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Annual LitCon scheduled for April 8-9

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will host its sixth annual LitCon April 8-9 in the Orville Hanchey Gallery and Room 206 of the Fine Arts Annex. Presentations will be from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day. Admission is free and open to the public.

LitCon is a two-day celebration of the humanities, which highlights the […]

Pianist Artem Kuznetsov to present recital on April 7

NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Piano Series International will present pianist Artem Kuznetsov on Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Tickets are $15. Northwestern State University, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts students are admitted free with a current student I.D. Those attending are asked to wear a […]

All NSU campuses will be closed Wednesday, March 30

NATCHITOCHES – All Northwestern State University campuses will be closed Wednesday, March 30 due to the threat of severe weather expected to sweep through the region Wednesday. Thunderstorms and possible destructive wind gusts are expected in areas and may include hail and possible tornadoes.

Updates will be provided on NSU’s social media channels as the situation […]

Greek Centennial, Flavor of Louisiana add more sponsors, vendors

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Shawn Daily is a Title sponsor for Northwestern State University’s Greek Centennial, which will take place April 8-9, starting with Flavor of Louisiana.  Events will continue through Saturday and will include chapter meetings, an awards program for the 100 for 100 inductees, Greek Riverbank Festival, Golden Explosion step show and decade […]

NSU Opera Theatre to perform “Le Nozze di Figaro” April 1-2

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Opera Theatre will perform “Le Nozze di Figaro” on April 1-2 at 7:30 pm in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. Those attending are asked to wear a mask, but they are not required. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream. Dr. Marcy McKee is […]

Alumnus assists faculty member in getting documents needed for research

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University alumnus Elkin Hernando Cabeza Jimenez was able to recent do a favor for Professor of Flute Dr. Dennette McDermott as she was researching Czech Baroque composer, Jiri Čart.

Cabeza Jimenez, who earned a Master of Music degree from Northwestern State in 2017 and lives and works in Warsaw, Poland, was able […]

Dr. Ed Graham, former vice president and dean, dies

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Edward William Graham, who served as vice president of Academic Affairs and an academic dean four times at Northwestern State University, died March 25, 2022.

Graham joined the Northwestern State faculty as chairman of the Department of Chemistry and Physics in 1974 and throughout his tenure at Northwestern State served as dean of […]

Math Dept. announces results of 2022 Demon Math Classic

Several students were named All Stars in the annual Demon Math Classic hosted by Northwestern State University’s Department of Mathematics.  Students competed as individuals and as teams in the quiz-bowl style competition.  Students selected as All Stars each received a trophy, A TI-NSpire CX CAS graphing calculator and a scholarship to NSU.  On the front […]

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