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NSU will recognize inaugural Distinguished Communications Professionals honorees

NATCHITOCHES – Raymond Strother, the late Maj. Gen. Erbon Wise (Retired) and the late Marie Norris Wise are the inaugural recipients of Northwestern State University’s Distinguished Communications Professional award, an honor created this year by the Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts.

The honorees will be recognized during the Long Purple Line luncheon and […]

KAs awarded Wayand Scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – Mr. and Mrs. Jon Wayand of Fairhope, Alabama, established a scholarship in memory of their son, Jon Wayand, a member of Gamma Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order at Northwestern State University.  This year’s recipients are Hunter Rabalais of Anacoco, a business administration major and son of Mr. and Mrs. David Rabalais, and […]

ET professor recognized as lifetime member of IEEE

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Rafiqul Islam, a professor in Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology, has been recognized as a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.  IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization for the advancement of technology to benefit humanity.  IEEE and its members inspire a global community to […]

Campus events and activities for Oct. 10-16

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Oct. 10-16 at Northwestern State University.

Oct. 11 – Start of B-term classes

Oct. 14-15 – Modern in Motion IX, Alumni Plaza, 6 p.m.

Oct. 15 – Soccer vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Lady Demon Soccer Complex, 7 p.m.

Oct. 15-16 – NSU Opera Theater presents “Amahl and […]

NSU Dance Company to present Modern in Motion IX Oct. 14-16

NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Dance Company will present “Modern in Motion IX” Oct. 14-16 in the Alumni Plaza adjacent to the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Performance times are 6 p.m. with a 1 p.m. show on Oct. 16. Admission is free but donations will be accepted.

Choreography is by Brett Alan Garfinkel, Kirstin Riehl and Rebecca Morgan. […]

NSU announces 2021 Homecoming Honor Court

NATCHITOCHES – 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 are part of a 24-member honor court, which will participate in activities during Homecoming Week at Northwestern State and will be […]

Opera Theater to perform “Amahl and the Night Visitors” Oct. 15-16

NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Opera Theater will perform “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti on Oct. 15-16 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. Those attending are asked to follow university regulations and to wear a mask at all times in the building. A […]

Twisted wire sculptor Elvin Shields to be named a Louisiana Tradition Bearer

NATCHITOCHES – Twisted wire sculptor Elvin Shields will be named a Louisiana Tradition Bearer by the Louisiana Folklife Commission and honored at a ceremony on Saturday, October 16 at 2 p.m. at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum at 800 Front Street in Natchitoches. Dr. Shane Rasmussen, professor of English and […]

ROTC donates flag to NSU Elementary Lab

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s ROTC program donated new flags to the NSU Elementary Lab School and hosted a workshop for students to learn about flag etiquette, including the proper way to handle, fold and raise the American flag. Cadets formally presented the flags to 4-H Club officers, who raised the new flags and recited […]

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