Wysong named dean of the Northwestern State University College of Business and Technology
NATCHITOCHES - Dr. W. Scott Wysong IV has been appointed dean of the College of Business and Technology at Northwestern State University effective January 5, 2026, pending approval of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, according to Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Greg Handel. Wysong was selected after an extensive national search conducted by a committee including College of Business and Technology faculty across academic ranks, academic deans, community, business and
NSU announces Inferno Pitch finalists and Final Pitch details
Northwestern State University's College of Business and Technology announces the finalists in the 2025 Inferno Pitch competition. NSU's Inferno Pitch is a platform for student entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative ideas and compete for prizes and industry recognition. 2025 Inferno Pitch Finalists are as follows: Team 1 - Santiago Tobon Cardona of Pereira, Columbia Team 2 - David Jordan of Alexandria Team 3 - Valeria Mendieta Montoya of Pereira, Columbia Team 4 - Angee Mariana Bedoya Rivera (team
NSU ET Symposium engages middle and high schoolers in hands-on physics & math activities
NATCHITOCHES - About 11 middle school and high school students participated in activities that put math and physics to practical applications during Northwestern State University's Engineering Technology and Symposium and Manufacturing Day Oct. 17. NSU's Department of Engineering Technology annually hosts the event in October in commemoration of National Manufacturing Month. Students met with regional industry professionals, explored career pathways and learned how math and science are applied in
NSU celebrates opening of Alost Hall, new $45 M academic building
NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University and President James Genovese hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 3 in the atrium of Robert Alost Hall, the 73,200-square-foot academic building that opened this semester. Administrators from NSU and the University of Louisiana System, the Alost family, former presidents, faculty, staff, students, alumni, public servants and legislative partners were on hand for the ribbon-cutting that was scheduled as part of Homecoming festivities. The state-of-the-art
