May 13, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – Just a few hours Pope Leo XIV was named the first pontiff from the United States, genealogists and historians, such as Jari C. Honora at the Historic New Orleans Collection, were elated to find that the pope’s family is rooted in Louisiana’s Creole heritage.
“So far […]
May 12, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – Jesci Lord Marchand of Ball is the 2025 recipient of the Lauren Vaughn Memorial Scholarship presented to a student enrolled in the accelerated BSN program at Northwestern State University.
“I am pursuing nursing because I deeply want to help and serve others,” Marchand said. “While all areas of nursing interest me, I […]
May 9, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – Rep. Cleo Fields issued congressional commendations May 8 to acknowledge the role that Northwestern State University’s College of Nursing and School of Allied have impacted public health over the past several decades.
Colson Fontenot, a representative of Fields’ office who has family ties to Natchitoches and […]
May 7, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – Patricia Giovingo’s vast experience working with crime victim issues and crime victim rights led to her appointment as coordinator of Victim’s Advocacy for the governor’s office and now has extended to chairing the French Quarter Terrorism Attack Memorial Commission. Her job in that role is to work […]
May 7, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – Associated Press journalists Gary Fields and Jim Mustian were part of a team of reporters named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in the category of Breaking News Reporting. The announcements were made May 5.
The finalists were praised for “fast, comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the […]
May 6, 2025
NATCHITOCHES — Northwestern State University’s Department of Military Science, LTC Joshua Drake and senior military faculty hosted the Spring 2025 awards program May 1 to honor Reserve Officers Training Corp cadets for academic, military and leadership achievements. ROTC’s mission is to recruit, educate, develop and inspire cadets with a […]
May 2, 2025
NSU’s Sponsored Programs Office offers congratulations to faculty on successful grant initiatives and announces current activities
Congratulations
Dr. Dominique Taylor, Department of New Media, Journalism, Communication Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, received notification of a $10,761 award from the Louisiana State University through the Henry Luce […]
May 2, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s College of Nursing and School of Allied Health (CONSAH) celebrated two significant milestones while honoring a former dean whose impact continues to resonate.
During a May 2 reception at NSU’s Shreveport campus, 1800 Line Ave., the College of Nursing marked its 75th year […]
May 1, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – A large group of students and faculty from Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work got a close look at the workings of state government and the importance of advocacy during a two-day visit to Baton Rouge April 23-24. The group participated in an open session at […]
April 29, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – “Artificial Intelligence is developing so quickly, and like so many things in IT, it can be difficult to identify where to start when researching a topic,” said Colleen Biely of Green Bay, Wisconsin, an IT professional of 34 years.
Biely is one of several computer programmers […]
