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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.

Winston will speak on Reconstruction, civil rights Jan. 12

NATCHITOCHES – Immediately after the Civil War and emancipation, the federal government developed a plan to re-admit the southern states and guarantee the rights and safety of freedmen. The plan, called Reconstruction, led to a time of experimentation in racial equity which historian C. Vann Woodward and others have argued could have led to a very […]

Graduating cadet takes U.S. Army officer oath

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University ROTC Cadet Dylan H. Trueblood of Natchitoches took the oath of a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army Thursday in conjunction with commencement exercises. Trueblood earned a Bachelor of General Studies with a major concentration in computer and natural science and double minors in military leadership and computer information systems.

After […]

Yankowski Retrospective will open Jan. 17

NATCHITOCHES – Work by retiring Northwestern State University Professor of Art Michael Yankowski will be featured in a retrospective exhibition Jan. 17-Feb. 21 in Orville Hanchey Gallery.

An artist’s reception will take place from 5-8 pm. Saturday, Jan. 28.

Gallery Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon Friday.

Three honored with CAPA Hall of Fame induction

NATCHITOCHES – The Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. D. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University honored three individuals with induction into the CAPA Hall of Fame Dec. 7.  Honored were long-time School of Creative Performing Arts Administrative Assistant Ladell Conley, Executive Director of the Louisiana School for Math, […]

NSU keepsake Santas available

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Alumni Association is offering limited edition collectible Santas for sale this holiday season.

The commemorative NSU tabletop Santas appear every December and honor selected programs or organization, ROTC in 2019 ($20), Nursing and Allied Health in 2020 ($25), Greek life 2021 ($30) and this year’s 2022 championship-winning women’s soccer team […]

ROTC cadets recognized during fall awards program

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Military Science hosted the fall 2022 awards ceremony Dec. 1 to recognized ROTC cadets for accomplishments this semester.

Beginning with academic honors, the program began with recognition of Dean’s List cadets and scholastic awards.  Recognized were Cadets Taylor Dixon, Jimmy Lara, Arianna Astorga, Peyton Bordelon, Loren Higginbotham, Brendan Campbell […]

NSU hosts RC&S3 competition for area middle schools

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology hosted its annual Robotics Competition and Smart Structures Show (RC&S3), drawing about 75 middle schoolers to campus to put their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to the test.

Winning teams were, Caddo Middle Magnet, first place; North DoSoto Middle School, second place, and Donnie Bickham […]

NSU student-produced magazine AFK: Away From the Keyboard released and available online

By Melody Gilbert, Associate Professor and Documentary Filmmaker,

Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts

 

NATCHITOCHES – After a semester spent writing stories about gaming, Northwestern State University students in Professor Melody Gilbert’s COMM4230 class are ready to share AFK: Away from the Keyboard magazine with NSU Demons and the Natchitoches community.

On Thursday, Dec 1 students […]

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