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Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity ranks Beta Omicron among top alumni chapters in the nation

Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity’s national headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, has ranked the Beta Omicron Alumni Chapter at Northwestern State University among its top alumni groups in the country.

Last week, the Fraternity announced the Northwestern State University alumni organization had earned Champion Master Alumni Chapter status for its efforts to connect and engage with alumni […]

Covington presents at NC Math Teachers’ Circles

NATCHITOCHES – Judith Covington, professor of mathematics at Northwestern State University, spoke at the North Carolina Network of Math Teachers’ Circles summer Math Camp June 29 – July 1. This is the ninth year that the NCNMTC has held a summer workshop, and this is the seventh year that Covington has participated. She facilitated two […]

Campus events and activities for July 9 – 15

 NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of July 9-15 at Northwestern State University. 

July 9 – August 13 – Registration underway for Fall 2023 semester at NSU Connect 

July 9 – Sept. 8 – Hotter ‘N Hell […]

Popular Gumbo Cook-off returns to Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival

NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Gumbo Cook-Off is returning to the Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival on Saturday July 22, in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum located at 220 South Jefferson Street on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches. In honor of this year’s festival theme, Celebrating Louisiana’s Cultural Gumbo, the festival will see the long-awaited return of […]

Campus events and activities for July 2-8

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of July 2-8 at Northwestern State University. 

July 2-5 – Registration underway for second 4-week summer session at NSU Connect 

July 2- August 13 – Registration underway for Fall 2023 semester at NSU Connect 

July 3-4 – University closed for Independence Day […]

Hotter ‘N Hell art exhibit opens July 5

With temperatures reaching the triple digits, Northwestern State University’s annual Hotter ‘N Hell Art Exhibition is opening at the perfect time.

The show will open July 5 in NSU’s Orville Hanchey Gallery and run through September with a closing reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon […]

NSU hosts Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Senior Fellows Retreat

Fifty-four Fellows from the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) attended a Senior Fellow Retreat at Northwestern State University this week where they participated in senior year prep workshops, completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and attended panels to discuss opportunities and expectations in higher education.  The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition helps high-achieving, […]

The stage is set for incoming freshman, singer, actor, dancer Williams

NATCHITOCHES – Kylan Williams of Lafayette, an incoming freshman at Northwestern State University, has already made a name for himself as a speaker and performer.  The Comeaux High School graduate won the National Speech and Debate Association’s 2023 national championship tournament in dramatic interpretation held June 20 in Phoenix, Arizona, with 2,863 schools from eight […]

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