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Dr. Sharon Joy will present concert of original compositions

NATCHITOCHES – Composer, songwriter and music educator Dr. Sharon Joy will present a concert of her original songs, inspired by a variety of cultural traditions. The performance will be at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum, 800 Front Street, Natchitoches, beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31. The concert […]

Tri Sigmas, Pi Kapps awarded Morgan Scholarships

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Alpha Zeta chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity hosted a program to recognize students earning Morgan Extra Mile Scholarships March 20.

David Morgan, a 1973 NSU graduate and alumnus of NSU’s Beta Omicron Chapter, established the “Extra Mile” Scholarship in 2008 to […]

OID will host dynamic speaker for Women’s History Month

NATCHITOCHES – Northwester State University’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity will celebrate Women’s History Month by hosing a talk by Dr. Becky Martinez, with a presentation titled “Finding Your Voice, Influence and Liberation.” The program will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 in the Lucile Hendrick Room on the first floor of the Student […]

NSU to offer film minor starting in the Fall 2023 semester

NATCHITOCHES – Budding filmmakers will now have an option of adding a film minor to their studies at Northwestern State University. The new minor, which begins in the Fall 2023 semester, is a combination of production and theoretical courses in three departments: English, Language and Cultural Studies, Fine + Graphic Arts, and the […]

Campus events and activities for March 19-25

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of March 19-25 at Northwestern State University. 

March 19 – 25 – Registration underway for Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 semesters at NSU Connect 

March 19 – Baseball vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, Brown-Stroud Field, 1 p.m. 

March 19 – Northwestern Theatre and Dance […]

NSU honors 2023 class of Distinguished Communications Professionals

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored several individuals as Distinguished Communications Professionals March 17.   This year’s honorees were Gary Fields, Robert Gentry, Doug Ireland, the late Carley McCord, Dan McDonald, Jim Mustian, Denise Lewis Patrick, the late Jerry Pierce and Tom Whitehead.  Created in 2021, the Distinguished […]

NSU Mazda art car project, will be featured at Barksdale Air Show

NATCHITOCHES – Anna Kent of Shreveport is winner of the 2023 Mazda STEAM Art Car competition at Northwestern State University.  In addition to winning a $500 scholarship from the School of Creative and Performing Arts, her design, “Fired Up,” will be featured on a Mazda RX-8 with paint work currently underway.

“My design theme is centered […]

Anonymous donor honors Towry family with $100,000 gift to NSU Foundation

NATCHITOCHES – An anonymous donor contributed $100,000 to the Northwestern State University Foundation to create a scholarship honoring a former business professor and his wife.

The H.N. and Inez C. Towry Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a female undergraduate in the amount of $5,000 per year for four years through graduation.  The student must maintain […]

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