President and First Lady Chris and Jennifer Maggio, along with the NSU Recruiting Team, hosted a luncheon for area school counselors Friday at the President’s Residence where they shared information about new and emerging programs, alumni accomplishments and scholarship opportunities. Counselors from Natchitoches, Winn, Sabine, Vernon, Grant and Red River parishes attended. Students from the […]
Hundreds of Northwestern State University students, faculty and staff mingled in and around the WRAC Wednesday for a campus Wellness Fest, a collaborative initiative between Student Affairs, the College of Nursing and School of Allied Health and the WRAC. With dozens of health-related vendors and booths manned by student and staff volunteers and several community […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Theta Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is holding a toy drive to benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) children and will collect toys through Dec. 6 at several drop-off locations around Natchitoches. This is the fraternity’s second annual Joy of Toys toy drive.
Drop-off locations are at City Bank, […]
Martha Hopewell of Alexandria, an Early Childhood Education major and member of Phi Mu Fraternity at Northwestern State University, organized a second service learning project for the Kappa Iota Chapter to collect school supplies to support the NSU Early Childhood Education Cradle to College project. The Cradle to College project is an initiative that focuses […]
Librarians Anna MacDonald and Debbie Huntington set up a table Monday at Watson Library where students, faculty and staff were invited to sign Christmas cards and pen encouraging messages to service members and their families. About 260 cards were completed until supplies ran out. The two will host the activity again the first week of […]
“Freedom was never, is never free. It comes at a cost,” she said.
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University recognized three service members as Honorary Captains for the Nov. 9 football game, continuing the university’s tradition of honoring those who serve in the U.S. military. Saturday was Military Appreciation Night at NSU, with tributes to each branch of service. The Honorary Captains, Capt. Kimberly Crosby, Capt. Jeff Christensen and […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Hospitality Management and Tourism program honored Natchitoches chef/restaurateur Angela Lasyone and Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser as the first inductees into the New Hall of Distinguished Hospitalitarians Friday.
The distinction acknowledges the contributions to Natchitoches cuisine, culture and tourism of the Lasyone family and Lasyone’s Meat Pie Restaurant, an institution in the […]
NSU faculty and staff with expertise in regional history, culture and preservation will help organize, curate and exhibit the items to tell stories of the area and people who have lived there.
About 300 Northwestern State University students and student-athletes, faculty and staff penned about 1,500 notes of appreciation to donors who contributed to the NSU Foundation and the Demons Unlimited Foundation during NSU’s fifth annual Thank-A-Donor Day. Many of the students are scholarship recipients, who expressed gratitude because they are able to continue their education through […]
