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NSU student Anna Hausgen receives Police Jury Association Scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – Anna Hausgen, a junior history and social sciences major from Keithville, has been named as a recipient of a 2023-2024 Police Jury Association of Louisiana Scholarship. 

Hausgen maintains a 3.8 grade point average. After earning her degree, she hopes to work in an area library or museum. 

“This scholarship […]

NSU-TV News Service professor, students lauded for local news coverage

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Professor of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts Dr. Nick Taylor is one of 33 faculty leaders from colleges across the United States to be named a Faculty Champion for his role in encouraging students to produce and share community news in their local news outlets.  The distinction comes with […]

Nominations open for Long Purple Line

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is seeking nominations for inductees into the Long Purple Line, the university’s alumni hall of distinction.

The Long Purple Line was established to provide recognition and appreciation to individuals whose career accomplishments or service to their fellow man have enhanced the reputation and prestige of Northwestern State.  Selection may be based […]

NSU, SUSLA partner on transfer agreement for Engineering Technology

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University and Southern University at Shreveport formalized a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate the transfer of an Associate of Applied Science degree from SUSLA towards a Bachelor of Science degree from NSU.  The agreement makes it easier for students with an associate degree to continue on towards earning a four-year […]

LitCon to be held Friday and Saturday

NATCHITOCHES – The Department of English, Languages and Cultural Studies at Northwestern State University will hold its annual LitCon on April 14-15 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Fine Arts Annex. The event is free and open to the public. Those attending can browse author and artists tables throughout the event. 

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Alum Ryan Owens speaks on business etiquette

Ryan Owens, a 2013 Northwestern State University graduate, was featured speaker at an etiquette luncheon for student leaders hosted by the NSU College of Business and Technology April 11.  Owens, a senior data analyst for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, spoke about the dos and don’ts of the social side of business networking. […]

HSJA podcast features Perez-Mira interview

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association (HSJA) produced the third installment “Latino Living,” a HSJA-produced podcast that is recorded in the New Media, Journalism and Communications Arts Podcast Studio under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Nick Taylor.

This installment features an interview with Dr. Begona Perez-Mira, a professor in NSU’s Computer Information […]

NSU student Brandon Jordan places second in national competition

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Brandon Jordan placed second in the nation in PC Troubleshooting at the annual U.S. Information Technology Collegiate Conference in Plano, Texas.  

Jordan, a sophomore computer information systems major in the Louisiana Scholars’ College from Many, placed second out of approximately 90 contestants. He also took and […]

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