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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.

Students earning 3.0-3.49 GPAs named to Spring 2024 Honor List

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University announced the names of 583 students who were named on the Spring 2024 Honor List. Students on the Honor List must be enrolled full-time at Northwestern and have a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.49.

For questions regarding the Honor Roll, contact the NSU Registrar’s Office at (318) 357- […]

4.0 students named to Spring President’s List

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University announces the names of 498 students named to the President’s List for the Spring 2024 semester.  Students on the President’s List must be enrolled full-time at Northwestern and have a grade point average of 4.0.

For questions regarding the President’s List, contact the NSU Registrar’s Office at (318) 357- 6171 or […]

NSU pool sets hours, will host swimming lessons

NATCHITOCHES – The pool at Northwestern State University Recreation Complex will open at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2. Hours will be 2-7 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.  The pool will be closed Mondays.

NSU faculty/staff memberships are available for $160 (individual) and $200 (family).  NSU students with a current student ID can swim for free. Public memberships are available […]

NSU gets approval for Master of Social Work degree

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University received approval from the Louisiana Board of Regents to offer a Master of Social Work degree.  The program will be offered completely online and will build upon NSU’s existing Bachelor of Social Work that graduates about 50 students per year.

“The MSW program will help address the dearth of the mental […]

NSU launches international Artificial Intelligence research collaboration

By Dr. Damien Tristant, Assistant Professor of Physics, Northwestern State University

 

 

 

NATCHITOCHES – The roots of artificial intelligence (AI) trace back to the 1950s when Alan Turing (1912-1954), a brilliant British mathematician and computer scientist, explored the potential of building intelligent machines. He endeavored to formulate methods for […]

Fall math class will incorporate 3D printing

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Division of Mathematics will offer a new course this fall that will incorporate 3D printing to help students learn complex mathematical concepts. Dr. Nicholas Richardson, instructor for CSC 3040 3D Print Design I, said he’s been using 3D printers to make models for calculus classes after finding that concepts become […]

NCLEX pass rate for NSU nursing grads near 100%

NATCHITOCHES – Two Northwestern State University nursing degree programs report nearly 100 percent pass rate of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), the exam that determines if recently graduated nursing students are safe to practice.

The Fall 2023 pass rate for graduates of NSU’s Associate of Science in Nursing graduates is 100 percent with 57 of […]

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