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Update – March 18, 2020: NSU employees will work remotely beginning March 23

NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio provided the following update.

Dear Faculty and Staff:

Good afternoon. Every day continues to be eventful for campuses across the state. We anticipate still more adjustments as the situation with the coronavirus continues to evolve. I am confident our Northwestern State Family will continue to respond proactively to whatever conditions we face.

I […]

NSU staff visit Texas A&M Human Library

NATCHITOCHES – A group of Northwestern State University faculty and staff attended their second Human Library program at Texas A&M’s Sterling C. Evans Library and Annex in College Station. The visit was part of an ongoing collaboration between Texas A&M Libraries and the faculty at NSU’s Eugene P. Watson Library.

While at Texas A&M the group […]

Area schools compete in Demon Math Classic

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Mathematics hosted the annual Demon Math Classic, a quiz bowl-style competition for high school students. Seven teams from four high schools participated.

Individual competition winners were Abbas Khamabatti of Bolton High School, first place; Gergely Szarvas of C.E. Byrd High School, second place, and Jake Scherer of Bolton High […]

Update – March 16, 2020: Updates on facility closures, dining

To: Faculty, Staff and Students:

The university continues to monitor information and guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic from state and national health agencies and to enact policies and procedures that help ensure the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff and our campus communities.

In response to new directives from Gov. John Bel Edwards today, Northwestern will […]

Update – March 15, 2020: Maggio provides information on state proclamations, leave policy

March 15, COVID-19 Update

Dear Faculty and Staff:

The safety and health of our students, faculty, staff and campus communities is clearly our highest priority as we continue to closely monitor the rapidly evolving situations related to the COVID-19 outbreak. We are dedicated to providing you with information about coronavirus, recommended prevention measures for individuals and […]

NSU WRAC will close

Northwestern State University’s NSU’s Wellness, Recreation and Activities Center will abide by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ public health directive intended to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and will close at the end of business hours March 16. The WRAC will remain closed through April 13 when the governor will reevaluate the state public health situation at which time the measures could be extended.

Early registration underway for summer and fall semester

NATCHITOCHES – Registration for the summer and fall 2020 semester is underway at Northwestern State University.

Northwestern State students can begin the registration procedure by checking the online schedule of classes through NSUConnect then meeting with their advisor. Students can sign up for summer and fall classes through NSUConnect based on the following registration schedule.

Graduate students, […]