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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.

New Media expands program offerings

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts is expanding its curriculum to give students more options to learn skills that today’s employers are looking for in media professionals.  The department underwent significant curriculum changes last year, revamping two concentrations and adding a new one in Sports Media, according to […]

Students sign to participate in AMT

Through the AMT program, students work as a paid employee in their sponsoring manufacturing facility three days per week and attend intensive classes at CLTCC two days per week with both CLTCC and NSU faculty.

‘Haynesville Football’ book launch, signing Saturday

Northwestern State University alum Hunter Bower has published a book about one of Louisiana’s most talked-about high school football programs. “Haynesville Football: A History of Louisiana’s Winningest High School Football Program” details the history of the program from its humble beginnings in 1907 to its powerhouse teams of today.

ADVANCE students participate in hands-on electronics workshop

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars (ADVANCE) had the unique opportunity to host an electronics themed maker space led by David Sproles last month.

 

Sproles (BSME, 1977) was an engineer in manufacturing for chemicals and consumer products for 37 years. Since his retirement, he has taught STEM workshops at Maker Faires in […]

Maggios read during NPL Back to School Story Hour

Northwestern State University First Lady Jennifer Maggio and President Dr. Chris Maggio were special guests at Natchitoches Parish Library Tuesday where they were invited to read to children during Back to School Story Hour.  While youngsters colored pictures related to going back to school, the Maggios read “Click, Clack Quack to School!” and “The Pout-Pout […]

Scholars reflect on influence of Toni Morrison

NATCHITOCHES – “She opened doors others could not have opened.  What a gift to the world she was,” said Dr. Holly Stave referring to Toni Morrison, the venerated novelist, editor and professor, who died Tuesday at age 88.  Stave, a professor of English in the Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University, is a preeminent […]

Move In Day is Aug. 17

Campus and community volunteers are invited to help welcome the students and their families to campus.

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