NATCHITOCHES –Dr. Patrice Moulton, a professor of psychology at Northwestern State University, has been elected to the national board of directors for the Fulbright Association and will begin a three-year term in January 2024. Moulton has served as president of the Louisiana Fulbright Chapter since 2020.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program […]
NATCHITOCHES – Lyndia Vercher from Montgomery High School and Shariya Boykins, London Carter and She’Tavia Young of Logansport High School explored the makeup of dry ice during a lab experiment as Northwestern State University hosted STEM Day Sept. 29. About 260 high schoolers from all over the Louisiana visited the campus to tour NSU’s School […]
NATCHITOCHES – An upcoming exhibit at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport titled “Natchitoches Artists: Changing Landscapes” will feature photographs by Anna Tapia MacDonald, head of Information Literacy, Library Instruction and Reference at Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library. Also included will be work by Dr. Massimo Bezoari, a retired NSU professor, […]
By Dr. Shane Rasmussen, director of the Louisiana Folklife Center
NATCHITOCHES – The 15th Annual Louisiana Studies Conference was held on Sept. 23 at NSU. This year’s conference theme was “Louisiana Works.” The Saturday morning keynote, “Defend Corner Stores: Preserving the Vanishing Culture of Vernacular Hand-Painted Signage in the Commercial Settings of the Post-Katrina Landscape of […]
NATCHITOCHES – Over the past several years, Northwestern State University has developed numerous transfer agreements with institutions around the world to promote study-abroad opportunities for both American and international students. Jorge Vargas Martinez, a junior from Cartagena, Colombia, is a junior business administration major at NSU and a prime example of how international students enrich […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Biology and Microbiology and campus chapter of the American Society of Microbiology presented a donation of $2,000 to the Dr. Jerry Allen Memorial Scholarship Sept. 15. The presentation took place during a joint meeting of the campus ASM chapter and the American Chemical Society chapter.
Faculty from the Department […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Alexandria Senior High School Band of 1972 established a scholarship at Northwestern State University to honor the memory of a beloved and influential band director who touched the lives of many students over several decades.
The Dr. Jerry Payne Endowed Scholarship is a four-year scholarship that will be awarded to a student from […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Elementary Lab School has been recognized as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School based on the school’s overall academic performance and progress in closing achievement gaps among student groups on assessments. The U.S. Department of Education recognized a total of 353 schools across the nation.
NSU Elementary Lab is part of […]
By Sid Hall, Military Affairs Coordinator / ROTC Program Manager
NATCHITOCHES – In continuing its tradition of honoring those who serve in the nation’s Armed Forces, Northwestern State University named Dr. James Akin the honorary captain during the home opener of Demon football Sept. 16.
Akin served in the U.S. Army Security Agency. He attained the rank […]
NATCHITOCHES – A documentary created by Northwestern State University film students last year will be featured in an event Monday, Sept. 18 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of singer/songwriter Jim Croce, who performed his last concert at NSU on Sept. 20, 1973. Shortly after the concert in Prather Coliseum, Croce and five […]
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