NSU Scholars College professor selected for summer fellowship

Dr. Nicole Lobdell, assistant professor of English in the Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University, has been selected for a summer fellowship at the University of Oxford, England, where she will research early biographies on the life of the English writer Mary Shelley...

Students can attend 2 robotics camps for junior and advanced but classes are limited

Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology will hold two summer camps for students interested in robotics.Junior Camp for students in grades 3-7 will take place May 2830.

Working mom fulfills dream

Brandy Smith of Tyler, Texas, a mother of five and first-generation college graduate, said that pushing fear aside, accepting help and believing in her own abilities were key factors in completing her degree.

Two students win coveted scholarships to Galway Flute Festival

Two Northwestern State music students, Lennon Cooke of Pineville and Hallie Ward of Cleveland, have received scholarships to attend the 35th Galway Summer Flute Festival in Meggen, Luzern, Switzerland, on June 13-17.Cooke is a sophomore music performance major and Ward will receive a Master of...

Grad overcomes setbacks, launches hospitality career at Disney

Hallie Guidry of Ragley, a graduating senior at Northwestern State University, is already on an exciting career path at Walt Disney World, but her journey to earning a degree through NSU’s Hospitality Management and Tourism program was anything but easy.

Kirkland Scholarship will benefit fine and graphic arts students

Carol Kirkland of Natchitoches, an artist, former art teacher and lifelong learner, announced a planned gift to the Northwestern State University Foundation that will benefit students in the Department of Fine and Graphic Art.

Pearl and Lutrill Payne, African American education trailblazers since 1950

The LSU College of Agriculture will award the LSU University Medal posthumously to Lutrill Payne Sr. at its December commencement ceremony on Dec. 18 at 9 a.m. in the Maddox Fieldhouse.Payne, born in 1910, was a native of Union Parish.

Perseverance, dedication and courage

LSU Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to bestow the name Lutrill and Pearl Payne upon the School of Education

In the 1930s, Mr. Payne graduated from Southern University, moved to Natchitoches, married a teacher named Pearl, and had started a family before entering military service for World War II. After returning, Mr. Payne sued for admission to LSU’s graduate program in agricultural education.

Council on Aging observes Older Americans Day

Every year in May older Americans are celebrated for the contributions they have made for their families and communities.