Welcome to the Department of English, Languages, and Cultural Studies
As a department, we aim to provide rigorous programs that cultivate reading, writing, and research skills in an inclusive and close-knit community of engaged students, faculty, and staff. Our programs emphasize critical and creative thinking to prepare you for success in graduate and professional schools as well as in a broad range of career paths. Our alumni have gone on to work in education, publishing, law, business, government, and film and have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for poetry and won the James Beard Foundation Award for cookbooks. Whether your home is close to Natchitoches or much farther away, we want to help you find your path at NSU.
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Below you will find our programs and their requirements, advising information, clubs and organizations, study aboard opportunities, and much more. Please let us know how we can assist you on your learning journey.
Undergraduate Degrees
Certificate Programs
Master of Arts in English
Contact Us
Department of English, Languages, and Cultural Studies
Room 318, Kyser Hall
Phone: 318-357-6272
languages@nsula.edu.
Links
Current Students
Log on to myNSU (https://my.nsula.edu).
Click on the NSU Connect icon (the purple icon with the white puzzle piece).
Click on the “Student” link.
Click on the “Student Records” link.
Click on the “View Student Information” link.
Select a term and then click submit. The name of your academic advisor should be listed as your “Primary Advisor”.
Once you have identified your advisor, you can find his/her contact information here.
If your advisor is not listed, please contact Dr. Jim Mischler, 318-357-6272, mischlerj@nsula.edu.
The Argus staff works with qualified judges to host a contest for pieces submitted for consideration in the magazine.
For more information about Argus and the submission process or to submit a piece for consideration, email the editor at argusnsu@gmail.com or stop by 316G Kyser Hall during staff office hours.
Submission Page:http://argusnsu.submittable.com/submit
Follow us: Argus Facebook Page
Contact: macijeskir@nsula.edu
BACK ISSUES OF ARGUS:
Click here for online copies of all of the back issues of Argus, from 1976 to the present!
BAPS meets each Monday at 5 p.m. in Kyser Hall Room 341. The group welcomes members interested in writing and performing poetry, slam poetry, and song.
For more information, contact advisor Dr. J. Andrew Briseño at brisenoj@nsula.edu
Contact: montgomerys@nsula.edu
Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/NSUDemonQuidditch/
Contact: Dr. Allison Rittmayer at rittmayera@nsula.edu
Contact: forknerb@nsula.edu.
Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/128712513943446/
Contact: rittmayera@nsula.edu.
Sigma Tau Delta hosts fundraisers to provide money for group activities and the monetary prizes for the annual freshman essay contest. The graduate students of Sigma Tau Delta peer review and electronically publish the university’s academic journal, Indite, which showcases undergraduate scholarly essays.
For a membership application, click here. For more information about the Nu Iota chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, contact the chapter officer, Dr. Sarah McFarland, at mcfarlands@nsula.edu.
The activities are meaningful and memorable, and the students have a lot of fun. The meetings provide a wonderful setting for learning in a relaxed atmosphere and the curiosity and enthusiasm necessary for foreign language learning.
Club meetings are held from 3-4 pm on Wednesdays in Kyser room 341.
Contact: crawfordj@nsula.edu
Follow us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NSULAStudentFilmSociety/
Contact: rittmayera@nsula.edu