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About Leah Jackson

Leah Jackson is Northwestern State University's Director of Public Information and Media Relations. She is a 1994 and 2011 graduate of NSU and has been on staff since 2004.

Update – March 20, 2020: On-campus students encouraged to return home

Campus Update, Friday, March 20, 2020

 To help flatten the transmission curve of coronavirus, we announced earlier this week that we will continue the online and other alternative delivery of courses for the remainder of the spring semester.

Beginning Monday, March 23, most of our campus faculty and staff will begin working remotely.

Today, we are announcing that […]

NSU Foundation establishes emergency fund

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Foundation has created an emergency fund to assist those in the NSU community who need assistance dealing with changes in operations due to COVID-19.

“This fund was created to assist students, faculty and staff impacted by closures and restrictions related to the coronavirus and includes our contract workers with Sodexo, […]

Rec Complex will close

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Recreation Complex will close at the end of business hours Thursday, March 19 and remain closed until further notice, according to Rec Complex Director William Ackel.

“We will reevaluate the situation on April 10 and consider the possibility of reopening at that time,” Ackel said.

The Rec Complex includes the golf course, […]

Modified operations will begin March 23

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will operate under modified conditions beginning Monday, March 23.  Most personnel have been directed to work remotely from their homes as the university, along with sister schools in the University of Louisiana System, implement increased preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.

“Every day continues to be eventful for campuses […]

Update – March 18, 2020: NSU employees will work remotely beginning March 23

NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio provided the following update.

Dear Faculty and Staff:

Good afternoon.  Every day continues to be eventful for campuses across the state.  We anticipate still more adjustments as the situation with the coronavirus continues to evolve.  I am confident our Northwestern State Family will continue to respond proactively to whatever conditions we face.

I […]

NSU staff visit Texas A&M Human Library

NATCHITOCHES – A group of Northwestern State University faculty and staff attended their second Human Library program at Texas A&M’s Sterling C. Evans Library and Annex in College Station.  The visit was part of an ongoing collaboration between Texas A&M Libraries and the faculty at NSU’s Eugene P. Watson Library.

While at Texas A&M the group […]

Area schools compete in Demon Math Classic

NATCHITOCHES –  Northwestern State University’s Department of Mathematics hosted the annual Demon Math Classic, a quiz bowl-style competition for high school students. Seven teams from four high schools participated.

Individual competition winners were Abbas Khamabatti of Bolton High School, first place;  Gergely Szarvas of C.E. Byrd High School, second place, and Jake Scherer of Bolton High […]

Update – March 16, 2020: Updates on facility closures, dining

To:  Faculty, Staff and Students:

The university continues to monitor information and guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic from state and national health agencies and to enact policies and procedures that help ensure the safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff and our campus communities.

In response to new directives from Gov. John Bel Edwards today, Northwestern will […]

NSU WRAC will close

Northwestern State University’s NSU’s Wellness, Recreation and Activities Center will abide by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ public health directive intended to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and will close at the end of business hours March 16. The WRAC will remain closed through April 13 when the governor will reevaluate the state public health situation at which time the measures could be extended.

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