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71st Demon Battalion

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s 71st Demon Battalion, U.S. Army ROTC is 31 cadets strong this semester.  Battalion Commander is CDT Adrian Vandiver and the Command Sergeant Major is CDT Ethan Lewis.  Six cadets will be commissioned as second lieutenants upon graduating this spring, five from NSU on May 7 and one from LSU-S on […]

Center for Positivity, Well-Being & Hope gets NRMC grant

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Center for Positivity, Well-Being, & Hope received a grant of $6,000 from the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Foundation for health-related projects in Natchitoches Parish.

The grant will fund workshops to be held during the 21-22 academic year, “Achieving Holistic Wellness without Stressing Out” and “The Power of Positivity.”  The workshops will […]

Entries being accepted for NSU Louisiana High School Essay Contest

NATCHITOCHES – The 13th annual NSU Louisiana High School Essay Contest is open for submissions until June 1.  The essay contest is open to all Louisiana students in grades 9-12 regardless of type of school institution, including students in all types of private educational environments, as well as home schooled students.

The 2021 Contest theme is […]

Students win awards at regional journalism conference

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University students from the Departments of New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts and English, Foreign Languages and Cultural Studies won three awards in the “Best of the South” at the 2021 Southeast Journalism Conference. Students from 50 colleges and universities in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee competed for […]

Pianist Jeongwon Ham to perform recital April 15-16

NATCHITOCHES – Pianist Jeongwon Ham will perform at Northwestern State University on Thursday, April 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall.

The April 15 performance is for NSU students and faculty. Admission is free. The April 16 concert is for the general public. Tickets are $15. The audience is limited to 104 at […]

Alpha Lambda Delta inducts 170 new members

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta welcomed 170 new members at the annual induction ceremony held recently at the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Professor of Computer Information Systems Dr. Begoña Perez-Mira was keynote speaker and honorary faculty inductee. Northwestern State President Dr. Chris Maggio and Vice President for the Student Experience […]

Jazz Orchestra concert set for April 12

NATCHITOCHES –The Northwestern State University Jazz Orchestra will perform on Monday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Attendance is limited to 72 NSU faculty, students and staff. Social distancing and masks are required. The event will be livestreamed at capa.nsula.edu/livestream.

The program will include “Time Check” by Don Menza featuring Daniel Scott on […]

ADK, ECED deliver Easter gifts, literacy bags for area families

NATCHITOCHES –Alpha Delta Kappa partnered with Northwestern State University’s Early Childhood Education program for a community outreach project.  ADK donated Easter baskets to be filled with treats while Early Childhood donated early literacy bags as part of the Cradle to College Pipeline service-learning project. From left are Gay Dezendorf, Susan Walker, Kathy Arnold, Nancy Brown, […]

Campus events and activities for April 4-10

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of April 4-10 at Northwestern State University.

April 4-10 – Registration for summer, fall semesters

April 5 – University reopens after spring break/Good Friday.

April 5 – Faculty recital featuring Christine Coreil, Chialing Hsieh, Magale Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. #

April 7 – NSU Trombone Choir, Magale Recital Hall, 7:30 […]

Blakely recognized as military honoree

NATCHITOCHES – In continuing the Northwestern State University’s long-held tradition of recognizing military service at home athletic events, the university welcomed Master Sergeant Michael R. Blakely and his family to Natchitoches April and honored his service to the nation prior to the NSU-Sam Houston football game.

Blakely is an Infantryman with over 19 years of active […]

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