NATCHITOCHES – When Northwestern State University senior Makenzie Scroggs of Marksville was crowned Miss Louisiana June 17, she realized that she will be able to fulfill a lifelong dream for her mother, Rebecca Dauzat Scroggs, to attend the Miss America pageant.
Scroggs won the state title representing Natchitoches as Miss Natchitoches City of Lights. Last year, […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University alumni and friends should mark their calendars for 2023 Homecoming festivities set to take place Friday, Nov. 3-Saturday, Nov. 4.
“Due to football scheduling, NSU Homecoming will take place slightly later in the fall this year, so we are announcing the dates early to allow friends to plan accordingly,” said Director […]
NATCHITOCHES – “Latino Living,” a podcast produced by Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association in the Department of New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts, received a $3,000 grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The purpose of “The Rebirth Grant” is to support initiatives […]
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity’s national headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, has ranked the Beta Omicron Alumni Chapter at Northwestern State University among its top alumni groups in the country.
Last week, the Fraternity announced the Northwestern State University alumni organization had earned Champion Master Alumni Chapter status for its efforts to connect and engage with alumni […]
NATCHITOCHES – Judith Covington, professor of mathematics at Northwestern State University, spoke at the North Carolina Network of Math Teachers’ Circles summer Math Camp June 29 – July 1. This is the ninth year that the NCNMTC has held a summer workshop, and this is the seventh year that Covington has participated. She facilitated two […]
With temperatures reaching the triple digits, Northwestern State University’s annual Hotter ‘N Hell Art Exhibition is opening at the perfect time.
The show will open July 5 in NSU’s Orville Hanchey Gallery and run through September with a closing reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon […]
Fifty-four Fellows from the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) attended a Senior Fellow Retreat at Northwestern State University this week where they participated in senior year prep workshops, completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and attended panels to discuss opportunities and expectations in higher education. The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition helps high-achieving, […]
UPDATE:
After an article appeared in the Summer 2023 edition of Alumni Columns magazine, NSU alum Marcus Norwood reached out to share a video piece he created about the life of Nonco Pelafigue, a Northwestern State alumnus whose cause for sainthood advanced to Rome this past May.
Norwood’s video about Nonco Pelafigue can be viewed here: […]
NATCHITOCHES – Kylan Williams of Lafayette, an incoming freshman at Northwestern State University, has already made a name for himself as a speaker and performer. The Comeaux High School graduate won the National Speech and Debate Association’s 2023 national championship tournament in dramatic interpretation held June 20 in Phoenix, Arizona, with 2,863 schools from eight […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Kacy Young of Shreveport is the recipient of a Jo Anne Trow Scholarship awarded by Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Academic Success. Selection is based on maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, academic records, participation in Alpha Lambda Delta activities, campus and community service and the applicant’s […]
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