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University benefactor Donald F. Derby dies

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University benefactor Donald F. Derby died recently in Las Vegas. He was 87.

Derby donated $60,000 to create the Donald F. Derby Endowed Professorship in the School of Creative and Performing Arts in 1996. The gift was matched with $40,000 from the State of Louisiana to create a permanent $100,000 endowment which […]

Campus events and activities for Aug. 2-8

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Aug. 2-8 at Northwestern State University.

Aug. 2-8 – Registration for fall 2020 semester

Aug. 4 – NSU Career Center/Natchitoches Young Professionals Webinar, “Resume Writing”: nsu.la/Resume, noon

Folk Festival Virtual Marketplace to go live August 17

NATCHITOCHES – Like so many events throughout Louisiana, the Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival was not able to be held this summer as a face-to-face event due to the ongoing pandemic. Pivoting to a virtual format, the festival will be held exclusively online, providing patrons with opportunities to purchase homemade crafts in a virtual marketplace, participate in […]

#hirepurple – Career Center Newsletter provides important updates

Winners Announced for 12th Annual NSU Louisiana High School Essay Contest

By Dr. Shayne Rasmussen

NATCHITOCHES – LaKin Ogilvie of Simpson High School has been named the first place winner of the 2020 Northwestern State University Louisiana High School Essay Contest. Ogilvie won the honor for her essay “The Giver of Gifts.” Julia Kapusta of Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans won second place for her essay […]

NSU to offer online Mentor Teacher Training Program

NATCHITOCHES – An online Mentor Teacher Training Program will be offered through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning & Global Engagement and the NSU School of Education starting Aug. 17.

The program consists of two courses, one offered in the fall and one offered in the spring, and when combined are […]

Stave coauthors latest study of Toni Morrison novel

NATCHITOCHES – A collection of essays on American novelist, editor and professor Toni Morrison (1931-2019) has been published by the University Press of Mississippi. The book was coedited by Dr. Holly Stave, a professor of English in the Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University and preeminent Morrison scholar. The collection, entitled “New Critical Essays […]

Hendricks named NSU Middle Lab principal

NATCHITOCHES – Casey Hendricks has been named principal of the Northwestern State University Middle Lab School.

“NSU Middle Lab has a rich tradition. As the new principal, I will strive to continue those traditions as well as build new ones. This school has a special place in my heart, and I am proud to be a […]

CIS alumna finding success in I-20 Cyber-Tech Corridor

NATCHITOCHES – When Taylor Spencer was in high school, she was more interested in symphonies than software. But a trip to Northwestern State University’s Senior Day caused her to consider a new field.

Spencer, a 2018 graduate in computer information systems with a concentration in application development and a minor in business administration, […]

Weinzettle named to CSWE commission

NATCHITOCHES – Dr Ruth Weinzettle, professor and head of Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work, has been appointed to the Commission on Accreditation (COA)of the Council on Social Work Education. Weinzettle has served as a site visitor for the COA for the past 10 years, visiting and reporting on university social work programs seeking […]

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