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Northwestern State dance major Makenzie Scroggs named Miss Louisiana

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State dance major Makenzie Scroggs won the title of Miss Louisiana this past weekend in Monroe. She will represent the state in the Miss America Pageant later this year.

Scroggs, who is from Marksville, was Miss Natchitoches City of Lights. She was first runner up in the contest last year […]

Theta Chi president earns fraternity honor

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Jairus Killings was named a Resolute Man by Theta Chi Fraternity while attending the fraternity’s Initiative Academy in Bloomington, Indiana. Killings, a theatre major from Alexandria, is president of NSU’s Theta Chi chapter.

The Resolute Man is a set of standards defining membership in Theta Chi through which the chapters […]

Linemen get housing, meals at NSU

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is providing accommodations in a campus residence hall to house 170 linemen supporting SWEPCO and resources from AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power, Indiana & Michigan Power and Kentucky Power this week as crews work to restore electricity to the Shreveport metro area. Through cooperation with Sodexo and Campus Living […]

NSU combines programs into School of STEM

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University has reorganized academic units within the College of Arts and Sciences to create the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The School will include the Department of Biology and Microbiology, the Department of Engineering Technology, Division of Mathematics, Department of Physical Sciences and the Department of Veterinary Technology.

The […]

Campus events and activities for June 18-24

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of June 18-24 at Northwestern State University.

June 18 – July 5 – Registration underway for second 4-week summer session at NSU Connect

June 18 – August 13 – Registration underway for […]

Moreau family establishes scholarship for pre-physical therapy students

NATCHITOCHES – A Baton Rouge family honored the family patriarch by establishing a scholarship in his honor at Northwestern State University. The Al Moreau Jr. Scholarship will put priority on students in pre-physical therapy.

Moreau, of Zachary, is a 1966 graduate of NSU, earned All-Gulf States Conference honors as a member of the Demon football team. […]

NSU, NRMC renew agreement to address regional nursing shortage

NATCHITOCHES – Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, the NRMC Foundation, and Northwestern State University renewed a memorandum of understanding that supports the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offerings in Natchitoches. Through the 5-year agreement, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center and the NRMC Foundation will fund two-thirds of a nursing faculty position and make clinical space available […]

Folklife Center receives $11,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University has been approved for an $11,000 Grants for Arts Project award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The award will support the 43rd annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival, to be held on July 22 in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum on the Northwestern State campus […]

Retiring Cindy Davis honored with scholarship

Cindy Poole Davis was surprised with a scholarship presentation during a retirement brunch and reception. The event included a slide show and remarks from colleagues, along with the scholarship announcement created by friends who contributed to the fund through the NSU Foundation. Davis was on faculty in the Department of Health and Human Performance for […]

Former provost Abney will retire

Dr. Lisa Abney, faculty facilitator for Academic Research and Community College Outreach and professor of English, will retire from NSU June 30. Abney arrived at NSU in 1997 to teach and conduct research in linguistics, folklife and southern literature, making a significant impact in the Department of English, Languages and Cultural Studies during 25 years […]

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