.  The NSU Food Pantry is located on the south side of Trisler Power Plant on NSU’s Central Avenue.

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NSU will host October Virtual Business Seminar

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Business will host an October Virtual Business Seminar that will focus on governmental and non-governmental agencies that support business activity locally and globally.  Featured guest will be Laura Lyles, president of the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce, an organization that aids business students as well as community members […]

Rourks will be featured at Cane River Reading Series

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Cane River Reading Series will present Leigh Camacho Rourks for a virtual read via Zoom beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, followed by a question and answer session.

Rourks is a Cuban American author who lives and works in central Florida where she is an assistant professor of English and […]

NSU joins Turn the Town Teal for ovarian cancer awareness

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University has joined the City of Natchitoches in Turn the Town Teal, a national campaign to promote awareness of ovarian cancer, its subtle symptoms and risk factors.  During September, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, volunteers call attention to the disease by tying teal ribbons in visible locations around towns, neighborhoods, businesses […]

NSU launching Cowboy Collection of hurricane relief supplies for McNeese community

NATCHITOCHES – Students at Northwstern State University are launching the Cowboy Collection, a supply drive to help the McNeese State University community, a sister school in the University of Louisiana System, and those who lost their homes and possessions in Hurricane Laura.

“The McNeese State campus was severely damaged, and many faculty, staff and students lost […]

Free COVID testing will be available at LSMSA gym starting Monday, Sept. 21

NATCHITOCHES – Free COVID-19 testing will be available Monday, Sept. 21-Thursday, Sept. 24 and Monday, Sept. 28-Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts gymnasium on Caspari Street on the campus of Northwestern State University. Free testing will be available from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day.  There will be no […]

54th annual Porter Forum will be virtual

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Business will present the 54th annual J. Walter Porter Forum beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.  This year’s forum will be presented virtually due to COVID-19 safety protocols.  Participants can log onto http://bit.ly/2020JWPF to join the forum, which is free and open to the public.

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Students earns Alpha Lambda Delta scholarships

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University students Jessica Mullican of De Ridder and Katelyn Kennedy of Baker been named recipients of Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarships awarded by Alpha Lambda Delta, the National Honor Society for First-Year Success.  Mullican received a scholarship in the amount of $3,000.  Kennedy received a scholarship in the amount of $1,000.  […]

Electronic Learning will offer painting classes in September

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement will offer a Pick Up Your Brush painting class on Thursday, Sept. 17 and 24 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on the second floor of South Hall. The fee is $45 per session.

In the class, participants will learn the art of painting […]

NSU Foundation establishes Hurricane Relief Fund

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Foundation created a Hurricane Laura Relief Fund to help NSU students, faculty and staff with financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, which struck central Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Aug. 27.

“Similar to our efforts to help members of the NSU family during the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

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