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NSU hosts Special Olympics Red River Games

NATCHITOCHES – Student-athletes from 13 area schools and groups competed in Louisiana Special Olympics and Arts Festival April 18.  Games took place at Northwestern State University’s Walter P. Ledet Track and Field Complex for a morning of competition and celebration.

Students from L.P. Vaughn, Fairview-Alpha, Goldonna, Lakeview, Natchitoches Central, Provencal, Natchitoches Jr. High, Marthaville, Weaver, NSU […]

Student research, performances, service highlighted as NSU hosts UL System Academic Summit

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University hosted the University of Louisiana System Academic Summit April 20-21, an event to showcase research presentations, artistic performances and service-learning projects covering a range of academic disciplines by students in the nine-university system.  The summit provides a forum for discussions, networking and interdisciplinary studies as scholars from each institution share […]

Comm students visit Fort Polk

Students from Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communications Arts visited Fort Polk as part of a multimedia strategic communication campaign project for the Joint Readiness Training Center. Objectives were to help JRTC find qualified candidates for available job positions at Fort Polk, rectify misperceptions about Fort Polk and recruit student interns […]

Steel Band workshop and concert to be held April 28

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Steel Bands will host the Third Annual Steel Band Workshop on Friday, April 28. The workshop will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the William Brent Band Room. A concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. 

Those taking part in the […]

Student-produced documentary shorts will be screened April 24

NATCHITOCHES – The public is invited to a documentary showcase featuring short films by Northwestern State University COMM4240 students. Screenings will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, April 24 in the Varnado Hall Ballroom. There is no charge for admission and all are welcome.

The student filmmakers are Kelsie Campbell, Lia Portillo Cantarero, Michantwana Lacey, Destin Lopez, James Lowring […]

NSU gets 10 trash receptacles through KBL grant

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University was selected as one of the 98 recipients of the 2023 Keep Louisiana Beautiful trash receptacle grant program made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. NSU has installed 10 trash receptacles around campus in high traffic and high pedestrian areas.

Through the […]

Center for Inclusion and Diversity named for Gail Metoyer Jones

NATCHITOCHES –Northwestern State University’s Center for Inclusion and Diversity, was named for an individual whose life and career has focused on support and advocacy for minority and marginalized populations.  A dedication ceremony took place April 19 honoring Gail Metoyer Jones, with a capacity crowd that included many former students, family, friends, faculty, staff and administrators […]

Alpha Lambda Delta welcomes 120 new members

 NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta welcomed 120 new members at the annual induction ceremony held recently at the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium.  

Alpha Lambda Delta recognizes the best and brightest members of the nation’s first-year college students.  Students in Alpha Lambda Delta must have a grade […]

Living Library discusses what does it mean to be an NSU Demon

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Library presented the Spring 2023 Living Library Collection focused on what it means to be an athlete at NSU.  Participants on the panel of current and former Demon athletes and coaches discussed their experiences on and off and field and the impact it had on their lives.

Panelists […]

Jefferson Highway marker unveiled at NSU

A new sign marks the spot that was once the site of a Jefferson Highway Tourist Camp that opened in Natchitoches in 1922. The location, where Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Library is today, was once a popular spot for motorists traveling the intracontinental Jefferson Highway that stretched “From Pine to Palm,” Winnipeg, Canada […]

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