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First Lady, student volunteers support literacy at local school

Northwestern State University First Lady Jennifer Maggio read to second graders at L.P. Vaughn Monday as part of her on-going service initiative Forks Up for Literacy. Following a long career as a teacher and school administrator, Maggio has actively encouraged student groups and others to assist with needs in the community, particularly with literacy and […]

Northwestern Theatre and Dance to present “Songs for a New World”

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern Theatre and Dance will perform “Songs for a New World” Nov. 6-10 and 13-16 in Theatre West. Performance time is 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6-9 and 13-16 with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on Nov. 10. Tickets are $15 and $12 for students and senior citizens. Northwestern State, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School […]

Author, Navy SEAL mother Karen Vaughn will speak at Veterans Day program

Vaughn is the mother of fallen U.S. Navy SEAL Aaron Carson Vaughn (SEAL Team VI).

Columns Cafe will serve lunch Wednesday, Nov. 6

NATCHITOCHES – The Columns Café at Northwestern State University will serve lunch from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 in Room 225 Family and Consumer Sciences Building. To-go service is also available.

This month’s lunch menu includes a shrimp taco plate with black beans and Mexican rice, chips and salsa and sopapilla cheesecake for dessert. Tea and […]

Campus events and activities for Nov. 3-9

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Nov. 3-9 at Northwestern State University.

Nov. 4 – Start of registration for spring semester by NSUConnect

Nov. 4 — NSU Trumpet Studio Ensemble and Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble, Magale Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 5 – Men’s basketball vs. Centenary, Prather Coliseum, 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 5 – Cane River Reading […]

Demon Crew will host regatta Nov. 9

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Demon Rowing Crew will host a regatta in downtown Natchitoches on Saturday, Nov. 9. The public is invited to watch the 5K races.

Teams will launch from the downtown riverbank and row to the north end of Cane River Lake for the starting lineup. Crews will race down from the north […]

Dr. Pamela Simmons named vice chair of nursing education board

NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Pamela Simmons, senior director and professor of nursing in the College of Nursing at Northwestern State University, has been re-elected as vice-chair of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Board of Commissioners. Simmons previously served as the board’s secretary.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous accrediting agency contributing to the […]

SGA unveils portrait of campus ghost Isabella

Isabella is a beloved fixture at Northwestern who bridges the early history of the campus when it was the site of the Academy of the Sacred Heart to the modern day.

A Psych Ward Halloween

Faculty and staff in the Department of Psychology challenged students in Psi Chi Psychology Club to collect 600 items to donate to the NSU Food Pantry with the reward being that faculty would dress in Halloween costumes. The students reached the goal and the Psych faculty came through. Costumes ranged from the creepy to the […]

Registration for spring semester begins Monday

NATCHITOCHES – Registration for the spring 2020 semester at Northwestern State University begins Monday, Nov. 4.

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 spring classes through NSUConnect based on the following registration schedule.

Graduate students, authorized ADA […]

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