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NSU joins Turn the Town Teal for ovarian cancer awareness

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University has joined the City of Natchitoches in Turn the Town Teal, a national campaign to promote awareness of ovarian cancer, its subtle symptoms and risk factors. During September, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, volunteers call attention to the disease by tying teal ribbons in visible locations around towns, neighborhoods, businesses […]

NSU launching Cowboy Collection of hurricane relief supplies for McNeese community

NATCHITOCHES – Students at Northwstern State University are launching the Cowboy Collection, a supply drive to help the McNeese State University community, a sister school in the University of Louisiana System, and those who lost their homes and possessions in Hurricane Laura.

“The McNeese State campus was severely damaged, and many faculty, staff and students lost […]

Free COVID testing will be available at LSMSA gym starting Monday, Sept. 21

NATCHITOCHES – Free COVID-19 testing will be available Monday, Sept. 21-Thursday, Sept. 24 and Monday, Sept. 28-Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts gymnasium on Caspari Street on the campus of Northwestern State University. Free testing will be available from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. There will be no […]

Music Faculty Showcase to be held Sept. 24

NATCHITOCHES – Music faculty in the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University will present their annual recital on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. The performance will be a virtual event with no audience and can be viewed at capa.nsula.edu/livestream.

The recital will feature 14 short pieces […]

54th annual Porter Forum will be virtual

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Business will present the 54^th annual J. Walter Porter Forum beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. This year’s forum will be presented virtually due to COVID-19 safety protocols. Participants can log onto http://bit.ly/2020JWPF to join the forum, which is free and open to the public.

This year […]

NSU Career Center to hold virtual job fairs

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Career Center will hold three virtual events this fall.

A Fall Virtual Career Fair is set for Monday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. A Fall Graduate and Professional Schools Fair will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and […]

St. Peter to present directing webinar for national organization

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Assistant Professor of Theatre Richard St. Peter will be doing a webinar on directing for the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) Friday at 1 p.m.

The title of the webinar is “Directing: Explore Directing Utilizing Shakespeare.” St. Peter will use Gertrude’s speech in Act. IV, scene vii of “Hamlet” and […]

2020 Excellence in Teaching Award – Lisa Wolffe

NATCHITOCHES – Five Northwestern State University faculty have been recognized with the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Here is part five in a series of profiles of this year’s honorees.

Name: Lisa Wolffe

Academic college/department: Louisiana Scholars’ College

Number of years at Northwestern State: 33

Why is teaching important to you? I hope to inspire my students with a love […]

Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony to open concert season Sept. 21-22

NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra will open its 2020-21 season on Sept. 21-22 in at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Douglas Bakenhus is music director of the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra.

The Sept. 21 concert is for NSU students. Admission is free with a current student I.D. Tickets to the Sept. 22 concert are for […]

Campus events and activities for Sept. 13-19

NATCHITOCHES –Here is a look at the week of Sept. 13-19 at Northwestern State University.

Sept. 14-24 — Traveling exhibit, “Determined to Rise: The Woman’s Suffrage Movement in Louisiana,” Academic Success Center, Watson Library

Sept. 14 – Faculty recital featuring Dennette McDermott and Douglas Bakenhus, “From Baroque to Galant,” Magale Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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