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High schoolers explore labs, career opportunities as NSU hosts STEM Day

NATCHITOCHES – Lyndia Vercher from Montgomery High School and Shariya Boykins, London Carter and She’Tavia Young of Logansport High School explored the makeup of dry ice during a lab experiment as Northwestern State University hosted STEM Day Sept. 29.  About 260 high schoolers from all over the Louisiana visited the campus to tour NSU’s School […]

Dance class to begin Oct. 10

NATCHITOCHES – A beginning line dancing class will be offered by Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement starting Tuesday, Oct. 10. The class will be taught on Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. through Nov. 14 in Room 127 of the Health and Human Performance Building. The fee […]

Work by MacDonald, Bezoari, Beier to be featured in La. State Museum exhibit

NATCHITOCHES – An upcoming exhibit at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport titled “Natchitoches Artists:  Changing Landscapes” will feature photographs by Anna Tapia MacDonald, head of Information Literacy, Library Instruction and Reference at Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library.  Also included will be work by Dr. Massimo Bezoari, a retired NSU professor, […]

NSU students using virtual reality software to help them be more creative

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Fine and Graphic Arts is giving students the new experience of using new 3D modeling software. 

A class taught by Associate Professor of Art Corbin Covher is using Meta Quest virtual reality headsets with Adobe’s Substance software.  

“Traditional 3D modeling software utilizes a mouse […]

Painting class to be held Oct. 5 and 19

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement will offer a Pick Up Your Brush painting class on Oct. 5 and 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the second floor of South Hall. The fee is $45. 

In the class, participants will learn the art of […]

Louisiana Studies Conference themed ‘Louisiana Works’

By Dr. Shane Rasmussen, director of the Louisiana Folklife Center

NATCHITOCHES – The 15th Annual Louisiana Studies Conference was held on Sept. 23 at NSU. This year’s conference theme was “Louisiana Works.” The Saturday morning keynote, “Defend Corner Stores: Preserving the Vanishing Culture of Vernacular Hand-Painted Signage in the Commercial Settings of the Post-Katrina Landscape of […]

Alumnus Raúl Munguía to present violin recital Sept. 27

NATCHITOCHES – Violinist Raúl Munguía will present a recital at Northwestern State University on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream. He will be accompanied by NSU Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano Dr. Chialing Hsieh. 

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Demons on Fire: Jorge Vargas and international students spice up NSU experience

NATCHITOCHES – Over the past several years, Northwestern State University has developed numerous transfer agreements with institutions around the world to promote study-abroad opportunities for both American and international students.  Jorge Vargas Martinez, a junior from Cartagena, Colombia, is a junior business administration major at NSU and a prime example of how international students enrich […]

Campus events and activities for Sept. 24 – 30

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Sept. 24-30 at Northwestern State University. 

Sept. 24-Oct. 29 – “Elemental Threads: Contemporary Works by Angelbert Metoyer, Annie Moran and Ayo Scott,” Orville Hanchey Gallery 

Sept. 27-30 – Northwestern Theatre and Dance present “Antigone,” Theatre West, 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 27 – […]

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