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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.

Alum Ryan Owens speaks on business etiquette

Ryan Owens, a 2013 Northwestern State University graduate, was featured speaker at an etiquette luncheon for student leaders hosted by the NSU College of Business and Technology April 11.  Owens, a senior data analyst for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, spoke about the dos and don’ts of the social side of business networking. […]

HSJA podcast features Perez-Mira interview

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association (HSJA) produced the third installment “Latino Living,” a HSJA-produced podcast that is recorded in the New Media, Journalism and Communications Arts Podcast Studio under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Nick Taylor.

This installment features an interview with Dr. Begona Perez-Mira, a professor in NSU’s Computer Information […]

NSU will host Research Day April 13

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s 36th annual Research Day will return to a face-to-face format after two years of virtual conferences on Thursday, April 13.  Students will make synchronous oral presentations on research in many academic disciplines culminating as an awards program.

“We will have 30 oral presentations plus three brief, five-minute presentations and eight posters,” […]

NSU will host Nursing & Allied Health Open House in Cenla

NATCHITOCHES – Individuals from central Louisiana interested in high demand healthcare careers are invited to attend a Nursing and Allied Health open house at Northwestern State University’s Cenla campus from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12.

NSU’s Cenla campus is located at England Airpark.  More information and registration is available at https://nsu.la/OpenHouseCENLA.

Those […]

Poche Fishing Tournament supports scholarship, NSU anglers

NATCHITOCHES – Burt and Shelley Poche presented proceeds from the 7th annual Dylan Kyle Poche Memorial Bass Fishing Tournament to the NSU Foundation, a $40,000 donation that will support the Dylan Kyle Poche Memorial Scholarship and the NSU Fishing Team.  The tournament drew 260 boats from throughout Louisiana and Texas to Toledo Bend and included […]

NSU hosts deNSU Early College Access Summit

NATCHITOCHES – Mary Anna Scruggs, a graduating communications major from Natchitoches, spoke to area high school guidance counselors, graduate coaches and principals at Northwestern State University’s deNSU Early College Access Summit March 30.  Scruggs discussed her experience as a high schooler taking dual enrollment courses at NSU, which she said better prepared her for college […]

NSU will host Golden Jubilee Celebration for Class of 1973

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Alumni Association invites all graduates of 1973 to join the Golden Jubilee Celebration that will take place May 5-6.

 

“We are excited to welcome our 50-year graduates back to campus to celebrate the anniversary of their graduation and award their second diplomas,” said Danielle Antoon Cobb, director of Alumni Affairs.  […]

NSU partners with regional industry to present ET Career Fair

NATCHITOCHES – Christopher Sanders, a production and quality engineer with Omni Specialty Packaging in Shreveport, spoke to students in Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology during the department’s Career Fair March 29.  Sanders is a 2021 graduate of NSU’s ET program and discussed career and internship opportunities at Omni, which manufactures lubricants and chemicals […]

NSU reps at Barksdale’s Defenders of Liberty Air Show

NATCHITOCHES – Several representatives of Northwestern State University and NSU@Barksdale participated in the Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base last weekend.  Thousands of spectators attended the weekend-long event that showcased both modern and historic military and civilian aircrafts, along with other attractions, such as projects and programs at NSU that focus […]

Inferno Pitch winner advances to Pelican Cup in entrepreneurship competition

NATCHITOCHES – A Northwestern State University student entrepreneur was named a finalist for the Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup, a business competition for college students intended to help students gain critical thinking, team building, presentation and other skills important to career growth.

Matthew Gamble is the team leader for Rise and Rotate, a device he and his stepfather […]

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