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NSU classes will be online Monday, Feb. 22 and Tuesday, Feb. 23

NATCHITOCHES – All classes on all Northwestern State University campuses will be held virtually Monday, Feb. 22 and Tuesday, Feb. 23 as power and water issues continue to be addressed and restored throughout the region.
Faculty and staff except for personnel providing essential on-site services as determined by their supervisors will continue to work remotely. An […]

Campus events and activities for Feb. 21-27

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

Feb. 22 – Women’s basketball vs. Nicholls, Prather Coliseum, 4 p.m.

Feb. 22 – Men’s basketball vs. Houston Baptist, Prather Coliseum, 7 p.m.

Feb. 23 – Tennis vs. LSU-Alexandria, Jack Fisher Tennis Complex, 1 p.m.

Feb. 23 – Softball vs. Grambling, Lady Demon […]

NSU will hold virtual classes Monday, Feb. 22

NATCHITOCHES – All classes on all Northwestern State University campuses Monday, Feb. 22 will be virtual.  Faculty and staff except for personnel providing essential on-site services as determined by their supervisors will continue to work remotely.  An update on classes and work schedules for the remainder of the week will be issued Sunday afternoon, Feb. […]

Local groups support NSU Food Pantry

NATCHITOCHES – Three local groups supported Northwestern State University’s Food Pantry through a donation of non-perishable items. PEO BK Chapter, Cane River Readers book club and Faith Joy Sunday school class from First Baptist Church collected and delivered items to the Food Pantry, which provides food, toiletries and other necessities for NSU and BPCC@NSU students […]

NSU working to accommodate students during winter utility outage

NATCHITOCHES – As of Thursday afternoon, Feb. 18, power had been restored to most residence halls on the main campus of Northwestern State University, except for University Place 2. Water pressure remains low at all campus buildings, except for UP 2, which does not have water due to burst lines.

In the event power is not […]

Residential students can seek shelter at Iberville Dining Hall

With intermittent power outages and running water issues affecting residence halls on the main campus of Northwestern State University, residential students who are without power can report to Iberville Dining Hall, which is powered by a generator.

Students who are residents of Varnado Hall, University Columns, University Place 1 and University Place 2 who are without […]

Northwestern State named a Military Friendly School

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University has earned the 2021-22 Military Friendly School designation. This is Northwestern State’s 11th time to receive the honor,

Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with 747 earning the designation.

The […]

NSU, city of Natchitoches under boil advisory

NATCHITOCHES – The entire city of Natchitoches, including Northwestern State University, is currently under a boil advisory due to a low pressure problem caused by the winter weather conditions in the area over the past several days.

Consumers should boil water for one full minute before consuming, making ice, brushing teeth or using for food preparation. […]

Oboe Studio to hold virtual Oboe Day Feb. 28

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Oboe Studio will hold a virtual Oboe Day on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event was originally scheduled for Feb. 21. The studio is under the instruction of Assistant Professor of Oboe Leah Forsyth.

All events will be held by Zoom. Registration is free by […]

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