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Tickets are still available for Flavor of Louisiana

Northwestern State University’s spring seafood festival and spring fund raiser. The event is presented in partnership with the Louisiana Seafood Board and the Northwestern State University Foundation to raise money for student scholarships.  Door will open at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17 in Prather Coliseum.

Guests will be able to visit dozens of vendors to taste […]

P.E.O. awards Continuing Education Grant to NSU student Melanie Wright

NATCHITOCHES – Melanie Wright, a senior business administration major at Northwestern State University from Haughton, was awarded a Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Program for Continuing Education Grant from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by P.E.O. Chapter BG of Natchitoches,  

The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education was established in 1973 to provide need-based […]

Governor and first lady announce Linda B. Day Memorial Scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – Gov. John Bel Edwards, First Lady Donna Edwards and friends of the late Linda B. Day planted a tree in her memory on the campus of Northwestern State University Tuesday and announced the creation of the Linda B. Day Memorial Scholarship that will support students preparing for a career in education by pursuing […]

Northwestern State breaks ground on state of the art academic building

NATCHITOCHES – Gov. Jon Bel Edwards was among those in hardhats Tuesday when officials at Northwestern State University broke ground on what will be a state of the art academic building named for former NSU President Dr. Robert Alost. Edwards said the groundbreaking on the $44 million investment represents the progress Louisiana is making by […]

Campus events and activities for March 12-18

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of March 12-18 at Northwestern State University. 

March 12 – Baseball vs. Alabama A&M, Brown-Stroud Field 

March 14 – Lecture by Ted James, regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Lucile Hendrick Room, Friedman Student Union, 9:30 a.m. 

March 14 – […]

McCain, NSU’s first Pi Kappa Phi, will speak at Morgan Scholarship Program

NATCHITOCHES – Jack McCain Jr. of Natchitoches will be keynote speaker at the Morgan Extra Mile Scholarship program at Northwestern State University March 20.  The Morgan Scholarship program honors members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority who distinguish themselves through academic success, chapter leadership, campus involvement and part-time employment.

McCain, 88, was […]

ROTC hosts high schoolers for Demon Challenge

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Military Science hosted the Demon Challenge for JROTC students from area high schools. The students participated in a series of physical and leadership activities modeled on the U.S. Army’s Ranger Challenge modified for high school students.

Organizers said the all-day 10-event competition included 15 teams from six high schools […]

Driver education class to begin April 5

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement will present a Driver Education class on April 5-8 from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Driving schedules will be set once the class begins. 

The course will consist of 30 hours of classroom instruction and a minimum of eight hours of […]

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