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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 honors faculty and staff for service milestones

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University recognized several long-time faculty and staff with years of service honors during the university’s faculty/staff lunch Monday.  From left are Denise Dubois (25 years), Terry Isbell, Curtis Brossett, Dr. Frank Serio, Yvette Ceasar-Williams, David Antilley, Betty Creamer and Dale Wohletz (30 years) and Cindy Davis (25 years), all congratulated by […]

Anthon cycling cross country for The Ability Experience

Story and photo courtesy of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity          

 

NATCHITOCHES – Trace Anthon, a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Northwestern State University, is participating in the Journey of Hope, a cross-country cycling trek that raises money and awareness for projects that serve people with disabilities. The event is a project of the national fraternity’s […]

Four incoming NSU freshmen awarded Poche Scholarships

NATCHITOCHES – Four incoming Northwestern State University freshmen were named recipients of Dylan Kyle Poche Memorial Scholarships, presented by the Poche family to students who will be part of the NSU Fishing Team.

The students are Stone Smith of Shreveport, a graduate of Captain Shreve High School who will major in criminal justice;  Evan Howe of […]

NSU will offer phlebotomy training courses in Natchitoches and Cenla

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer two online sessions of Phlebotomy Technician Training this fall, one at the Natchitoches campus beginning Aug. 29 and one at the Cenla campus beginning Sept. 12. The courses are designed to teach entry-level phlebotomy skills to students interested in pursuing a career in […]

Items needed to stock NSU Food Pantry for fall semester

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Food Pantry is in need of items in advance of the start of the Fall 2022 semester.  Alumni, friends, civic groups or anyone interested is invited to help stock the pantry.

“We are asking sororities to donate toiletries and fraternities to donate snack items because these are the items that are […]

NSU alum named to Order of Omega board of directors

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Lamar Bryant, associate vice chancellor for strategic initiatives in the Division of Diversity Engagement at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, has been appointed to the board of directors of Order of Omega, an international honor society recognizing fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership, service and scholarship.

Bryant […]

Mullican earns ALD graduate fellowship

NATCHITOCHES – Jessica Mullican of De Ridder, a recent graduate of Northwestern State University, has been awarded a $2,000 Dean Adele Hagner Stamp Graduate Fellowship from Alpha Lambda Delta, the honor society for first-year academic success. Mullican was inducted into ALD in 2019 and is a previous recipient of ALD’s Trow Undergraduate Scholarship in 2020.

Mullican […]

Theta Chi chapter collects honors at national leadership convention

NATCHITOCHES – Members of Northwestern State University’s Eta Omicron chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity attended the fraternity’s national convention in Washington, D.C., where they were lauded for community service, along with other honors.

Jairus Killings, a sophomore theatre major from Syracuse, New York, and an R.F Lewis Scholar; Chapter President Jacob Stone, a junior music business […]

GeauxFAME/AMT graduates honored

NATCHITOCHES – Five students completed the GeauxFAME Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program, a work/study partnership between Central Louisiana Technical Community College, Northwestern State University and regional industries.  Through the program, graduates earned a certificate from CLTCC and an associate degree from NSU while working at a regional manufacturing facility.

Graduates, who were honored earlier this week, […]

Folklife Center inducts four into Hall of Master Folk Artists

NATCHITOCHES – Two traditional crafts persons, a musician, and a folk dance group were inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center’s Hall of Master Folk Artists during an induction ceremony held at Northwestern State University on Saturday, July 23 as part of the 42nd Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival.  Inductees included fiddler Amanda Shaw, who also served […]

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