Update: Sept. 4, 2020
It is my sincere hope that you and your families are safe and healthy and beginning to experience some sense of normalcy after the devastation created by Hurricane Laura.
Our university campuses sustained extensive wind damage, power outages, disruption in internet and telephone services and other storm-related difficulties, but we are now prepared […]
NATCHITOCHES – Natchitoches Mayor Ronnie Williams spoke at a joint press conference hosted by the city of Natchitoches and Natchitoches Parish Government Friday at Northwestern State University where officials discussed ongoing hurricane recovery efforts in the region, including the restoration of power and other services. The press conference took place near a temporary basecamp, visible […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Library will host a traveling exhibit, “Determined to Rise: The Woman’s Suffrage Movement in Louisiana,” that celebrates the challenges and triumphs of the women’s suffrage movement in Louisiana in celebration of the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote.
The exhibit […]
NATCHITOCHES – Natchitoches Mayor Ronnie Williams, Parish President John Richmond, SWEPCO External Affairs Manager Michael Corbin and NSU Director University Affairs Jennifer Kelly will brief the public on recovery efforts in being made in the area from Hurricane Laura. Representatives will specifically address ongoing power outage restoration, the FEMA application process and plan of action […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is serving as a basecamp and staging area to utility crews from around the United States and Canada this week as linemen travel to Louisiana to restore power to storm-battered areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Thousands of people across the state have been without power since Laura made […]
Plans are continuing at Northwestern State University for resuming all in-person and online classes Tuesday, Sept. 8, on all NSU campuses.
There has been substantial progress in power restoration and clean-up efforts across Northwest Louisiana. The cooperative effort among utility company workers, city and parish officials, National Guard and other military personnel, local and state first […]
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 not limited to, due dates, assignments, […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Recruiting donated 200 plastic water bottles to the Natchitoches Parish School Board to be distributed to students. The water bottles were intended to be used during summer cheer camps at NSU, which did not take place due to COVID-19. “Since we didn’t use the bottles, we thought it […]
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will close at noon Wednesday, Aug. 26 in advance of Hurricane Laura, which is predicted to make landfall on the Texas and south Louisiana coasts late Wednesday or early Thursday and is expected to impact large portions of Louisiana and east Texas.
Classes scheduled from noon Wednesday through Friday will be […]
NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Curtis Penrod was this year’s recipient of Excellence in Academic Advising Award, presented annually to a member of Northwestern State University’s faculty. The honor, which has been presented to an NSU faculty member since 2001, is based on advisor knowledge, helpfulness and accessibility.
“Quality faculty-student interactions occur daily at NSU. Many of these […]
