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Children’s and folk music to be focus of March 30 Chamber Choir concert

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Chamber Choir will present its spring concert on Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A live stream will be available at capa.nsula.edu. 

The Chamber Choir is conducted by Director of Choral Activities Dr. Nicholaus Cummins, 

The […]

Southeastern Louisiana University faculty to perform guest recital March 29

NATCHITOCHES – Violinist and conductor Víctor Correa-Cruz and pianist Angela Paloma González will present a guest recital at Northwestern State University on Wednesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream. 

Correa-Cruz and […]

Bakenhus, Philley, Flores to perform with Baroque Artists of Shreveport

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State faculty members Dr. Douglas Bakenhus and Adam Philley and NSU student Douglas Flores will perform with the Baroque Artists of Shreveport in a concert on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. in the Anderson Auditorium in the Hurley School of Music at Centenary College. 

Bakenhus will play a Vivaldi […]

NSU gets approval for Sports and Recreation Management degree

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Health and Human Performance received approval to offer a bachelor of science degree in Sports and Recreation Management with coursework set to begin in the Fall 2023 semester. The degree program will provide completers with a foundation for entry into the sport and recreation field and jobs in […]

Dr. Sharon Joy will present concert of original compositions

NATCHITOCHES – Composer, songwriter and music educator Dr. Sharon Joy will present a concert of her original songs, inspired by a variety of cultural traditions. The performance will be at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum, 800 Front Street, Natchitoches, beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31. The concert […]

Tri Sigmas, Pi Kapps awarded Morgan Scholarships

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Alpha Zeta chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity hosted a program to recognize students earning Morgan Extra Mile Scholarships March 20.

David Morgan, a 1973 NSU graduate and alumnus of NSU’s Beta Omicron Chapter, established the “Extra Mile” Scholarship in 2008 to […]

NSU to offer film minor starting in the Fall 2023 semester

NATCHITOCHES – Budding filmmakers will now have an option of adding a film minor to their studies at Northwestern State University. The new minor, which begins in the Fall 2023 semester, is a combination of production and theoretical courses in three departments: English, Language and Cultural Studies, Fine + Graphic Arts, and the […]

NSU honors 2023 class of Distinguished Communications Professionals

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored several individuals as Distinguished Communications Professionals March 17.   This year’s honorees were Gary Fields, Robert Gentry, Doug Ireland, the late Carley McCord, Dan McDonald, Jim Mustian, Denise Lewis Patrick, the late Jerry Pierce and Tom Whitehead.  Created in 2021, the Distinguished […]

NSU Mazda art car project, will be featured at Barksdale Air Show

NATCHITOCHES – Anna Kent of Shreveport is winner of the 2023 Mazda STEAM Art Car competition at Northwestern State University.  In addition to winning a $500 scholarship from the School of Creative and Performing Arts, her design, “Fired Up,” will be featured on a Mazda RX-8 with paint work currently underway.

“My design theme is centered […]

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