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Students haul Cowboy Collection to McNeese

NATCHITOCHES – Student volunteers at Northwestern State University loaded a rental truck with clothing, pillows, paper goods and other items that were delivered to McNeese State University in Lake Charles Tuesday.  The Cowboy Collection, a student-led initiative, ran like a well-oiled machine as masked volunteers adhered to social distancing protocols while loading the truck with […]

Golden Jubilee, Long Purple Line rescheduled for 2021

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Golden Jubilee event and Long Purple Line Induction Ceremony have both been rescheduled for 2021.

The Golden Jubilee, an event to celebrate the NSU classes of 1970 and 1971, will take place Friday, May 7-Saturday, May 8, 2021. Tickets are $75 per graduate and $60 per addition guest(s).  Tickets can be […]

Campus events and activities for Sept. 27 – Oct. 3

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

Sept. 29 – Virtual Career Fair, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Oct. 1 – Final day for undergraduate and graduate students to apply for Fall 2020 graduation

Oct. 1 – Cane River Reading Series, Leigh Camacho Rourks, available via Zoom, […]

NSU Food Pantry open to serve NSU, BPCC students

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Food Pantry is fully stocked and ready to serve students.  Hours for the fall semester are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon Friday with a staff of student and faculty/staff volunteers.  The NSU Food Pantry is located on the south side of Trisler Power Plant on NSU’s Central Avenue.

The […]

Painting classes to be offered in October

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement will offer a Pick Up Your Brush painting class on Thursday, Oct. 1 and 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. until noon on the second floor of South Hall. The fee is $45 per session.

In […]

NSU will host October Virtual Business Seminar

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Business will host an October Virtual Business Seminar that will focus on governmental and non-governmental agencies that support business activity locally and globally.  Featured guest will be Laura Lyles, president of the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce, an organization that aids business students as well as community members […]

Band directors continue enhancing program’s reputation

NATCHITOCHES – The Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band may not be performing on Saturday nights this fall, but the band’s directors remain active working with students and raising the profile and reputation of the program.

Director of Bands Dr. Jeffrey C. Mathews was recently appointed Louisiana state chair for the National Band Association. The […]

Rourks will be featured at Cane River Reading Series

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Cane River Reading Series will present Leigh Camacho Rourks for a virtual read via Zoom beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, followed by a question and answer session.

Rourks is a Cuban American author who lives and works in central Florida where she is an assistant professor of English and […]

Campus events and activities for Sept. 20-26

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

Sept. 21-24 — Traveling exhibit, “Determined to Rise: The Woman’s Suffrage Movement in Louisiana,” Academic Success Center, Watson Library

Sept. 21 – Part-Time Job Fair, Friedman Student Union Ballroom, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Sept. 21 – Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra, Performance for NSU students, […]

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