The Natchitoches Lions Club delivered several boxes of non-perishable food items to the Northwestern State University Food Pantry this week. Pictured are Lions Club members Josh Pierson, left, and Heather Fredieu, right, with Dr. Denise Bailey, assistant professor of social work and Food Pantry sponsor. The Food Pantry has remained open this summer, with a […]
The fall semester is just a few short weeks away, and it will be exciting to have everyone back for another exciting academic year. We have worked diligently to adapt our campuses, instructional sites, and online learning resources to the new realities of higher education during this global crisis. As I mentioned in previous correspondence, […]
NATCHITOCHES – Like so many events throughout Louisiana, the Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival was not able to be held this summer as a face-to-face event due to the ongoing pandemic. Pivoting to a virtual format, the festival will be held exclusively online, providing patrons with opportunities to purchase homemade crafts in a virtual marketplace, participate in […]
By Dr. Shayne Rasmussen
NATCHITOCHES – LaKin Ogilvie of Simpson High School has been named the first place winner of the 2020 Northwestern State University Louisiana High School Essay Contest. Ogilvie won the honor for her essay “The Giver of Gifts.” Julia Kapusta of Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans won second place for her essay […]
NATCHITOCHES – A collection of essays on American novelist, editor and professor Toni Morrison (1931-2019) has been published by the University Press of Mississippi. The book was coedited by Dr. Holly Stave, a professor of English in the Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University and preeminent Morrison scholar. The collection, entitled “New Critical Essays […]
NATCHITOCHES – Casey Hendricks has been named principal of the Northwestern State University Middle Lab School.
“NSU Middle Lab has a rich tradition. As the new principal, I will strive to continue those traditions as well as build new ones. This school has a special place in my heart, and I am proud to be a […]
NATCHITOCHES – Dr Ruth Weinzettle, professor and head of Northwestern State University’s Department of Social Work, has been appointed to the Commission on Accreditation (COA)of the Council on Social Work Education. Weinzettle has served as a site visitor for the COA for the past 10 years, visiting and reporting on university social work programs seeking […]
NATCHITOCHES – Abigail Poe of Natchitoches, a spring 2020 graduate in biology, was recognized for a research project completed while working with the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology and the National Park Service. The award is presented annually to individuals from around the world, typically those who are students or early career, based […]
Administrators at NSU have been working diligently to ensure that the start of the Fall 2020 semester occurs in the safest way possible for all students, faculty, and staff of Northwestern State. With that safety in mind and considering all local, state and federal guidelines/recommendations, we have developed a plan which will allow us to accommodate […]
