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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.

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 […]

Poet Rebecca Macijeski will read selections at May 30 book launch

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University poet and professor Dr. Rebecca Macijeski will be featured at a book launch for “Apocryphal Girl,” her second chapbook.  Macijeski will read selections from the book along with newer work at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 30 in the Cammie G. Henry Research Center on the third floor of Watson Library. […]

Student art car designs net scholarships

NATCHITOCHES – Design 1 (Art 1010) students in Northwestern State University’s Department of Fine and Graphic Art created original designs for this semester’s Mazda Art Car design competition to win scholarships awarded by the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts and the Friends of Hanchey organization. Students worked under the instruction of Professors Collier […]

Destination Science Camp June 24-28

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics will host Destination Science camp June 24-28 for children ages 10-14.  The camp will offer experiences in anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, drone technology, veterinary technology and natural science.

Campers will be exposed to topics in a variety of science fields, work with technologies […]

NSU ACE hosts high schoolers for healthcare exploration

NATCHITOCHES – Forty high school students from Lakeview High School and Natchitoches Central High School participated in this academic year’s sixth and final Healthcare Academic and Career Exploration (ACE) event at Northwestern State University. Since last fall, ACE has engaged with nearly 400 high schoolers from Allen, Catahoula, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides and Winn parishes. The […]

NSU student documentaries available for viewing

By Melody Gilbert, Associate Professor/Documentary Filmmaker

Department of New Media, Journalism and Communications Arts

 

NATCHITOCHES – Laughter and tears flowed in Varnado Ballroom at the most recent documentary showcase of short films produced by Northwestern State University COMM 4240 students. Subjects of the documentaries included films about finding friends, exploring queerness, investigating parental relationships, discovering a path […]

Graduating ROTC cadets take oath as 2nd Lieutenants

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s 74th Demon Battalion and Department of Military Scienc hosted a commissioning ceremony May 9 for graduating seniors who took the oath of office to serve as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.  The event was held in conjunction with spring commencement exercises in which the four earned undergraduate degrees as […]

NSU awards diplomas to Spring 2024 grads

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded 796 diplomas to 779 graduates during spring commencement exercises that took place in three ceremonies May 8-9 in Prather Coliseum.

NSU awarded a posthumous degree to the family of Alicia Rene Davis, who completed academic credits to earn a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

Graduates listed by hometown are as follows.

Abbeville […]

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