FacebookXVimeoYouTubeInstagramTumblr

NSU News

The NSU News Bureau works with print, broadcast and digital media outlets to publicize all aspects of the university, including faculty programs, research, initiatives and accomplishments. Working with you, we can develop a strategy to give your story the best possible chance of receiving coverage. The News Bureau also assists media who are covering stories involving higher education, current topics or human interest stories involving NSU students, faculty, staff and alumni. Click here to return to the NSU News Bureau website.

NSU will hold virtual commencement May 8

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will honor Spring 2020 graduates with a virtual commencement ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8.  The virtual ceremony will include many elements of NSU’s traditional graduation ceremonies with messages from NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio, college deans and university officials.  The name of each graduate will be read […]

NSU will extend deadlines for graduate students

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is extending some deadlines for graduate programs that still require the submission of the GRE. For graduate students interested counseling, health and human performance, homeland security, student affairs in higher education (allows a provisional semester) and psychology, the Graduate School will extend the deadline for submission of scores to Dec. […]

Minden couple and friend create masks for healthcare workers

NATCHITOCHES – Minden Medical Center nurse Jennifer Sunderland, her husband Dr. Jason Sunderland and friend Travis Watkins collaborated to hand-make about 300 plastic face masks for frontline healthcare workers at the Minden hospital.

Jennifer Sunderland is a 2015 graduate and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing at Northwestern State University. Her husband is […]

NSU hosts historic landscapes expert for tree survey

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University hosted a historic landscapes consultant earlier this year to move forward with an initiative to complete a campus tree survey.

David Driapsa is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), a past national chair of the ASLA Historic Preservation Professional Practice Network and past ASLA national chair/coordinator of […]

Moulton named Louisiana Fulbright Chapter president

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Patrice Moulton, a professor of psychology at Northwestern State University, has been named president of the Louisiana Fulbright Chapter. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of […]

NSU planning virtual Freshman Connection

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of First Year Experience is planning to transition the first two sessions of Freshman Connection to an online format.  The NSU leadership will continue to monitor the COVID -19 situation to determine the course of all other sessions of orientation.  Students will be notified via email of all changes.

“Freshman […]

NSU Lights the Blue

Northwestern State University joined institutions from around the state for “Light It Blue” to honor medical and healthcare professionals and first responders throughout Louisiana who have worked tirelessly in service to others during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NSU Columns, a recognized symbol of the university, were lit up in blue Thursday evening, April 9. Northwestern […]

Maggio: Thankful for all who have been supportive during crisis

To:  Faculty, Staff and Students

As we pause this holiday weekend to catch our breath after weeks of grappling with the global crisis, my gratitude for your creativity and commitment to the mission and core values of the university cannot be overstated.

From the outset, our faculty and staff have been determined to provide […]

Go to Top