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SHREVEPORT – Northwestern State University is continuing its tradition of honoring those who served in the nation’s Armed Forces by recognizing an active duty service member or veteran during each home football game. While not technically at home, Captain Kegan Davis was recognized during the Sept. 10 Shreveport Classic, which pitted the Grambling State Tigers against […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Student Government Association hosted a Patriot Day program Friday, Sept. 9 in advance of the anniversary of 9/11.  The remembrance took place at the flagpoles between Caspari Hall and the Student Services Center in the heart of campus where cadets from NSU’s ROTC program lowered the flags to half-staff and […]

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University family and the Natchitoches community marked a day of celebration as Dr. Marcus Jones was formally installed as the university’s 20^th president Friday, Sept. 9.  The formal investiture took place in A.A. Fredericks Auditorium beginning with a procession of faculty and staff in full academic regalia, part of a […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s College of Nursing will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its Associate of Science (ASN) nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

The public is invited to meet with the site visit team and share comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled […]

NATCHITOCHES – The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation will announce a significant multi-year grant to be awarded to Northwestern State University that will help fill critical roles in northwest and Central Louisiana’s rapidly shrinking healthcare workforce.

Administrators will make a presentation at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Orville Hanchey Gallery, Creative and Performing […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will host its inaugural bass fishing tournament Saturday, Oct. 15, presented by the Cane River Waterway Commission.  Fishing sites will include Cane River, Sibley Lake, Red River and Black Lake.  Weigh-ins will take place at Collins Pavilion on the NSU campus and will include giveaways, door prizes, raffle, DJ, bounce […]

NATCHITOCHES—Northwestern State University’s enrollment decline this fall reflects nationwide trends of student population losses in higher education, and the university is expanding initiatives to reestablish its recent pattern of enrollment growth and stability.

The fall semester enrollment of 9,389 is down from last year’s registration of 10,735.  Fall registration exceeded 10,500 for five consecutive years and […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Institutional Review Board is updating some policies and procedures, according to IRB Director and Chair Dr. Jim Mischler. Faculty and students who are working with or will work with the IRB on their planned research projects this year should be aware of changes.

An institutional review board is a committee that […]

NATCHITOCHES – Wesley Jordan of Robeline is this year’s recipient of the Luther W. Lott Sr. Memorial Scholarship, a four-year award presented to a Northwestern State University student whose parent or guardian is an employee of Lott Oil Co.  Jordan is a freshman majoring in nursing at NSU, where he maintains a 3.4 grade point […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Military Science hosted an activation ceremony for the 73^rd Demon Battalion Aug. 25.  The military tradition allows the commander to assess the readiness and discipline of the unit and commemorates the unit’s history and lineage.  ROTC’s curriculum and training ensures cadets’ scholastic, athletic, and leadership abilities are developed […]