NSU News

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Recruiting donated 200 plastic water bottles to the Natchitoches Parish School Board to be distributed to students.  The water bottles were intended to be used during summer cheer camps at NSU, which did not take place due to COVID-19.  “Since we didn’t use the bottles, we thought it […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will close at noon Wednesday, Aug. 26 in advance of Hurricane Laura, which is predicted to make landfall on the Texas and south Louisiana coasts late Wednesday or early Thursday and is expected to impact large portions of Louisiana and east Texas.

Classes scheduled from noon Wednesday through Friday will be […]

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

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

Name: Sepora Prelow Fisher

Academic college/department: Department of Social Work

Number of years at Northwestern State: 15

Why is teaching important to you?

Teaching is important to me because I believe that learning is the […]

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Curtis Penrod was this year’s recipient of Excellence in Academic Advising Award, presented annually to a member of Northwestern State University’s faculty.  The honor, which has been presented to an NSU faculty member since 2001, is based on advisor knowledge, helpfulness and accessibility.

“Quality faculty-student interactions occur daily at NSU.  Many of these […]

NSU administrators will continue to monitor Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura.  All NSU campuses WILL be open tomorrow, Monday, August 24. The university will provide updates throughout the week as we monitor the tropical weather systems that are expected to impact our region. Please know that the safety of our students, faculty and staff […]

NATCHITOCHES – The Mu Kappa Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) International Fraternity at Northwestern State University was awarded the Harvey T. Newell Award, which recognizes the chapter that has made the most significant improvement in a 12-month time period.  The chapter was recognized during fraternity’s virtual awards program earlier in August.

The chapter was recognized […]

NATCHITOCHES – The Job Location and Development Office at Northwestern State University will hold a Part-Time Job Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Friedman Student Union Ballroom.

The event is open to all NSU students. A variety of employers who are seeking part-time workers will be on hand to […]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Student Government Association passed a resolution during their first meeting of Fall 2020 expressing the appreciation of the Student Body to all faculty, staff and administration for the preparation that they have done for this semester.

In summary, the resolution states that whereas the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the academic and […]