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Popular Gumbo Cook-off returns to Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival

NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Gumbo Cook-Off is returning to the Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival on Saturday July 22, in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum located at 220 South Jefferson Street on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches. In honor of this year’s festival theme, Celebrating Louisiana’s Cultural Gumbo, the festival will see the long-awaited return of […]

Campus events and activities for July 2-8

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

July 2-5 – Registration underway for second 4-week summer session at NSU Connect

July 2- August 13 – Registration underway for Fall 2023 semester at NSU Connect

July 3-4 – University closed for Independence Day […]

Hotter ‘N Hell art exhibit opens July 5

With temperatures reaching the triple digits, Northwestern State University’s annual Hotter ‘N Hell Art Exhibition is opening at the perfect time.

The show will open July 5 in NSU’s Orville Hanchey Gallery and run through September with a closing reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon […]

NSU hosts Baton Rouge Youth Coalition Senior Fellows Retreat

Fifty-four Fellows from the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) attended a Senior Fellow Retreat at Northwestern State University this week where they participated in senior year prep workshops, completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and attended panels to discuss opportunities and expectations in higher education. The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition helps high-achieving, […]

Cause for alum Pelafigue advances to Rome, new developments for Shreveport Martyrs

UPDATE:

After an article appeared in the Summer 2023 edition of Alumni Columns magazine, NSU alum Marcus Norwood reached out to share a video piece he created about the life of Nonco Pelafigue, a Northwestern State alumnus whose cause for sainthood advanced to Rome this past May.

Norwood’s video about Nonco Pelafigue can be viewed here: […]

The stage is set for incoming freshman, singer, actor, dancer Williams

NATCHITOCHES – Kylan Williams of Lafayette, an incoming freshman at Northwestern State University, has already made a name for himself as a speaker and performer. The Comeaux High School graduate won the National Speech and Debate Association’s 2023 national championship tournament in dramatic interpretation held June 20 in Phoenix, Arizona, with 2,863 schools from eight […]

Young earns ALD scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Kacy Young of Shreveport is the recipient of a Jo Anne Trow Scholarship awarded by Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Academic Success. Selection is based on maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, academic records, participation in Alpha Lambda Delta activities, campus and community service and the applicant’s […]

NSU will offer two seminars for HR professionals

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s College of Business and Technology will host two upcoming training seminars for human resources professionals.

Dr. Elizabeth Prejean will present Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) “Essentials of Human Resource Management.” Prejean, DBA, is a SHRM Essentials Certified Teacher and SHRM Education Partner coordinator for the Essentials class. Prejean has many […]

Sen. Bill Cassidy speaks to Louisiana Boys State citizens

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy spoke to about 500 young men attending Louisiana Boys State this week where he discussed leadership and problem-solving and offered advice about how to get involved in government. Louisiana Boys State is a program for rising high school seniors in which they learn about government and how city, parish and state […]

As Jana Parker Lucky retires, Parker Sisters establish scholarship

NATCHITOCHES – After 31 years serving her alma mater, Jana Parker Lucky is retiring from Northwestern State University this summer. To celebrate Lucky’s retirement, her sisters, Jill Parker Bankston and Amy Parker Gleason, along with their mother, Janet Parker, announced The Parker Sisters Scholarship that will be awarded to a female student serving as the […]

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