Hospitality Management and Tourism

NSU volunteer earns Super Bowl Teammate MVP recognition

March 17, 2025

NATCHITOCHES – A simple act of kindness earned Justin Lee of Natchitoches a special recognition following his experience as an NFL Teammate volunteer at Super Bowl LIX.  Lee was named a Teammate MVP by MOONSHOT, the provider of customer service training for the NFL.  He is one of only […]

Columns Café taking orders for made-from-scratch Thanksgiving dishes

October  2024

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Columns Café is hosting a fund raiser and offering scratch-made pies, side dishes and yeast rolls for sale just in time for Thanksgiving.

The Department of Hospitality Management and Tourism will be selling pumpkin pies, pecan pies, Oreo pies, traditional cornbread dressing, sweet potato […]

HMT program earns ACPHA accreditation, prepares students for broad range of careers

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s HMT program has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration and is the only four-year program in Louisiana accredited by the ACPHA.  Accreditation acknowledges the program’s high academic and professional standards and affirms its standing among elite hospitality programs nationwide.

NSU’s Hospitality Management […]

Culinary Arts students will prepare Greek Chicken Bowls to go

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University culinary arts students are offering lunch to go from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 11.  Plates are $20 each and can be picked up at the Culinary Arts Building behind the Student Union.

Students will prepare a Greek Chicken Bowl that will include a bed of citrus rice with savory Greek […]

Culinary arts students will hold plate lunch fund raiser March 20

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University culinary arts students will hold a plate lunch fund raiser Wednesday, March 20.  The plates are pick-up only from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Culinary Arts Annex behind the Student Union.

The $20 lunch plate will include three birria chicken tacos, elote street corn, a sopapilla cheesecake bar and a bottle […]

Demons on Fire: Alayna Bush adds marketing savvy to thriving baking business

This article is the second installment of the “Demons on Fire” series, which highlights the accomplishments of NSU students and recent graduates.  The series is developed by NSU’s Office of Marketing and Branding and the NSU News Bureau.

NATCHITOCHES – Student, content creator and entrepreneur Alayna Bush graduated this summer from Northwestern State University’s Hospitality […]

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