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Atmos is Bayou Level sponsor for Flavor of Louisiana

Atmos Energy is a Bayou Level ($2,500) sponsor of Flavor of Louisiana, for which they will receive signage, reserved seating for eight, priority parking and media/social media promotion. From left are Mike Mancil, Cristy Bernard, Jill Bankston and Gary Stephens. Flavor of Louisiana will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8 in Prather Coliseum. […]

Pianist Tamami Honma to present concert March 10

NATCHITOCHES – Pianist Tamami Honma will present a concert at Northwestern State University on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Tickets are $15. Those attending are asked to follow university regulations and to wear a mask at all times in the building. A livestream of the concert will be available at […]

Maggio’s is vendor/chef for Flavor of Louisiana

Maggio’s is a chef/vendor for Flavor of Louisiana, Northwestern State University’s spring seafood extravaganza and fundraising celebration set to take place at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8 in Prather Coliseum. Maggio’s will have multiple bar stations set up at the food festival and will also be serving their Bloody Mary Oyster Shooters. Pictured from left […]

NSU shows slight drop in enrollment for Spring 2022, but grows in entering freshmen

NATCHITOCHES – Enrollment at Northwestern State University dipped slightly for the Spring 2022 semester, following state and national trends in which multiple disrupting factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes that left parts of Louisiana devastated in 2020 and 2021, played a role.

Enrollment for Spring 2022 is 9,549, a decrease of 5.93 percent from a […]

NSU offering non-credit class on post-pandemic travel

NATCHITOCHES – “Travel Agent Tips for Planning Your Post Pandemic Vacation” will be offered by Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement starting Tuesday, March 8. The class will be taught on Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. through March 29 on the second floor of South Hall. The fee is […]

Alumni invited to donate caps and gowns for upcoming grads

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University graduates are invited to donate NSU caps and gowns for upcoming graduates who may not be able to purchase regalia.

Dr. Jennifer Shaw, a research associate in the Department of Social Work, is coordinating a regalia closet. The “Gowns for Grads” endeavor aims to help students who are unable to secure […]

Double Reed Day to be held Saturday

NATCHITOCHES – The Eighth Annual NSU Double Reed Day will be held Saturday, March 5 from noon to 5:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. The event is open to oboists and bassoonists of all ages/levels and will include masterclasses, reed classes and a guest artist recital.

Guest artist Dr. Galit Kaunitz of the University of Southern […]

Short film by NSU alum wins top prize at Cane River Film Festival

NATCHITOCHES – A short film by Northwestern State University graduate Hammond Lake took the top prize at the 2022 Cane River Film Festival, along with earning prizes at other film festivals in the U.S. and abroad. Several other NSU alumni contributed to the creation of “Zoomies,” a comedy/horror film that will be screened locally as […]

NSU accepting nominations for Long Purple Line

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is accepting nominations for the 2022 class of inductees into the Alumni Hall of Distinction, the Long Purple Line.

Nominations will be closed April 28. The nomination form is available at https://northwesternstatealumni.com/lpl/.

According to Associate Director of Alumni Affairs Danielle Antoon Cobb, the Long Purple Line is the highest recognition an alumnus […]

Dr. Cain Budds to present guitar recital March 14

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Cain Budds of Louisiana Tech University will present a guest recital at Northwestern State University on Monday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. University COVID protocols will be in effect. Those attending are asked to wear a mask. A livestream of […]

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