NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s spring fund raiser, Flavor of Louisiana raised more than $105,000 this year to support student scholarships, faculty development and academic enhancements. Vendors at the March 17 event offered a variety of seafood dishes and other items for guess to mingle and dance while nibbling samplings of Louisiana seafood prepared in […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University hosted an event for 60 Sabine Parish high school students with hands-on learning workshops in mindfulness, interviewing skills, resume writing and academic and career opportunities in healthcare and education.
The March 24 “Winning Workshops” hosted by Louisiana Gear Up were the last in a series that took place at NSU this […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Health and Human Performance received approval to offer a bachelor of science degree in Sports and Recreation Management with coursework set to begin in the Fall 2023 semester. The degree program will provide completers with a foundation for entry into the sport and recreation field and jobs in […]
NATCHITOCHES – Composer, songwriter and music educator Dr. Sharon Joy will present a concert of her original songs, inspired by a variety of cultural traditions. The performance will be at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum, 800 Front Street, Natchitoches, beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31. The concert […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Alpha Zeta chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity hosted a program to recognize students earning Morgan Extra Mile Scholarships March 20.
David Morgan, a 1973 NSU graduate and alumnus of NSU’s Beta Omicron Chapter, established the “Extra Mile” Scholarship in 2008 to […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored several individuals as Distinguished Communications Professionals March 17. This year’s honorees were Gary Fields, Robert Gentry, Doug Ireland, the late Carley McCord, Dan McDonald, Jim Mustian, Denise Lewis Patrick, the late Jerry Pierce and Tom Whitehead. Created in 2021, the Distinguished […]
NATCHITOCHES – Anna Kent of Shreveport is winner of the 2023 Mazda STEAM Art Car competition at Northwestern State University. In addition to winning a $500 scholarship from the School of Creative and Performing Arts, her design, “Fired Up,” will be featured on a Mazda RX-8 with paint work currently underway.
“My design theme is centered […]
NATCHITOCHES – An anonymous donor contributed $100,000 to the Northwestern State University Foundation to create a scholarship honoring a former business professor and his wife.
The H.N. and Inez C. Towry Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a female undergraduate in the amount of $5,000 per year for four years through graduation. The student must maintain […]
NATCHITOCHES – Sixteen teams from 10 area schools competed in the Demon Math Classic at Northwestern State University Friday, March 10. The annual quiz bowl-style competition is hosted by NSU’s Department of Mathematics and sponsored by Sabine State Bank.
Students competed as teams and individuals. Winners of the Individual competition each receive a trophy, a TI-Nspire […]
NATCHITOCHES – A new sign will be installed in front of Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library, where a tourist camp on the Jefferson Highway was established 101 years ago. The University partnered with the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Jefferson Highway Association, an organization that identifies, preserves, interprets and improves […]
