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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 […]

CDC cuts ribbon on new trike track

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Marie Shaw Dunn Child Development Center hosted a ribbon cutting for the school’s new trike track and track naming ceremony Nov. 19.  Members of the CDC family, administrators and community officials were present for the event.

The Taylor Starnes family ticket was drawn from a hopper in the inaugural track naming […]

American Indian Crafts Day is cancelled

NATCHITOCHES – The annual American Indian Crafts Day scheduled for Saturday Dec. 4 at the Williamson Museum on the Northwestern State University campus has been cancelled.

NSU Professor of Anthropology Dr. Pete Gregory, who organizes the event, said COVID restraints and travel difficulties prevented large numbers of craftspeople from participating. Gregory said he plans to hold […]

CDC director selected for Louisiana Early Leaders Academy

NATCHITOCHES – Faith Stanfield, director of the Child Development Center at Northwestern State University, was one of 24 early childhood directors from across Louisiana named to the third cohort of Louisiana Early Leaders Academy.  The Louisiana Early Leaders Academy was created by the Louisiana Department of Education to strengthen leaders in the field of early […]

Campus events and activities for Nov. 28 – Dec. 4

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 at Northwestern State University.

Nov. 21 – January 9, 2022 – Registration for Spring 2022 semester

Nov. 28 – Men’s basketball vs. Stephen F. Austin, Prather Coliseum, 3 p.m.

Nov. 29 – University reopens after Thanksgiving break

Dec. 1-3 – 33rd Annual Christmas Gala, […]

Campus events and activities for Nov. 21-27

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Nov. 21-27 at Northwestern State University.

Nov. 21 – January 9, 2022 – Registration for Spring 2022 semester

Nov. 22-26 – University closed for Thanksgiving break

 

 

Fall Robotics Competition set for Dec. 1

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology will host its Fall Robotics Competition and Smart Structures Show (RC&S3) Dec. 1. All middle schools within a 200-mile radius of Natchitoches city are welcome to participate in the competition. The event will include educational experiences and social activities for the prospective future college students.

There is no registration […]

Natchitoches Magnet students tour ET labs

Students from Natchitoches Magnet School toured labs and facilities in Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology on Nov. 17 where they engaged in hands-on activities and participated in demonstrations.  According to Magnet math teacher Cassidy Blanchard, “We have some serious future Demon engineers.”

Dr. Shahriar Hossain, a […]

Mentor Teacher Training Program to begin Jan. 24

NATCHITOCHES – An online Mentor Teacher Training Program will be offered through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement and the NSU School of Education starting January 24, 2022.

This Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approved mentor teacher training offered by the NSU School of Education prepares participants to earn the Louisiana […]

NSU to close Nov. 22-26 for Thanksgiving

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will be closed Nov. 22-26 for Thanksgiving. Classes will resume and administrative offices will reopen Monday, Nov. 29.

Watson Library will close Friday, Nov. 19 at noon and will reopen on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m.

The Randall J. Webb Wellness, Recreation and Activity Center will have regular hours through Tuesday, […]

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