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NSU Music Academy accepting students for fall semester

NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Music Academy is accepting students for the fall semester. The academy is under the direction of Northwestern State Assistant Professor of Piano Dr. John Price and Associate Professor of Piano Dr. Francis Yang and offers piano, voice, guitar and percussion lessons for students. Piano lessons are for those from age six […]

Demon Days are here! Fall semester will be masked but exciting

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will kick off the Fall semester with Demon Days, a series of events that being with Move-In Day, Saturday, Aug. 14.  Demon Days is a series of fun and free events designed to welcome new and returning students with opportunities to explore Northwestern State, connect with other students and get […]

Online phlebotomy technician training course to begin August 30

NATCHITOCHES – An online phlebotomy technician training course through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement will begin on Monday, August 30.

This nine-week course is broken down into two parts.  The first part will be six weeks of online classroom instruction that concludes October 8. The second part will be a face-to-face hands-on portion that will […]

Campus events and activities for August 8-14

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of August 8-14 at Northwestern State University.

July 1 – August 27 — Hotter ‘N Hell National Collegiate Art Exhibition, Orville Hanchey Art Gallery

August 8-14 – Registration for fall semester

August 9 – Faculty report for the start of the fall semester

August 11 – Advising/in person registration for […]

NSU preparing for Move-In Day, start of fall semester

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is preparing to welcome students back to campus for the Fall 2021 semester with athletes, spirit groups and student leaders already arriving prior to the university’s official move-in days Aug. 12-14.

University Housing and Residential Life staff have notified residential students that move-in days will be similar to the past two […]

Blato Zlato to wrap up NSU Folklife Concert Series August 14

NATCHITOCHES – Balkan music group Blato Zlato will perform at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum at 800 Front Street in downtown Natchitoches on Saturday, August 14 at 2 p.m. The performance is part of the 2021 NSU Folklife Concert Series, a series of six Saturday concerts in July and August.  The […]

Faculty member announces leave, intention to retire

NATCHITOCHES—Northwestern State University faculty member Dr. Holly Stave has requested and been granted a leave of absence from her position for the fall semester and has announced that she will retire when the leave period expires in December.

Dr. Greg Handel, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Northwestern, acknowledged that Dr. Stave has requested leave […]

Horton earns national Kappa Sigma honors

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Steve Horton, alumnus adviser for Northwestern State University’s Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter (Theta Mu), was awarded Alumnus Advisor of the Year for the Northern Louisiana District and also was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus Adviser Award for the national fraternity, both as part of Kappa Sigma’s 73rd Biennial Grand Conclave that was held […]

Natchitoches couple, emblems of faith and service, give back to NSU

NATCHITOCHES – Inspired by an important mentor and their love for Northwestern State University, a Natchitoches couple established a scholarship through the NSU Foundation that will give preference to a student from Anacoco High School majoring in early childhood education.

Hyland and Sophie Packard began creating the scholarship in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in […]

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