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About David West

Director of Communications at Northwestern State University. I have worked in the University's News Bureau since 1991.

Three sessions of driver education course to be held

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education will offer three sessions of a 38-hour driver education course June 9-12, July 14-17 and Oct. 6-9.  

Students must be 14 years and nine months old to take the class and must be 15 years old to take the driving portion […]

Pick Up Your Brush Painting class to be held May 8 

NATCHITOCHES — Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education will offer a Pick Up Your Brush painting class on May 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the second floor of South Hall. The fee is $45. 

In the class, participants will learn the art of painting using step-by-step […]

NSU Bass Fishing Team adds two members from Albany High School 

NATCHITOCHES – Landon Watts, left, and Josiah Shockley of Albany High School signed a commitment to join Northwestern State University’s Bass Fishing Team. Watts and Shockley are two-year national qualifiers, four-year state qualifiers and have a number of top five finishes in tournaments. They will receive a $500 signing scholarship from the Dylan Kyle […]

Campus events and activities for April 27 – May 3 

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of April 27 – May 3 at Northwestern State University. 

April 27 – May 3 – Summer and Fall 2025 semester registration available via NSU Connect 

April 27 – May 3 – The Art Attack of the Grad Students, Orville Hanchey Gallery, […]

Steel Band workshop, concert to be held May 2 

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Steel Bands will host the Fifth Annual Steel Band Workshop on Friday, May 2. The workshop will be from 2 – 4 p.m. in the William Brent Band Room in the New Fine Arts Building. The concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Fleur de Lis Stage […]

Annual Family Day Concert to be held Sunday

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Band Program will conclude its academic year with the annual Family Day Concert on Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. 

The performance will feature all three concert ensembles: the Spring Winds Concert Band, Wind Ensemble […]

NSU Bands to host composer Randall Standridge and five regional bands 

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s bands will welcome composer Randall Standridge to the Natchitoches campus this week along with five bands in the Third Annual Northwestern State Invitational Band Festival on April 23-24.  

Bands from Pickering, West Monroe, Benton and Parkway High School along with Benton Middle School will participate. The NSU […]

Campus events and activities for April 20-26 

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of April 20-26 at Northwestern State University. 

April 20-26 – Summer and Fall 2025 semester registration available via NSU Connect 

April 21 – University reopens after Easter holiday 

April 21-25 – Colton Bailey Senior Art Exhibit, Hanchey Gallery 2 

April 23 […]

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