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Annual Sax Fest to be held Feb. 19

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Saxophone Studio will hold its annual Sax Fest on Saturday, Feb. 19 in Magale Recital Hall beginning at noon.

Guest artist Derek Brown will hold a master class and extended technique clinic and will discuss the music business. NSU Professor of Saxophone Paul J. Forsyth will hold a master class […]

NSU-Shreveport campus will be closed Friday, Feb. 4

In exercising caution for the safety of students, faculty and staff, Northwestern State University’s Shreveport campus will be closed on Friday, February 4.

Students, faculty and staff are advised to use extreme caution on roadways, overpasses and bridges that may freeze and black ice that could cover roads as temperatures fall into the upper 20s.

Students who […]

Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra to perform Feb. 8

NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra will present a concert on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Tickets are $15 and free for Northwestern State, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts students with a current student I.D. University COVID protocols will be in effect. Those attending are […]

NSU Elementary Lab accepting kindergarten applications

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Elementary Lab School is accepting kindergarten applications through March 19. Children that will be five years old before Sept. 30, 2022 are eligible to enroll.

Applications are available online and at the school and must include proof of address.

Online applications are available at https://npsb.la/nsu-elementary-lab-school.

The application can also be accessed here: […]

Current Sauce, NSU TV profile one of NSU first Black students

The Current Sauce

185 Sam Sibley Drive

Natchitoches, LA 71457

Contact: Alexandra Robichaux

thecurrentsauce@gmail.com

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University TV News Service and The Current Sauce, NSU’s student news source, collaborated to provide the NSU and Natchitoches community with a special multimedia feature on Doris Roque-Robinson, one of the first Black students to desegregate NSU. The Current Sauce’s […]

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 […]

Faculty Chamber Players to perform work by Stravinsky

NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Faculty Chamber Players will perform Stravinsky’s “Histoire du Soldat” on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 3 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 the concert will be available […]

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 […]

Phlebotomy class to begin Feb. 14

NATCHITOCHES – An online phlebotomy technician training course through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement will begin in Alexandria on Monday, Feb. 14.

This nine-week course is broken down into two parts. The first part will be six weeks of online classroom instruction that concludes March 25. The second part will be a face-to-face hands-on portion that will […]

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