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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 will relax mask mandate on all campuses

NATCHITOCHES – Following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing several weeks of sustained improvement to low/moderate transmission of COVID-19 in Natchitoches Parish, Northwestern State University has relaxed its indoor mask mandate effective immediately in public spaces on all campuses for all fully-vaccinated individuals. For those who are not yet fully […]

Fine and Graphic Art will host Maker’s Faire next week

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Fine and Graphic Art will host the annual Maker’s Faire in Orville Hanchey Gallery next week.  Dates and times are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10 am.-5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10.

Students and faculty from the department host the sale each […]

NSU alumna creates scholarship honoring grandmother, a long-time Avoyelles educator

NATCHITOCHES – A Northwestern State University alumna established a scholarship in memory of her grandmother, also an NSU graduate, who was a teacher, wife, mother, granny and friend to all.  Candace Lemoine, a 2000 graduate, created the Candace Lemoine Honorary Scholarship in Memory of Ruth Carmen Courtney McNabb that will be presented to an undergraduate […]

CDC cuts ribbon on new trike track

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Marie Shaw Dunn Child Development Center hosted a ribbon cutting for the school’s new trike track and track naming ceremony Nov. 19.  Members of the CDC family, administrators and community officials were present for the event.

The Taylor Starnes family ticket was drawn from a hopper in the inaugural track naming […]

CDC director selected for Louisiana Early Leaders Academy

NATCHITOCHES – Faith Stanfield, director of the Child Development Center at Northwestern State University, was one of 24 early childhood directors from across Louisiana named to the third cohort of Louisiana Early Leaders Academy.  The Louisiana Early Leaders Academy was created by the Louisiana Department of Education to strengthen leaders in the field of early […]

Fall Robotics Competition set for Dec. 1

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology will host its Fall Robotics Competition and Smart Structures Show (RC&S3) Dec. 1. All middle schools within a 200-mile radius of Natchitoches city are welcome to participate in the competition. The event will include educational experiences and social activities for the prospective future college students.

There is no registration […]

Natchitoches Magnet students tour ET labs

Students from Natchitoches Magnet School toured labs and facilities in Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology on Nov. 17 where they engaged in hands-on activities and participated in demonstrations.  According to Magnet math teacher Cassidy Blanchard, “We have some serious future Demon engineers.”

Dr. Shahriar Hossain, a […]

The Current Sauce and NSU TV News Service Collaborate

The Current Sauce, Northwestern State University’s student news source, and the NSU TV News Service, came together to provide the NSU community with a multimedia introduction of Marcus Jones, the 20th President of NSU. Find out Jones’ goals for the university in The Current Sauce’s article and learn more about Jones through the icebreaker game […]

NSU hosts Engineering Technology Symposium

Scott Poole, president and chief operating officer for RoyOMartin spoke with area students who attended Northwestern State University’s fourth annual Engineering Technology Symposium Nov. 9.  Hosted by the Department of Engineering Technology, the symposium is intended to bring together academia, industry and workforce development constituents to discuss common issues related to the future job needs […]

NSU will host Fall Commencement Dec. 15-16

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will hold Fall 2021 commencement exercises at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15 and at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 in Prather Coliseum.

“We are thrilled to be hosting in-person graduation ceremonies, but we continue to be mindful of public health and safety,” said Dr. […]

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