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NSU scholarship to honor alumna killed in traffic accident

NSU scholarship to honor alumna killed in traffic accident

A scholarship honoring the memory of Melinda Martin McClung has been established at Northwestern State University by McClung’s co-workers in the university’s Registrar’s Office.  McClung was a Northwestern State alumna and worked in the Registrar’s Office for over 22 years.  She was killed in a traffic accident on March 24.

The Melinda Martin McClung Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student transferring into Northwestern State with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better.

Contributions to the scholarship can be made payable to the NSU Foundation and mailed to 535 University Parkway, Natchitoches, La., 71497. A notation should be made that the donation is for the Melinda Martin McClung Scholarship.

NSU Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Choirs to perform April 25

NSU Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Choirs to perform April 25

The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra and NSU Symphony Choirs will perform at 7:30 p.m. on April 25, in Magale Recital Hall. Dr. Douglas Bakenhus will conduct the orchestra. Dr. Burt Allen and Dr. Patrick Dill will conduct the choirs.

Tickets are $10. Northwestern State University, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts students are admitted free with a current student I.D.

NSU ensemble performs at regional conference

NSU ensemble performs at regional conference

The Northwestern State University Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble performed at the 2013 South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. This annual conference is one of seven regional conferences in the U.S. affiliated with the International Tuba Euphonium Association. A total of 18 ensembles from universities in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi participated.

Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts start April 10 at NSU

Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts start April 10 at NSU

The Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts is sponsoring a series of Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts. The concerts will be from 11:55 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. on April 10, 17, 24 and May 1 in the quadrangle between Morrison Hall, Fournet Hall and the Family and Consumer Science Building.

Minden Main Street to host Antiques and Art in April

Minden Main Street to host Antiques and Art in April

Enjoy art, antiques, music and refreshments from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 in downtown Minden at the “Antiques and Art in April” Stroll. Four artists will be featured during the stroll.   

Early voting begins Saturday for April 6 election

Early voting begins Saturday for April 6 election

Secretary of State Tom Schedler is encouraging all Louisianians eligible to vote in the April 6 primary election to consider voting early starting this Saturday. Early voting begins Saturday, March 23rd and continues through Saturday, March 30. The polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, excluding Good Friday (March 29) and Easter Sunday (March 31).

NSU students to participate in Academic Summit

NSU students to participate in Academic Summit

Northwestern State University students and faculty will participate in the second annual University of Louisiana System Academic Summit on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13, on the campus of the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

The celebration of academic excellence at UL System universities will encompass the previous system-wide service-learning conference, a student art exhibition and undergraduate research day.