NATCHITOCHES – A documentary film produced by a member of Northwestern State University’s New Media faculty won an Alfred I. duPont Award and will be featured on the The Today Show on Monday, Jan. 20. The film, “Love Them First,” tells the story of Mauri Melander Friestleben, principal at Lucy Laney Elementary, an underperforming public […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Pi Delta Chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society at Northwestern State University, the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling and the NSU Department of Social Work will sponsor a suicide awareness workshop from 1-4 p.m. Friday Jan. 31 in the NSU TV Studio, Kyser Hall Room 142.
This event is open to students, […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Cammie G. Henry Research Center at Northwestern State University will host an exhibition of photographs on loan from NSU alum Ed Chopin of Shreveport. The collection is a glimpse of Shreveport from 1918 that shows the commercial and industrial side of the city more than a century ago. The exhibit will open […]
On behalf of Northwestern State University, Dr. Marcus Jones, executive vice president for University & Business Affairs, treated the officers and staff at University Police to lunch as part of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Jan. 9. On the front row from left are Jones, Officer Tonya Masson, Captain Wesley Harrell and Donna Motter. On the […]
The Creole Heritage Center at Northwestern State University collected non-perishable food items and toiletries for the NSU Food Pantry during the last weeks of the fall semester. Students, faculty and staff donated breakfast foods, soups, snacks and other items to be distributed to students in need. From left are Loletta Wynder, CHC director, and Dr. […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Biological and Physical Sciences will host the annual spring Science Showcase from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14. The event for high school junior and seniors will include tours, demonstrations, a question and answer panel with science majors and more. There is no cost to participate.
Students and teachers can […]
NATCHITOCHES – A cohort of students from central Louisiana graduated Dec. 18 from the fall phlebotomy technician training course held at Northwestern State University’s Cenla Campus in Alexandria.
Graduates were Tiffany Pinckard and Valedictorian Haley Sylvester of Natchitoches, Taylor Jackson, Jasmyne Jakson and Sharesse Hood of Pineville, Salutatorian DjQuala Blue of Alexandria and Rochelle Austin of […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University family came together in grief following the tragic loss of alumna Carley McCord, a well-known sports journalist and digital media reporter who was one of five people killed in a plane crash in Lafayette Saturday, Dec. 28. Friends remembered McCord as a remarkable and involved student who stayed in […]
Acclaimed writer, editor and teacher Denise Lewis Patrick, was guest speaker during Dec. 20 commencement exercises at Northwestern State University. Patrick is a Natchitoches native who earned a degree in journalism at NSU in 1977 and a master’s in creative writing from the University of New Orleans. A long-time resident of the New York City […]
Northwestern State University recognized the top graduates from after commencement exercises that included those earning degrees in general studies and engineering technology from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Technology and the College of Nursing and School of Allied Health. From left are State Senator-elect Louie Bernard, NSU President Dr. […]
