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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 […]

Young earns ALD scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Kacy Young of Shreveport is the recipient of a Jo Anne Trow Scholarship awarded by Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Academic Success.  Selection is based on maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, academic records, participation in Alpha Lambda Delta activities, campus and community service  and the applicant’s […]

Economic impact study values NSU at $519.7 M

NATCHITOCHES – An economic impact study has placed Northwestern State University’s economic value at $519.7 million in income and determined that the school supported 7,204 jobs in northwest and central Louisiana during fiscal year 2021-22.

The findings were reported by Lightcast, an independent labor market analytics firm.

“Results of this study highlight the return on investment the […]

Leadership Retreat

Academic and Student Experience leadership participated in a two-day retreat last month to dialogue about continued collaboration between the two areas and how they can better support one another while supporting students. The workshop enabled discovery of the diversity of leadership styles among those attending and how they can better support each other to advance […]

NSU will offer two seminars for HR professionals

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s College of Business and Technology will host two upcoming training seminars for human resources professionals.

Dr. Elizabeth Prejean will present Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) “Essentials of Human Resource Management.” Prejean, DBA, is a SHRM Essentials Certified Teacher and SHRM Education Partner coordinator for the Essentials class. Prejean has many […]

Sen. Bill Cassidy speaks to Louisiana Boys State citizens

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy spoke to about 500 young men attending Louisiana Boys State this week where he discussed leadership and problem-solving and offered advice about how to get involved in government.  Louisiana Boys State is a program for rising high school seniors in which they learn about government and how city, parish and state […]

As Jana Parker Lucky retires, Parker Sisters establish scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – After 31 years serving her alma mater, Jana Parker Lucky is retiring from Northwestern State University this summer.  To celebrate Lucky’s retirement, her sisters, Jill Parker Bankston and Amy Parker Gleason, along with their mother, Janet Parker, announced The Parker Sisters Scholarship that will be awarded to a female student serving as the […]

Destination Science Camp kicks off

Destination Science Campers Brennan Dromm, Mason Jones and Aaron Blanchard, from left, donned white coats and did cheek swabs in a biology lab Monday as Northwestern State University’s School of STEM kicked off the week-long science camp Monday.  Campers learned to look for bacteria under a microscope, plate the bacteria and study epidemiology.  Later, they […]

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