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Friends and fans invited to Mike McConathy Court dedication Feb. 15

NATCHITOCHES – Friends, athletes and Demon fans are invited to join the Northwestern State University family in honoring Mike McConathy during a court dedication ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 15.

The playing surface at Prather Coliseum will be named the Mike McConathy Court in honor of the state’s leader in college basketball coaching […]

Basic Private Investigator Training Course to begin Jan. 31 

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education will offer a 40-Hour Basic Private Investigator Training Course on Jan. 31– Feb. 2 and Feb. 7-9 in the second-floor classroom of South Hall on NSU’s Natchitoches campus. 

The class will be on Friday from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. […]

Annual McCutcheon Honors Recital to be presented Jan. 21

NATCHITOCHES – The Annual McCutcheon Honors Recital will be held at Northwestern State University on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream. 

The concert will feature Northwestern State music students Oscar Carballo on violin, Ever […]

Ceramics class to begin on Jan. 23

NATCHITOCHES – A beginning ceramics class, “Playing in the Mud,” will be offered through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education starting Jan. 23. The class will be held on Thursday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. through Feb. 27 in Room 113 of the Fine Arts Annex. 

The fee […]

NSU Music Academy ready for spring semester

NATCHITOCHES — The NSU Music Academy is accepting students for the Spring 2025 semester. 

The academy is under the direction of Northwestern music faculty Dr. John Price and Dr. Francis Yang and offers piano, guitar, percussion and voice lessons for students from age six as well as adults. Lessons are taught in person […]

Campus events and activities for Jan. 12-18

NATCHITOCHES – Here is a look at the week of Jan. 12-18 at Northwestern State University 

Jan. 12 — Early registration for spring 2025 semester through NSU Connect 

Jan. 13 – Start of Spring 2025 semester 

Jan. 13-21 – Late registration for Spring 2025 semester 

Jan. 15 – Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony […]

NSU faculty and student to make presentations at state music educators conference

NATCHITOCHES – Six members of Northwestern State University’s music faculty and one graduate student will be representing the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at the annual Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference on Jan. 16-19 in New Orleans. 

Director of Orchestras and Professor of Music Dr. Douglas Bakenhus,  Assistant Professor of Music […]

NSU Shreveport campus will be closed Friday, Jan. 10

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Shreveport Campus will be closed Friday, Jan. 10 due to weather conditions.

Administrators will continue to monitor weather conditions and issue updates as necessary.

NSU’s Spring 2025 semester is set to begin Monday, Jan. 13. All updates will be posted at www.nsula.edu and on all NSU social media outlets.

NSU Pi Kappa Phi members selected for Ad Astra, top leadership honor

NATCHITOCHES – Zach Cooper of Winnsboro and Mitchell Mayfield of Denham Springs were selected for the Ad Astra Society, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity’s top award for student leaders.  Both are members of NSU’s Beta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Phi.

Derived from the Latin phrase meaning “to the stars,” Pi Kappa Phi’s […]

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