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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 awards diplomas to Fall, Summer 2021 graduates

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded 662 degrees to 656 graduates during Fall 2021 Commencement exercises with four ceremonies held over two days, Dec. 15-16.  NSU also awarded 412 degrees to 409 Summer 2021 graduates.  It was the first commencement program presided over by Dr. Marcus Jones, who was named NSU’s 20th president in November.

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Ranger Challenge Team emerges with strong showing

NATCHITOCHES –Northwestern State University’s ROTC program fielded a Ranger Challenge team this fall that competed against programs from other universities across the nation in a series of fitness and skills events.  Ranger Challenge is an event this is unique to ROTC.

“Cadets participating in the Ranger Challenge competition go above and beyond the typical ROTC experience […]

E Lab carolers entertain Business faculty

NATCHITOCHES – First and second grade students from Northwestern State University Elementary Lab School dressed as Santa and his reindeer, Christmas Bells, Frosty the Snowman and a Christmas tree to visit NSU’s School of Business where they performed several Christmas carols. On the front row are Landri LeBlanc, Maverick Edgar, Justin Keller, Rhett Reagan, Daniella […]

ADK collects school supplies for literacy initiative

NATCHITOCHES – Women in Alpha Delta Kappa education sorority hosted a Christmas party that doubled as a drive for school supplies that will be donated to NSU’s Early Childhood Education program to support the department’s literacy initiative.  Founded by Dr. Michelle Brunson, the initiative is to reroute the Cradle to Prison Pipeline to the Cradle […]

Bus. Affairs staff create winter wonderland for preschoolers

NATCHITOCHES – Santa and his elves got down to business this week as Mr. and Mrs. Claus and the Grinch joined staff from Northwestern State University’s Business Affairs Department in entertaining students from the Marie Shaw Dunn Child Development Center.

Business Affairs has in previous years opened the doors of St. Denis Hall to the three- […]

ROTC recognizes cadet achievement during fall awards program

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Department of Military Science hosts a ceremony for cadets at the conclusion of each semester to recognize academic and military achievements and present scholarships provided by ROTC alumni and friends of the Demon Battalion.  LTC Joshua Drake is the Professor of Military Science, and MSG Mike Blakely is the […]

NSU, EAP team up to prepare students to be entrepreneurs in Louisiana

NATCHITOCHES – Hot ideas just won students some cool cash in this year’s Inferno Pitch Business Model Competition. The competition was presented by Northwestern State University’s School of Business, College of Business and Technology and BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP), which provides services to innovative startups and works to stimulate entrepreneurship opportunities in North Louisiana.

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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 […]

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