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Photography exhibit by Robert Crew to open Nov. 30

     NATCHITOCHES – Robert Crew started photography as a way to help his students, but over the next 40 years photography grew into an enjoyable avocation.

Annual Christmas Gala to be presented Dec. 3-4

     NATCHITOCHES – The Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at Northwestern State University will present the annual Christmas Gala Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

University to close Nov. 23-27 for Thanksgiving

     NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will be closed Nov. 23-27 for Thanksgiving. Administrative offices will reopen and classes will resume Monday, Nov. 30.

Multicultural Christmas Concert scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1

     NATCHITOCHES - A Northwestern State University Multicultural Christmas Concert will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Treen Auditorium at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Canned foods will be collected at the concert to support the  DOVES program. The concert is sponsored by the Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern and the NSU Office of Cultural Diversity.

Dennis honored as Professor Emeritus

     NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University bestowed the honor of Professor Emeritus on Dr. William Dennis of Natchitoches, who served in NSU’s Department of Engineering Technology from 1972 until his retirement in 2003.  During his tenure, Dr. Dennis made outstanding contributions to the department’s growth, according to Dr. Thomas M. Hall Jr., professor and department head. 

35th Annual Basket Day to be held Saturday, Dec. 5

     NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University will host its 35th Annual Basket Day Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Williamson Museum in Room 208 of Kyser Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

NSU, BPCC sign agreement making it easier for students in five degree programs to transfer credits

     NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University and Bossier Parish Community College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding allowing BPCC students in five degree programs to transfer to Northwestern without losing any credit hours.

Lecture on practice of hoodoo to be held Tuesday

     NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, an assistant professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, will present a lecture about the development and practice of hoodoo in the African-American community of the Southern United States Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. in the Ora G. Williams Television Studio (Room 142) in Kyser Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored by the Louisiana Folklife Center.

McCalister, Higginbotham named 2009 Miss, Mr. NSU

     NATCHITOCHES – Two close friends were able to receive Northwestern State University’s highest student honor as Rachel McCalister of Natchitoches was named Miss NSU and Eddie Higginbotham of Jennings was named Mr. NSU.

NSU developing Turnaround Specialist certification program

     NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University’s College of Education is partnering with the Louisiana Department of Education to implement the Louisiana Turnaround program, a certification program targeted to newly-appointed principals of low-performing schools. The Louisiana School Turnaround Specialist Program is a leadership development program based on a corporate model.  It is designed to strengthen the leadership skills of principals to lead low-performing schools to higher student achievement.

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