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2020 Excellence in Teaching Award – Dr. Donald Johnston

NATCHITOCHES – Five Northwestern State University faculty have been recognized with the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Here is part two in a series of profiles of this year’s honorees.

Name: Dr. Donald Johnston

Academic college/department: College of Nursing / DNP Program

Number of years at Northwestern State: 5.5

Why is teaching important to you? Teaching nursing students is of […]

Recruiters donate water bottles to NPSB

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Recruiting donated 200 plastic water bottles to the Natchitoches Parish School Board to be distributed to students.  The water bottles were intended to be used during summer cheer camps at NSU, which did not take place due to COVID-19.  “Since we didn’t use the bottles, we thought it […]

NSU will close at noon Wednesday, remain closed Thursday & Friday

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will close at noon Wednesday, Aug. 26 in advance of Hurricane Laura, which is predicted to make landfall on the Texas and south Louisiana coasts late Wednesday or early Thursday and is expected to impact large portions of Louisiana and east Texas.

Classes scheduled from noon Wednesday through Friday will be […]

2020 Excellence in Teaching Award – Sepora Prelow Fisher

NATCHITOCHES – Five Northwestern State University faculty have been recognized with the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Here is part one in a series of profiles of this year’s honorees.

Name: Sepora Prelow Fisher

Academic college/department: Department of Social Work

Number of years at Northwestern State: 15

Why is teaching important to you?

Teaching is important to me because I believe that learning is the […]

Penrod recognized for Excellence in Academic Advising

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Curtis Penrod was this year’s recipient of Excellence in Academic Advising Award, presented annually to a member of Northwestern State University’s faculty.  The honor, which has been presented to an NSU faculty member since 2001, is based on advisor knowledge, helpfulness and accessibility.

“Quality faculty-student interactions occur daily at NSU.  Many of these […]

Weather Update – Campuses will remain open Tuesday, Aug. 25

All NSU campuses will remain open tomorrow, Tuesday, August 25.  We will provide daily updates throughout the week as we continue to monitor weather conditions related to Tropical Storm Marco and Tropical Storm Laura.

Updates will be posted at www.nsula.edu and NSU’s official social media channels.  Please check the NSU website, NSU official social media […]

Weather Update – Classes as usual Monday, Aug. 24

NSU administrators will continue to monitor Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura.  All NSU campuses WILL be open tomorrow, Monday, August 24. The university will provide updates throughout the week as we monitor the tropical weather systems that are expected to impact our region. Please know that the safety of our students, faculty and staff […]

Campus events and activities for Aug. 23-29

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Aug. 23-29 at Northwestern State University.

Aug 23-25 – Late registration for fall semester

Aug. 25 –Virtual Professional Development Series: Interview Prep, 4 p.m.

Aug. 29 – SAT, Kyser Hall, registration at 7:30 a.m., test begins at 8 a.m.

 

 

 

 

Social work alumna helping healthcare professionals

NATCHITOCHES – After earning her degree in social work, Jennifer Burch had a big decision to make. The Northwestern State University graduate knew she wanted to work with people and needed to find a way to best utilize her talent. After a lot of thought, she decided to earn a Master’s in Social […]

Pikes recognized with Newell Award

NATCHITOCHES – The Mu Kappa Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) International Fraternity at Northwestern State University was awarded the Harvey T. Newell Award, which recognizes the chapter that has made the most significant improvement in a 12-month time period.  The chapter was recognized during fraternity’s virtual awards program earlier in August.

The chapter was recognized […]

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