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NATCHITOCHES – A scholarship honoring the life of Coach Matthew Brian Dodson has been established through the Northwestern State University Foundation. Preference for the one-year scholarship will be given to students from southwest Louisiana, particularly those from Grand Lake High School, where Dodson spent most of his career. Preference will also be given to a […]

NATCHITOCHES – The pool at the Northwestern State University Recreation Complex will open June 1.  Hours of operation will be 2-7 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Daily rates are $8 for adults (16 years and up) and $5 for children (15 years and below).  All children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

NSU will not offer group swim lessons […]

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Sharon Joy, associate professor of music at Northwestern State University, was installed as the international president of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars this week during the 35^th Annual Conference of the Phi Beta Delta. Joy has served as the Phi Beta Delta chapter president and coordinator at NSU for […]

NATCHITOCHES – Seth Miller, an incoming freshman from Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles, signed with Northwestern State University’s competitive esports team.  Miller, who plans to major in engineering technology, will play on the Overwatch team.

Esports is competitive, organized video gaming with national and international competitions supported by a growing fan base and sponsors.  […]

NATCHITOCHES – A recent Northwestern State University graduate has created a scholarship intended to assist minority students pursuing a degree in social work.  The Gorham Minority Social Work Scholarship will be presented to a sophomore, junior or senior level student majoring in social work with a 3.0 or better GPA.

Donor Terrell “TJ” Gorham Jr., LMSW, […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s nurse anesthesia program received full accreditation by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.  The program is approved for five years, the maximum accreditation period for a new program, and was also approved to offer distance education didactic courses.  NSU’s nurse anesthesia program joins 124 accredited nurse anesthesia […]

NATCHITOCHES – As part of philanthropy initiatives, the Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at Northwestern State University has partnered with the School of Education to address literacy issues in the region.  The brothers donated books to the Remapping the Cradle to Prison Pipeline with Dr. Michelle Fazio-Brunson and will be assisting Brunson […]

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Foundation is seeking to establish a second STEM professorships through matching funds available from the University of Louisiana System Foundation.

In 2019, the ULS Foundation received an anonymous $800,000 donation through the Chicago Community Trust.  The funds are allocated to support new STEM professorships, divided equally between males and females. […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s rowing team competed in the Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Invitational May 22 with the Women’s Varsity 4+ winning the final, beating out the University of Georgia, Virginia Tech, Florida State and the University of Illinois.

With regattas cancelled in the last year due to COVID-19, the races took place in lieu of […]