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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.

Edgar honorary captain at NSU football game

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University continued its tradition of honoring those who served in the nation’s Armed Forces by recognizing a veteran during each home football game this season.  Chief Warrant Officer Four Brandon Edgar (U.S. Army Retired) was recognized during the Nov 6 game, which was also Military Appreciation Day on campus.

Having served the […]

NSU School of Business will host CLE for attorneys

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Business will host a Continuing Legal Education event Friday, Nov. 19.

The CLE will offer a total of five speakers who have donated their time for this event. Attendees may earn up to five credit hours, including one for each of the following: Ethics, Law Office Management and/or Professionalism. […]

Engineering Technology Symposium Nov. 9

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology will host the fourth annual Engineering Technology Symposium Tuesday, Nov. 9.  The symposium will take place from 8 a.m.-noon in the Student Union Ballroom and will feature keynote speakers Dr. Mohammad Saadeh, head of the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology at Southeastern Louisiana University, and […]

Huntington students tour Engineering Technology Department

NATCHITOCHES – Huntington High School visited the Department of Engineering Technology at NSU.  The event is organized as an observance of the National Manufacturing Month; October every year.  Participants toured different ET labs and experienced live demonstrations by ET faculty and students. In addition, students participated on hands-on experiences under the supervision of faculty and students.

“Students enjoyed the event […]

Journalism and Media Day will return Nov. 5

Natchitoches, LaAfter a two-year absence, Journalism and Media (JaM) Day 2021 returns to the Northwestern State University campus.

The half-day event, sponsored by the Department of New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts, again offers a great roster of challenging writing, reporting, on-air and online competitions as well as panel discussions to high school students […]

NSU English students share work at honors society conference

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University students presented research and creative work on Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society’s Southern Regional Conference. The conference was held virtually and hosted by the society’s Alpha Upsilon Phi chapter at the University of North Georgia.

Students from over 10 universities and colleges presented their work. NSU’s […]

Nursing students volunteer at drive through flu clinic

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University-Alexandria campus nursing students volunteered with a drive through flu immunization clinic at Rapides Parish Health Unit Oct. 20, dispensing 213 shots.  Pictured in the left photo are, from left, Ramsey Treadway, Kirsten Karisny, Erik Carver, Bailey Debona and Makayla Nash.  In the right photo are, front row from left, Bridget […]

“South/Realism/X” – Edgar Cano exhibition opens Nov. 1

NATCHITOCHES – Work by graduate student artist Edgar Cano will be featured in an exhibition Nov. 1-8 in Orville Hanchey Gallery at Northwestern State University.  The show, “South/Realism/X” will open with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1.

Work by Cano is not easily classified or labeled. He began his artistic journey as a realistic […]

2021 Homecoming Honor Court presented during football game

Madeleine “Maddy” Hensley of Anacoco and Darrin Nixon Jr. of Lake Charles were selected as queen and king of the 2021 Homecoming Honor Court at Northwestern State University. Hensley and Nixon were part of a 24-member honor court that participated in activities during Homecoming Week at Northwestern State and were presented at halftime of the […]

Four inducted into College of Business Hall of Distinction

Northwestern State University’s College of Business and Technology honored four individuals with induction into the College’s Hall of Distinction in conjunction with Homecoming festivities.  From left are honorees Nick Courville (Accounting), Dr. Jack Russell and Barbara Russell (Computer Information Systems) and Scotty Williams accepting on behalf of his father, the late John G. Williams (Business […]

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