Campus Talk
The Real Views wishes to thank David West, Leah
Jackson and the staff of NSU News Bureau for these
campus updates.
Jackson and the staff of NSU News Bureau for these
campus updates.
NSU students make a donation to the City of Natchitoches
NATCHITOCHES–NSU Creative and Performing Arts students Liz Maxwell and Ryan
Hazelbaker, presented a donation to the City of Natchitoches to assist with the City’s
recycling efforts.
D’Construction, an original play at NSU during the month of April, addressed the issues of
today’s generation in America, specifically concerning recycling. The wardrobe for the
play was made from all recyclable materials and auctioned off at the end of the play’s
performances. This money along with collections, was presented to Mayor Wayne
McCullen.
The CAPA students feel recycling is important and they are aware of the expensive start
up cost associated with doing so. They hope this donation will be the first of many efforts
to get recycling started within Natchitoches.
Mayor McCullen commended the students by saying, “We really appreciate the
participation of students and their vision of recycling. We’re ecstatic that students are on
the cutting edge of recycling efforts in Natchitoches.”
Aluminum cans can be recycled at the Cane River Green Market or any location with a
blue recycling container. The City also recycles Christmas trees every January. For more
information about recycling, or to assist in the City’s recycling efforts please contact the
City of Natchitoches at 352-2772 or the Main Street Office at 238-7502.
NATCHITOCHES–NSU Creative and Performing Arts students Liz Maxwell and Ryan
Hazelbaker, presented a donation to the City of Natchitoches to assist with the City’s
recycling efforts.
D’Construction, an original play at NSU during the month of April, addressed the issues of
today’s generation in America, specifically concerning recycling. The wardrobe for the
play was made from all recyclable materials and auctioned off at the end of the play’s
performances. This money along with collections, was presented to Mayor Wayne
McCullen.
The CAPA students feel recycling is important and they are aware of the expensive start
up cost associated with doing so. They hope this donation will be the first of many efforts
to get recycling started within Natchitoches.
Mayor McCullen commended the students by saying, “We really appreciate the
participation of students and their vision of recycling. We’re ecstatic that students are on
the cutting edge of recycling efforts in Natchitoches.”
Aluminum cans can be recycled at the Cane River Green Market or any location with a
blue recycling container. The City also recycles Christmas trees every January. For more
information about recycling, or to assist in the City’s recycling efforts please contact the
City of Natchitoches at 352-2772 or the Main Street Office at 238-7502.
NSU non-credit classes
Classes on floral design, personal finance, photography and grant writing will be
offered in April through Northwestern State University¹s Office of Electronic and
Continuing Education.
Basic Floral Design III will be taught on April 12, 19 and 26 from 1 p.m. until
4 p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. The fee is $200 plus a $150 supply fee. Dawn
Martin is the instructor.
Invest Like a Pro Starting with only $500 will be presented on April 14-15
from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. Gale Trussell is the instructor.
Women and MoneyŠDon¹t Get Cut Short by Men or Circumstances will be taught
on April 28-29 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. Trussell is the
instructor. The fee for either or both classes is $49.
Learn the Basics of Using Your Own Digital Camera will be offered on April 15,
22 and 29 at the Sabine Parish Council on Aging Office in Many. A session will be
taught from 9 a.m. until noon with a second session from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The
fee is $99. Terrie McCallister is the instructor.
Basic Grant Writing will be presented on Saturday April 19 from 9 a.m. until 4
p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. Bettye Ludd is the instructor. The fee for the class
is $125.
Classes on floral design, personal finance, photography and grant writing will be
offered in April through Northwestern State University¹s Office of Electronic and
Continuing Education.
Basic Floral Design III will be taught on April 12, 19 and 26 from 1 p.m. until
4 p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. The fee is $200 plus a $150 supply fee. Dawn
Martin is the instructor.
Invest Like a Pro Starting with only $500 will be presented on April 14-15
from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. Gale Trussell is the instructor.
Women and MoneyŠDon¹t Get Cut Short by Men or Circumstances will be taught
on April 28-29 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. Trussell is the
instructor. The fee for either or both classes is $49.
Learn the Basics of Using Your Own Digital Camera will be offered on April 15,
22 and 29 at the Sabine Parish Council on Aging Office in Many. A session will be
taught from 9 a.m. until noon with a second session from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The
fee is $99. Terrie McCallister is the instructor.
Basic Grant Writing will be presented on Saturday April 19 from 9 a.m. until 4
p.m. in Room 203 of Russell Hall. Bettye Ludd is the instructor. The fee for the class
is $125.
NSU to hold spring commencement May 9
Northwestern State University will hold its Spring Commencement Exercises Friday,
May 9 in Prather Coliseum.
Graduates from the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts,
Nursing and the Graduate School will receive diplomas at 10 a.m. Those
receiving degrees in the College of Business, the Louisiana Scholars¹ College,
the College of Science and Technology and the University College will be
recognized at 3 p.m. Members of the Class of 1958 will receive Second
Diplomas at the afternoon ceremony.
Dr. John Ruffin, director of the National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities, will be the speaker at the 10 a.m. ceremony. State
Sen. Gerald Long will speak at the 3 p.m. ceremony. Northwestern will award
an honorary doctorate of humane letters to Joseph Dow of Pasadena, Texas,
during the morning ceremonies.
Ruffin is a well-respected leader and visionary in the field of health disparities. He has
devoted his professional life to improving the health status of minority populations in
the United States and to developing and supporting educational programs for
minority researchers and health care practitioners.
For over 15 years, Ruffin has led the transformation of the National Institutes
of Health minority health and health disparities research agenda from a programmatic
concept to an institutional reality. He has served as the Associate Director for
Minority Programs, Office of Minority Programs; and the Associate Director for
Research on Minority Health, Office of Research on Minority Health.
Long, a native of Winn Parish, is a 1966 graduate of Northwestern. He was a
teacher in Terrebonne and Vernon parishes before beginning a successful career with
State Farm Insurance.
Long retired from State Farm in 1999 and along with his wife Rose began working as
an area representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. They
served in 10 parishes, with more than 80 high schools and two universities.
Last November, Long was elected to the Louisiana Senate from
District 31 which covers all or part of Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Sabine,
Rapides and Red River parishes. He is a member and past president of the
Natchitoches Kiwanis Club, a member of Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce, a
member of Northwestern Athletic Association Board of Directors and a member and
deacon of First Baptist Church of Natchitoches. In 2005, he was chosen as Man of the
Year by the Business and Professional Women of Natchitoches.
Dow, a 1963 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics, is founder
and owner of Dow Pipe & Fence Supply, one of the largest pipe and fence
material wholesale companies in the United States. His company ships
pipe and fence material nationally and internationally. Dow has assisted
Northwestern in a variety of ways including donating materials to
construct gates at several entrances to NSU¹s Natchitoches campus.
The University honored him in 2004 with induction into the
Northwestern Alumni Hall of Distinction, the Long Purple Line.
Northwestern State University will hold its Spring Commencement Exercises Friday,
May 9 in Prather Coliseum.
Graduates from the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts,
Nursing and the Graduate School will receive diplomas at 10 a.m. Those
receiving degrees in the College of Business, the Louisiana Scholars¹ College,
the College of Science and Technology and the University College will be
recognized at 3 p.m. Members of the Class of 1958 will receive Second
Diplomas at the afternoon ceremony.
Dr. John Ruffin, director of the National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities, will be the speaker at the 10 a.m. ceremony. State
Sen. Gerald Long will speak at the 3 p.m. ceremony. Northwestern will award
an honorary doctorate of humane letters to Joseph Dow of Pasadena, Texas,
during the morning ceremonies.
Ruffin is a well-respected leader and visionary in the field of health disparities. He has
devoted his professional life to improving the health status of minority populations in
the United States and to developing and supporting educational programs for
minority researchers and health care practitioners.
For over 15 years, Ruffin has led the transformation of the National Institutes
of Health minority health and health disparities research agenda from a programmatic
concept to an institutional reality. He has served as the Associate Director for
Minority Programs, Office of Minority Programs; and the Associate Director for
Research on Minority Health, Office of Research on Minority Health.
Long, a native of Winn Parish, is a 1966 graduate of Northwestern. He was a
teacher in Terrebonne and Vernon parishes before beginning a successful career with
State Farm Insurance.
Long retired from State Farm in 1999 and along with his wife Rose began working as
an area representative for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. They
served in 10 parishes, with more than 80 high schools and two universities.
Last November, Long was elected to the Louisiana Senate from
District 31 which covers all or part of Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Sabine,
Rapides and Red River parishes. He is a member and past president of the
Natchitoches Kiwanis Club, a member of Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce, a
member of Northwestern Athletic Association Board of Directors and a member and
deacon of First Baptist Church of Natchitoches. In 2005, he was chosen as Man of the
Year by the Business and Professional Women of Natchitoches.
Dow, a 1963 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics, is founder
and owner of Dow Pipe & Fence Supply, one of the largest pipe and fence
material wholesale companies in the United States. His company ships
pipe and fence material nationally and internationally. Dow has assisted
Northwestern in a variety of ways including donating materials to
construct gates at several entrances to NSU¹s Natchitoches campus.
The University honored him in 2004 with induction into the
Northwestern Alumni Hall of Distinction, the Long Purple Line.
Air Force jazz group the Falconaires to perform May 2
The Falconaires, one of the premiere jazz ensembles of the United States Air Force
Academy, will perform at Treen Auditorium at the Louisiana School for Math, Science
and the Arts Friday, May 2nd at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free but tickets are required. Tickets are available from the
Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing
Arts at (318) 357-4522 or from Galindo Rodriguez at rodriguez@nsula.edu.
As one of the Air Force¹s two premier jazz ensembles, the Falconaires have brought
the great sounds of big band jazz to national audiences for more than 40 years. This
group of 18 full-time jazz musicians specializes in the best of past, present, and future
by performing traditional and contemporary big band jazz.
To this mix, ³Falcs² members add their own compositions and fresh orchestrations. The
band regularly appears at prestigious events such as the International Association of
Jazz Educators¹ National Conference, the Music Educators National Conference¹s
National Convention, and Musicfest Canada. One reason is the vast professionalism of
the musicians. Falconaires members are some of the most sought-after clinicians in
America.
A driving force in the jazz world, The Air Force Academy Bands¹ Falconaires play a
major role in cultivating our national heritage through its only indigenous
musical genre, jazz. The only musical ensemble which can genuinely trace its heritage
back to the American military band is the big band. Made popular by its mainstream
appeal during World War II, the big band continues to present a sound
and excitement unmatched by any other musical ensemble.
The Falconaires have received several honors for their recordings and work to
promote jazz education. Their ³Thanks for the Memories² recording received the
International Association of Jazz Educators¹ Blue Chip Jazz CD Award in 1995. They
became the first jazz ensemble to open Music Educators National Conference
In-Service Workshop in 1992 and received the Homer Osborne Award for outstanding
contribution to jazz education at the 1992 Wichita Jazz Festival.
The Falconaires, one of the premiere jazz ensembles of the United States Air Force
Academy, will perform at Treen Auditorium at the Louisiana School for Math, Science
and the Arts Friday, May 2nd at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free but tickets are required. Tickets are available from the
Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing
Arts at (318) 357-4522 or from Galindo Rodriguez at rodriguez@nsula.edu.
As one of the Air Force¹s two premier jazz ensembles, the Falconaires have brought
the great sounds of big band jazz to national audiences for more than 40 years. This
group of 18 full-time jazz musicians specializes in the best of past, present, and future
by performing traditional and contemporary big band jazz.
To this mix, ³Falcs² members add their own compositions and fresh orchestrations. The
band regularly appears at prestigious events such as the International Association of
Jazz Educators¹ National Conference, the Music Educators National Conference¹s
National Convention, and Musicfest Canada. One reason is the vast professionalism of
the musicians. Falconaires members are some of the most sought-after clinicians in
America.
A driving force in the jazz world, The Air Force Academy Bands¹ Falconaires play a
major role in cultivating our national heritage through its only indigenous
musical genre, jazz. The only musical ensemble which can genuinely trace its heritage
back to the American military band is the big band. Made popular by its mainstream
appeal during World War II, the big band continues to present a sound
and excitement unmatched by any other musical ensemble.
The Falconaires have received several honors for their recordings and work to
promote jazz education. Their ³Thanks for the Memories² recording received the
International Association of Jazz Educators¹ Blue Chip Jazz CD Award in 1995. They
became the first jazz ensemble to open Music Educators National Conference
In-Service Workshop in 1992 and received the Homer Osborne Award for outstanding
contribution to jazz education at the 1992 Wichita Jazz Festival.
