NATCHITOCHES – A faculty/guest artist recital featuring cellists Paul Christopher and Ruth Drummond will be held at Northwestern State University Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Getting tickets for Northwestern Theatre and Dance performances has gotten easier. Tickets to upcoming performances can be purchased online by going to theatre. [Read More...]

Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6 at the intersection on Sam Sibley Drive and Caspari Street, the eastbound fork will be closed to through traffic as workers begin installation of new driveway and sidewalks for the new Student Services Center. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s College of Education and Human Development will host an information session for individuals interested in the university’s Practitioner Teacher Program (PREP). PREP is Northwestern State’s fast track for individuals with a passion for teaching to become certified in one year.

 The information session will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. [Read More...]

The Rock near the A.A. Fredericks Center for Creative and Performing Arts has been decorated in honor of this weekend’s Miss Northwestern-Lady of the Bracelet Pageant. Ten Northwestern State students will compete for the title and a spot in the Miss Louisiana Pageant Saturday at 7 p. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Scholars’ College will hold Spring Scholars’ Day Saturday, Feb. 11, in Morrison Hall on the Northwestern State University campus. The event is for prospective students and parents who are interested in learning more about the Scholars’ College. There is no charge to attend Scholars’ Day. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Fall Commencement Exercises will be broadcast on NSU TV beginning at 7 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 2, according to David Antilley II, manager/executive director of NSU TV. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Louisiana Poet Laureate Dr. Julie Kane will make two stops in Leesville Feb. 13 to offer presentations on humor in poetry and sign copies of her poetry volumes. Kane, a professor of English at Northwestern State University, makes public appearances and gives readings to promote poetry throughout the state. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra presents a Young People’s Concert Monday, Feb. 6, at 9:30 a.m. in the A. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s College of Education and Human Development will host two PRAXIS I test preparation seminars. The sessions will take place from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesdays, Feb. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University will host an installment of its Biomedical Sciences Lecture Series with a presentation Friday, Feb. 10. Dr. Michael Mathis, professor and director of the gene therapy program at LSU Medical Center’s Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, will speak from noon-1 p. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will perform One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Feb. 8-11, and 15-17, at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Cultural Diversity and the College of Education and Human Development will present the fourth annual Black History Month Exhibit in the lobby of the Sylvan Friedman Student Union Feb. 1-2. Hours are 8 a.m. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University President Dr. Randall J. Webb announced the availability of an unprecedented number of new scholarships for current and incoming students during a media event Monday. Thanks to recent major gifts to the university, the number of scholarships Northwestern State can award has risen 125 percent over the past five years and the value of those scholarships has increased more than 100 percent. [Read More...]

BATON ROUGE -- Northwestern State University alumna Angela Guillory recently received the Sue Kraft Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors for exhibiting high professional standards and achievement in fraternity/sorority advising and contributing to the betterment of the fraternal movement.

Guillory is the assistant dean of students and director of Greek life at LSU. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in higher education administration from Northwestern State.

Guillory has been at LSU for nine years. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University partnered with the City of Natchitoches and the LSU AgCenter to plant fruit trees at L.P. Vaughn Elementary in celebration of Louisiana Arbor Month. The City donated two pear trees as a gift to enhance an on-going school gardening initiative coordinated through Northwestern State’s College of Education and Human Development. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Jan. 29 – Feb. 4 at Northwestern State University.Jan. [Read More...]

Who’s Who at Northwestern State

Name: George Van Linder

Title: Head Coach Soccer

Years at NSU: First year 

Job description: Guide the soccer players to a Southland Conference Championship and appearance into the NCAA tournament, while getting a college degree and developing personal leadership skills.

What attracted me to Northwestern State: The excellence in academics that the University has and the value they place in the success of the soccer program and athletics in general.  I also liked the community; it is a beautiful place to live for my family and I. [Read More...]

Alumnus Tom Phillips was one of Louisiana’s most respected attorneys. You can learn more about him and other members of the Long Purple Line at the NSU Traditions website at traditions. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education is offering classes on cake decorating, floral design and belly dancing in February.Basic Cake Decorating will be taught beginning Thursday, Feb. 2. The class will be on Thursdays from 5:30 p. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Counseling and Career Services is sponsoring a Career Fair Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Wednesday, Feb. 1, is the early registration deadline for the “Creole in Vegas” program in Las Vegas on May 11-12. The Louisiana Creole Heritage Center at Northwestern State University hosts the gathering at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino. Event registration plus hotel reservations are available for $300 per couple until Wednesday. [Read More...]

Northwestern State University’s libraries have recently added Knowledge Imaging Center walk up scanners for use by anyone in the library. The scanners are in Watson Library on Northwestern State’s Natchitoches campus along with the libraries on the Leesville-Fort Polk campus and at the Nursing Education Center in Shreveport, according to Director of Libraries Abbie Landry.According to Landry, the scanners were obtained through a Student Technology Fee grant submitted by Gil Gilson, assistant for support services at Northwestern State’s Nursing Education Center in Shreveport. The scanners use interactive touch screen technology so users can scan books, journal articles, notes, pages and pictures and save the images to a USB flash drive which can be plugged directly into the unit. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Lynn Woods, professor of Hospitality Management and Tourism at Northwestern State University, will lead a tour of Greece, Italy and Austria June 9-22.

The tour is open to all students regardless of their major and to the general public for non-credit.

“This trip is open to the public, which is why so many faculty and parents take the trip,” Woods said. [Read More...]

NATCHITOCHES - High school underclassmen can get a head start on planning for college by learning what Northwestern State University has to offer at a special event on Saturday, Feb. 4.The Explore Northwestern State program lets high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors talk with NSU faculty, learn about academic programs and college life and visit historic Natchitoches. Those attending can talk with current Northwestern State students to find out about campus organizations and other programs and events that make NSU unique. [Read More...]