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Chef Leah Chase speaks at NSU

HMT names Jeremy Aaron Chase Scholarship recipient
By Leah Jackson
09/20/2017

NATCHITOCHES – “People have to eat,” said Chef Leah Chase, the well-known New Orleans writer, TV personality and ambassador for Louisiana culture and cuisine, during a guest lecture at Northwestern State University Sept. 19. Chase spoke to a capacity crowd, discussing her life, cooking and how […]

HMT has new agreement with Seychelles academy

NSU continues international outreach

By Leah Jackson
07/24/2017

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is continuing to develop more agreements with international institutions that promote exchange opportunities, language immersion programs and experiential learning for students and faculty.

In the latest of these, NSU and the Seychelles Tourism Academy in the Republic of Seychelles signed a memorandum of understanding that […]

HMT students attend Chicago expo

By Leah Jackson
06/06/2017

NATCHITOCHES – Two students from Northwestern State University’s hospitality management and tourism (HMT) program participated in the National Restaurant Association’s NRA Show 2017, an international foodservice expo and marketplace held in Chicago every May that is the largest annual gathering of professionals and providers in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry.

Terrian Marchand […]

ACM recognize NSU volunteers

By Leah Jackson
06/07/2017

NATCHITOCHES – The Academy of Country Music named a current Northwestern State University student and a 2015 NSU graduate as Volunteer Award winners for their contributions in making the 2017 ACM Awards and ACM Party for a Cause events successful. Hunter Horton, a senior from Benton, and Alex Oetken of Nashville, Tennessee, […]

International Festival of Cultures & Cuisines

The International Festival of Cultures & Cuisines will be on Tuesday, March 21, from 11:00 AM-1:30 PM in the Alumni Plaza Courtyard between A.A. Fredericks & Magale.  Join us for an afternoon of music, fun and wonderful food!

HMT Student Interns with the Academy of Country Music

Natchitoches, La. (NSU Press Release) For most college graduates seeking their first job, relevant experience will likely be replaced by flowery language about work ethic and dedication.

But Northwestern State University senior Leighann Westfall won’t have that problem.

The hospitality management and tourism major in the Louisiana Scholars’ College, interned with the Academy of Country Music awards […]

HMT & Culinary Arts Host 2016 International Cultural Festival

By: Kevin Shannahan

After a three year hiatus, the Northwestern State University School of Business Hosptality Management Tourism & Culinary Arts Program hosted its long awaited International Cultures and Cuisines Festival this past Tuesday on Front Street in Natchitoches. The street fair featured booths in which costumed NSU students represented various countries around the world, serving […]

HMT student featured in LRAEF spotlight

NATCHITOCHES – Rachel McKenna Opbroek of Keithville was featured in the Student Spotlight section of the Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation newsletter. Opbroek is a freshman majoring in hospitality management and tourism with a concentration in travel and tourism. She completed the Louisiana Restaurant Association’s ProStart program as a student at Caddo Magnet High School […]

HMT students studying in France this spring

HMTstudents1bgNATCHITOCHES, La. (NSU Press Release) – Three Northwestern State University students are spending their spring semester abroad at Université D’Angers in France where they hope the experience of living abroad will enhance their coursework in hospitality management and tourism. University D’Angers is the third second largest hospitality […]

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