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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.

RECIPE for STEM draws in middle schoolers with hands-on learning

NATCHITOCHES – More than 1,400 middle school students from throughout central Louisiana participated in second annual RECIPE for Rural STEM Day Feb. 8 where they engaged in activities and demonstrations designed to spark interest in science, technology engineering and mathematics.  The RECIPE (Relevant, Educational, Career Minded, Impactful, Purposeful and Engaging) event was presented by Northwestern […]

Get Down and Clean Up – NSU library has clean-up kits available for check-out

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library is joining libraries from around the state in a program to encourage litter abatement in Louisiana.  Students and faculty with a campus ID can check out clean-up kits with vests, litter grabbers, trash bags and instructions to clean up litter.

The program, presented by Keep Louisiana […]

NSU recognizes service during Military Appreciation Day

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Athletics and Department of Military Science honored members of the U.S. Armed Services with Military Appreciation Day during the basketball doubleheader Feb. 3.  Select honorees were Ted Duggan, his son Ted Duggan II and Staff Sgt. Richard Spikes.

After commissioning through NSU’s ROTC Program in 1957, Ted Duggan Sr. was an […]

NSU leaders focus on strategic partnerships during Capitol Hill visit

NATCHITOCHES – Leadership from Northwestern State University met with Louisiana’s congressional delegation and other officials in Washington, D.C., last week to underscore the pivotal role that higher education plays in preparing Louisiana’s future workforce.

NSU President Dr. Marcus Jones, Vice President of External Affairs Dr. Drake Owens, and Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. […]

Retention rates show positive measures

NATCHITOCHES – Fall to spring retention rates for first-time freshman rose to 87.8 percent at Northwestern State University this semester with some departments reporting as high as 90 percent retention of freshmen from Fall 2023 to Spring 2024.

NSU President Dr. Marcus Jones said the increase is a result of a better understanding of incoming students […]

Magnet Pre-K, Kindergarten students get literacy bags

Northwestern State University’s Early Childhood Education program provided Natchitoches Magnet preschool children and their families with literacy activities, resources and support so they can engage in reading and play activities at home. The donation was made possible by a grant from the International Paper Foundation to support the Cradle to College initiative.

Dr. Michelle Brunson started […]

Nursing students will hold toy drive for Shriners Hospitals patients

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Student nursing students are holding a toy drive to benefit patients at Shriner’s Hospitals for Children.  The drive will take place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, March 11 in the Student Union lobby.

Requested are gift cards for meals, retailers and general use; crayons, craft activities, board and card games, fidget […]

STEM Day for high schoolers is March 1

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of STEM will host STEM Day for high school students on Friday, March 1.  All students in ninth-12th grades are invited.  STEM Day will take place in NSU’s Student Union Ballroom from 8 a.m.-noon.

“With rapidly emerging technologies and scientific advancements, today is an exciting time to be engaged in […]

Watson Library exhibit celebrates life of late archivist Mary Linn Wernet

Former Archivist Mary Linn Wernet

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Library is hosting an exhibition to honor the late, wide-respected university archivist.  The exhibition, “Wunderkammer:  A Celebration of Mary Linn Wernet Exhibit” will run through May 10 in the Cammie G. Henry Research Center […]

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