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Leah Jackson is Northwestern State University's Director of Public Information and Media Relations. She is a 1994 and 2011 graduate of NSU and has been on staff since 2004.

NSU alum wins first Emmy

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University alumna BriYonna Collins was part of a team from WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge to bring home an Emmy award in the Newscast – Morning – Smaller Markets category.  WAFB 9News This Morning won the category for the second year in a row.  This year’s entry included the station’s morning coverage […]

NSU campuses earn Wellspot designations

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Natchitoches and Shreveport campuses earned designation as Wellspots, a distinction promoted by the Well-Ahead Louisiana program.  Well-Ahead Louisiana, an arm of the Louisiana Department of Health, focuses on promoting healthy choices and resources to better the communities and lives of Louisiana residents.  NSU was designated as a Level 2 Wellspot […]

Cradle to College gets Dollar General grant

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University was awarded $3,000 from Dollar General’s Youth Literacy Grant program to support the Cradle to College initiative, a project that seeks to provide literacy activities, resources and support to children and their families so they can engage in family literacy and play activities at home.  The Cradle to College initiative […]

Claudia Triche memorial scholarship honors former department chair

NATCHITOCHES – Friends and family of the late Dr. Claudia Moore Triche, former chair of the Department of Social Work at Northwestern State University, established a scholarship in her memory that will benefit a student pursuing a degree in social work.

Triche was a native of Shreveport who graduated from NSU with a degree in social […]

Greek Centennial Celebration back on the calendar for April 8-9

NATCHITOCHES – Plans are continuing for Northwestern State University’s Greek Centennial Celebration that has been postponed twice due to COVID.  The weekend of reunions and other events will take place April 8-9 and will be held in conjunction with Flavor of Louisiana, NSU’s spring seafood extravaganza.

Flavor of Louisiana will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, April […]

NSU, NLTCC renew credit transfer agreement

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University and Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College in Minden renewed a memorandum of understanding that provides seamless credit transfers for students who complete courses at NLTCC and wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree at NSU.  The understanding saves students time and money by recognizing course credits in English, math, physical science, […]

NSU announces Fall 2021 Honor List

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University students announces the names of 739 students who were named to the Honor List for the Fall 2021 semester.  Students on the Honor List must be enrolled full-time at Northwestern and have a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.49.

For questions regarding the Honor List, please contact the NSU […]

NSU announces Fall 2021 Dean’s List

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University announces the names of 841 students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students on the Dean’s List earned a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.99. For questions about the honor lists, contact the University Registrar at (318) 357-6171, toll-free at (800) 807-8849 or registrar@nsula.edu.

Those […]

NSU announces President’s List for Fall 2021

NATCHITOCHES – Five hundred and ninety-eight students were named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of 4.0. For questions about the honor lists, contact the University Registrar at (318) 357-6171, toll-free at (800) 807-8849 or registrar@nsula.edu.

Those named to the President’s List listed […]

NSU names Kevin Bostian as Director of Athletics

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State has named Kevin Bostian as its Director of Athletics.

Bostian comes to Natchitoches from the University of North Carolina Greensboro where he spent nearly two years as the executive associate athletic director for development. Bostian will be introduced at a public news conference at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Student Union Ballroom […]

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