Dear NSU Students: On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA).  This new law gives the U.S. Department of Education funds to distribute to institutions of higher education in order to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus through the Higher [...]

Welcome back and Happy New Year!  I hope you had a great semester break with time to relax and recharge for the spring semester. As we begin a new semester, it is important for us to remain vigilant with health and safety protocols. There is a growing sense of optimism [...]

A Message from NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: Please allow me to express my heartfelt gratitude and sincere congratulations to everyone associated with Northwestern State University for your monumental efforts and steadfast dedication in making the Fall 2020 semester so successful under such difficult circumstances. [...]

From NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio All classes on Northwestern State University’s main campus in Natchitoches and other sites in Shreveport, Alexandria and Leesville have been cancelled through the Labor Day holiday and will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  This includes all in-person and online classes.  Anything course-related including, but [...]

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State’s fall sports schedules are moving to the spring of 2021. The Southland Conference announced Thursday the league will postpone fall sports conference competitions in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country with the intent of playing in the spring semester. The league’s fall sports teams are allowed to keep contracted non-conference games, if they so choose, and [...]

The beginning of the Fall, 2020, semester and a new academic year are just a month away, and it will be exciting and gratifying to have students, faculty and staff back together for in-person classes and activities. There have been extensive and innovative efforts in recent weeks to adapt our [...]

After extensive consideration, the university has made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person commencement ceremonies that were scheduled for Aug. 8 for our Spring, 2020, graduates. The recent surge in coronavirus in Louisiana and across the nation and the extension of the Phase 2 reopening plan for the state [...]

After careful and extensive consideration, it has been determined that the university will maintain our current, published Academic Calendar for Fall, 2020. This decision was made after obtaining input from more than 900 students, faculty, and staff members on a widely-distributed survey.   There were also numerous discussions of scheduling options [...]

In accordance with Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to start Phase 2 today of reopening Louisiana after the shutdown created by the pandemic, Northwestern will begin Monday moving into the second stage of its return-to-campus strategy. The purpose of the phased approach to reopening businesses and institutions is to move [...]

Dear Faculty and Staff: We are continuing to focus extensive attention on plans for a return to in-person classes and traditional campus activities for the fall semester and also on recruitment and retention of students for the 2020-21 academic year. This has been the emphasis of numerous meetings and communications [...]

Even in the midst of this global pandemic that has disrupted our lives, I hope we will all take some time over the Memorial Day weekend to remember and honor with our thoughts and prayers the thousands of men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military over [...]

As a result of the Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Congress passed and the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on March 27. It includes funding allocations made to colleges and universities across the country.  On April 9, the Department of [...]

Update, April 28, 2020 Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: As this extraordinary Spring, 2020, semester comes to a close, work is nearing completion on the first Virtual Commencement Ceremony in the university’s 136-year history. The purpose of the program, obviously, is to honor the hundreds of Northwestern students who have [...]

Dear faculty and staff, It is hard to believe that only five weeks have passed since you managed the herculean task of shifting university operations online. Most of you are only a couple of weeks away from winding down your Spring semester or quarter and moving into a summer of [...]

Update - April 22, 2020:  A Message from NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio: As we continue to work through this horrendous, heartbreaking crisis, your patience and understanding are encouraging and deeply appreciated. Your adaptability to drastic changes in university operations created by the pandemic has been inspiring. There are stories [...]

From NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio: I hope that everyone had a productive week and will be able to enjoy some time to rest and rejuvenate this weekend. We have made a lot of progress over that last few weeks, and I applaud you for your strength and determination in [...]

To:  Faculty, Staff and Students As we pause this holiday weekend to catch our breath after weeks of grappling with the global crisis, my gratitude for your creativity and commitment to the mission and core values of the university cannot be overstated. From the outset, our faculty and staff have [...]

Thank you for your patience and perseverance as we continue to work through this pandemic crisis. You remain engaged and understanding as you participate in classes and other academic activities, many in a new format.  We continue to face monumental challenges, but a number of you have shared inspirational stories [...]

Update, Sunday, March 22, 2020 Today, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statewide Stay at Home order, https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2020/JBE-33-2020.pdf, that goes into effect at 5 p.m. Monday,  March 23, to further fight the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana, as the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 800 and reached more [...]