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VOLUME 44 NO. 3 APRIL 2022
PEOPLE
Assistant Professor
of Criminal Justice and
English Daniel Gordy
joined Dr. Eddie Horton,
Dr. Keicia Hawkins,
and Randi Washington
for a presentation at the Gregory, Riall honored by UL System
ULS For Our Future
Dr. Hiram “Pete” Gregory and Dr. Gregory has been on faculty at
Conference held in
Rebecca Riall, professors in Northwestern Northwestern State since 1961 and is
Natchitoches March
State University’s School of Social the longest-serving employee in NSU’s
10-11. They discussed Sciences and Applied Programs, were history.
“Easing Accessibility with honored with faculty awards presented by He has taught thousands of
Technology.” the University of Louisiana System during Northwestern students who have gone
the ULS’s fifth annual For Our Future on to be anthropologists, archeologists,
Assistant Professor conference. nurses, teachers, businesspeople,
of Criminal Justice and Gregory was named a Champion of professionals and university presidents.
English Daniel Gordy Diversity and Inclusion for decades of He is the academic advisor for the
joined Dr. Eddie Horton work in supporting indigenous people of Louisiana Creole Heritage Center, the
and Dr. Danny Upshaw Louisiana and surrounding states, through Louisiana Folklife Festival and the
to present, “Apple Neural education, interpretation and preservation. Folklife Center at Northwestern. In
Hash: A Exploration of Riall was named the Rising Star in 2019, Gregory received the Lifetime
Security, Public Trust, and Diversity and Inclusion for her work with Contribution to the Humanities Award
the Law” at the Federation the Creole Studies program at NSU and from the Louisiana Endowment for
of Business Disciplines’ in creating the American and Indigenous the Humanities. In 2018, the Creole
Conference. The event was studies and Black studies programs. Heritage Center presented Gregory with a
held March 2-5 in New “Dr. Gregory talked about cultural Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2016, the
Orleans. competency before the term was Louisiana Office of Cultural Development
invented,” said ULS President Dr. Jim
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Henderson.
Horton named ABIS Educator of the Year
Dr. Eddie Horton, associate professor
VOLUME 44 NO. 3 of computer information systems at
Northwestern State University, was named
APRIL 2022
Educator of the Year for the Association
Next Publication: of Business Information Systems group
May 2012 at the Federation of Business Disciplines
conference held this past weekend in New
Deadline for Orleans.
Entries: “I am very honored to have been selected
Thursday, for this award,” said Horton. “The Federation
April 26
of Business Disciplines conference is
held yearly and is a great opportunity
Please submit news
to:
for us to present our work. This year I
Leah Jackson, presented (along with Daniel Gordy and
News Bureau,
Danny Upshaw) a paper we’re working on
Prather Coliseum, classroom instruction, research and academic
FAX 5905 or e-mail discussing Apple’s Neural Hash algorithm.”
and business development.
jacksonl@nsula.edu.
The Federation of Business Disciplines is
Horton is the 2021-22 president of the
For more information, dedicated to the professional development of
Association of Business Information Systems
call Ext. 6466.
the academic disciplines represented in the
group.
NSU News is a news- Federation. The primary purposes of FBD
Horton has been a member of NSU’s
letter published by the
are to: provide and coordinate an annual
NSU News Bureau. faculty since 2014 and has held the
meeting for Federation members, provide
DeVargus, LaCaze and Pierson Endowed
NSU News serves the
a common general program in which all
faculty and staff of Professorship and the Bryant and Heloise
Northwestern State Federation members will participate together
Lewis Endowed Professorship. He taught at
University. Personnel
and provide a forum through an annual
on all campuses are Bossier Parish Community College for five
encouraged to submit meeting for the discussion and exchange
years and held administrative positions at
information regard-
of ideas and presentation of papers. The
ing their professional LSU at Shreveport, the Juvenile Court for
accomplishments as federation also works to foster professional
Caddo Parish and Louisiana Tech University.
well as their personal
growth and enrichment for members in each
milestones. Horton earned his bachelor’s and master’s
of the professional associations and provides
degree at Northwestern State and a doctorate
information which can be used to improve
at Northcentral University.
Gregory, Riall... Continued from Page 1
recognized him as Louisiana’s and built the first law practice nine institutions that make up
Archaeologist of the Year. in Zwolle focusing on criminal the University of Louisiana
Riall is an anthropologist defense and family law for System, including Northwestern
and licensed attorney who about 10 years before joining State, Grambling, Louisiana
coordinates the pre-law and the faculty at NSU. She lives in Tech, McNeese, Nicholls,
paralegal studies program at Zwolle and has close ties to the Southeastern, UL-Lafayette,
NSU. Her research interests Choctaw-Apache Community UL-Monroe and the University
include legal anthropology, of Ebarb. She is currently the of New Orleans.
the anthropology of race, race acting coordinator of Black Gregory and Riall were
and the law, federal Indian Studies and American Indian & selected for the awards from a
law, U.S. Constitutional law Indigenous Studies at NSU. pool of nearly 10,000 faculty
and tribal law. She co-founded The fifth annual ULS and staff.
the First Nations Educational For Our Future Conference Information on NSU’s
and Cultural Center at Indiana was hosted in Natchitoches School of Social Sciences and
University Bloomington. She and attended by about 500 Applied Programs is available
is a former indigent defender faculty and staff from the at https://cjhss.nsula.edu/.
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Dr. Frank Serio, head of the Department of Mathematics at Northwestern State University
presented the 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award to Dr. Leigh Ann Myers on behalf of the
Louisiana/Mississippi section of the Mathematical Association of America. Since last year’s
conference was held virtually, the award was presented in person March 5 during the LA/MS
section meeting held at NSU.
Myers elected MAA section representative
Dr. Leigh Ann Myers, section representative, Myers Frank Serio, chair of NSU’s
professor of mathematics will represent the local section Department of Mathematics.
at Northwestern State on the MAA Congress. The Mathematical
University, was elected section The Congress of the MAA Association of America is the
representative of the Louisiana/ approves strategic goals and world’s largest community
Mississippi section of the priorities, advises the Board of mathematicians, students
Mathematical Association of on amendments to the bylaws, and enthusiasts that strives to
America. The selection was and recommends to the Board further the understanding of
made during a LA/MS section programmatic and social the world through mathematics
conference that took place at policies for the Association. because mathematics drives
NSU March 3-5. Myers served Myers’ term will be July society and shapes lives. The
as program chair for the section 1-June 30, 2025. mission of the MAA is to
and coordinated the conference. Myers also recognized advance the understanding of
The section representative as winner of the Section mathematics and its impact on
serves as a conduit for Distinguished Teaching Award the world.
communication between the for 2021. Since last year’s Information on NSU’s
MAA Board of Directors and meeting was virtual, Myers Department of Mathematics can
the Louisiana/Mississippi received a plaque at the 2022 be found at https://mathematics.
Section of the MAA. As meeting, presented by Dr. nsula.edu/.
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Call for Presentations – Louisiana Association for Institutional Research
Do you have an interest in institutional data like retention rates, graduation rates and
other metrics? Are you involved in assessment activities? Have you conducted and/or
evaluated surveys?
Louisiana Association for Institutional Research (LAIR) is holding its 2022 Conference,
scheduled for July 13-14 at NSU’s campus. This year the Louisiana Assessment Group
(LAAG) will be joining forces with LAIR to expand the topics and reach of the event. Some
of the sessions are:
· SACSCOC Liaison Group Meeting
· IR Newcomers Workshop
· Assessment 101 Workshop
· IPEDS Data and Benchmarking
· Stop, Listen and Learn – How One System Office Created a Culture of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion
Please contact Dawn Mitchell (mitchelldawn@nsula.edu) to talk about sharing your
ideas or work at this conference. (You do not have to be a member of LAIR or LAAG
already.)
SGA approves new hours for campus entrances
Northwestern State University’s Student Government Association recently passed a
resolution this week to require the closure of all campus gates except for the Caspari Street
entrance between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. The measure was introduced to “promote and
enhance the safety and protection of Northwestern State University students by changing the
hours that the gates to campus are opened and closed,” according to the resolution.
The SGA will work with university administration to ensure that University Police have
a presence in the guard shack at the Caspari Street entrance to monitor vehicular activity on
campus.
“Having the new gate closure time will assist in the safety of the NSU community as we are
able to monitor traffic entering the campus after hours,” said University Police Captain Wesley
Harrell.
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NSU joins U.S. Cyber Command AEN
NSU has been accepted for our students, as it will workforce demands,” said Dr.
into the United States Cyber connect them to a wealth of Curtis Penrod, director of the VOLUME 44 NO. 3
APRIL 2022
Command Academic Engage- resources as well as provide School of Business. “We strive
ment Network (AEN). The speakers for our classes,” to include certifications that are
goal of AEN is to foster rela- said Dr. Eddie Horton, workforce relevant including
tionships between cutting edge associate professor of computer CompTIA A+, CompTIA
academic institutions and the information systems. Network+, and CompTIA
entire U.S. Cyber commend As a collaborative network, Security+ among others.”
enterprise, which includes the the AEN aims focus on By engaging with this
USCYBERCOM Headquarters, engaging the future workforce, network, NSU’s CIS students
Cyber National Mission Force, increasing cyber applied will benefit through exposure
Joint Force Headquarters- research and innovation, to job postings in the cyber-
Department of Defense Infor- expanding cyber-focused command field and through
mation Networks, Air Force analytic partnerships and connections made through the
Cyber Command (AFCYBER), enriching the strategic dialogue AEN, he added.
Army Cyber Command (AR- on cyber. “Two of our primary
CYBER), Coast Guard Cyber “I believe acceptance into goals are to make sure we are
Command (CGCYBER), Fleet the Academic Engagement teaching the skills that students
Cyber Command (Fleet Cyber), Network is another sign of need in the workforce and that
Marine Forces Cyber Com- how the Northwestern School we are then assisting them with
mand (MARFORCYBER) and of Business and the computer connecting to job opportunities.
their associated Reserve Cyber information systems program The Academic Engagement
forces. are seeking to ensure our Network helps us accomplish
“This a great opportunity curriculum is meeting today’s those goals,” Penrod said.
NSU’s 6th annual Litcon set for April 8-9
Northwestern State community members. This workshops, an artist vendor
University will host its sixth is first time in three years booth, a cosplay contest,
annual LitCon April 8-9 in the conference has been slow stitching, Viking games,
the Orville Hanchey Gallery presented in person. D&D roleplaying, poetry and
and Room 206 of the Fine Started in 2017, this dance, improv performance
Arts Annex. Presentations conference seeks to bring and las afrombras (carpets).
will be from 8:30 a.m. together and feature Presenters on Friday will
until 3:30 p.m. each day. academics, artists, makers be Anna Tapia MacDonald,
Admission is free and open and thinkers from the local Carly Chandler, Phyllis
to the public. community and beyond. Lear, Sarah Puryear-Dunn,
LitCon is a two- LitCon offers a playful Krista Hanson, John Dunn
day celebration of the environment for artists and and members of the Demon
humanities, which highlights academics where we all Writers Guild.
the interconnectedness encourage and learn from Making presentations
of academic and artistic each other. At its core, on Saturday will be Lee
disciplines. Organizers LitCon is a hybrid event Babin, Mary Fletcher, the
define “humanities” broadly bringing together elements Brainy Acts Poetry Society,
to include many facets of the traditional academic Emilie Rodriguez, Holly
of film, literature, music, conference and the popular Penta, Catelyn Errington and
writing, pop culture, theater, culture convention. Meilyn Woods of Sigma Tau
visual arts, etc., and the The event will feature Delta, Dr. Steve Marsden,
appreciation of their value literary presentations, vocal Austin Warren, Laura
to students, academics and performances, creative Osborne and Christy Lorio.
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April Non-Credit Classes
VOLUME 44 NO. 3 Pick Up your Brush-Painting Classes to express themselves creatively.
APRIL 2022
In these classes, you will learn the art of painting NOTE: There is a $25 fee due at the first-
using step-by-step instructions to create a class meeting (cash or check only made
masterpiece of your own. No special or prior payable to the instructor). This fee will cover
skill required. Just relax and enjoy each class.
all ingredients needed in the course- cookies
Students will take home a completed painting at
prebaked for some class dates; food coloring,
the end of every class.
Children ages 7 – 12 years old are allowed to paintbrushes, cookie cutters to be shared in
enroll, but a parent MUST accompany the child the class; and a set of 3 piping tips, a coupler,
the entire class. Parent does not have to enroll and a reusable piping bag for each student to
unless they participate. All supplies included. keep.
Date: April 7 Easter Gator Date: April 5-April 26, Tuesdays
April 21 Spring on the Time: 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Bayou Fee: $75
Time: 5:30 - 8:30 pm, Thursday Location: Culinary Arts Building (100
Fee: $45 per session Caspari Street)
Location: 2nd Floor South Hall Instructor: McKenna Marsh
Instructor: Shanna Dees Gaspard
Security+ Intensive Boot Camp
Playing in the Mud: Beginning Ceramics Security+ Intensive Boot Camp- This
Limited Seating intensive boot camp is designed with one
This course is an introduction to working thing in mind: Certification. In this course
with clay. The student will learn hand- you will study, at your own pace, for the
building and sculptural techniques, as well CompTIA Security+ (SYO-501) exam. You
as work on the potter’s wheel. There will will be provided resources, lecture notes, and
also be room for intermediate and advanced access to a live professor that will prepare
students to take the class who want to use the you to take the certification exam.
facilities during the class time. This comprehensive package includes the
software, recorded lectures, a test voucher
Date: March 31-May 5, Thursdays
(good for 1 year) and a free retake, and
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
a weekly live session should you need
Fee: $125 plus $20 material fee (mat.
fee paid directly to instructor first night of class) it. These tools will help you succeed and
Location: 113 Creative & Performing Arts become Security+ certified.
Building (CAPA)/New Wing This course is self-paced so that you may
Instructor: Matt DeFord begin any time and will have 9 months of
live access.
Cookie Decorating with Royal Icing for
Beginners Date: Online/Open Enrollment
Cookie Decorating with royal icing is Fee: $1,899
a beginning class to learn some basic Location: Online
decorating techniques. This course will teach Instructor: Eddie Horton
students how to make an amazing sugar
cookie dough suited for shaped cookies and For more information or to
then explore different royal icing techniques register for classes, go to checkout.
such as dip tie-dye, outlining and flooding nsula.edu or call (800)376-2422 or
with single and multiple colors, and painting
on royal icing. Students will be encouraged
(318)357-6355.
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Photo Services Reich director establishes
radiologic sciences scholarship in mom’s memory VOLUME 44 NO. 3
APRIL 2022
A Northwestern State University
family recognized a loved one by creating a
scholarship that will awarded to an upper-level
student in the radiologic sciences. The Wilma
Ortigo Reich Scholarship was created by
NSU Director of Photographic Services Chris
Reich and his father Lewis Reich. Mrs. Reich
passed away in 2018.
Wilma Reich graduated from Northwestern
State in 1976 and spent most of her career at
Schumpert Hospital in Shreveport, retiring
as chief of ultrasound. During her career she
advocated to close pay disparities among her
staff and was a dedicated employee. Wilma Ortigo Reich
“She was there most of my childhood,”
Chris Reich said. “I distinctly remember her
We wanted it to have a meaningful impact,”
taking calls often so that she shared the load
Reich said.
with her other techs. Beyond that she was a
Friends can contribute to the scholarship
great mom, loved to decorate for the holidays,
by visiting https://northwesternstatealumni.
baked, loved tending to her garden and before
com/reich-scholarship/.
her death traveling a lot.”
Individuals interested in establishing a
To be eligible for the scholarship, students
scholarship in honor of or in memory of a
must maintain a 3.0 or better grade point aver-
loved one can reach out to the NSU Founda-
age.
tion Development staff by calling Director of
“The criteria we both agreed on was that Development Jill Bankston at (318) 357-4241
it went to someone who needed and deserved or Assistant Director of Donor Relations Cristy
it, not someone who just made the best grades. Bernard at (318) 357-4292.
Northwestern will host 35th Annual Research Day April 21
Northwestern State for answering questions, and presentation.
University will host the brief (5 minute) prerecorded • Faculty may use a
35th annual Research Day oral presentations, also with Research Day presentation
Thursday, April 21. Faculty, a chat feature for questions. to satisfy the dissemination
staff, graduate students, and To apply to present requirement for a Faculty
undergraduate students are this year, please complete Development Grant received
invited to submit proposals the online form: https:// in the past year.
to present their scholarly forms.office.com/Pages/ We hope that faculty
or creative projects for ResponsePage. will encourage advanced
presentation at Research The final date to submit distance learning students
Day. abstracts is noon, Friday, to contribute either poster
This virtual conference April 8, 2022. or oral presentations of their
will include synchronous oral • Student applications research.
presentations (15 minutes must designate a faculty Questions? Please
+ 5 minutes for questions), sponsor. The faculty contact Dr. Betsy Cochran
asynchronous virtual poster sponsor is responsible for (cochran@nsula.edu), chair
sessions with chat features ensuring the quality of the of the Research Council.
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Office of Sponsored Programs
VOLUME 44 NO.3 Current Activities Sciences and Applied Programs, College of Arts
APRIL 2022 and Sciences, submitted a proposal to the Cane
Dr. Michelle Brunson, Graduate Programs River National Heritage Area entitled, “Caddo
in Early Childhood Education, College of Conference 2022.” Drs. Mark Melder and
Education and Human Development, submitted Rebecca Riall are collaborators.
a proposal to the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation entitled, “Supporting the Cradle to Ms. Nancy Alexander, Department of Child
Resources and and Family Network, College of Education and
Assistance College Pipeline through Early Literacy.”
Human Development, submitted two proposals
Dr. Shane Rasmussen, Louisiana Folklife to the Louisiana Department of Education
For assistance in
seeking informa- Center, College of Arts and Sciences, submitted entitled, “Statewide Early Learning and Child
tion about fund- proposals to the Natchitoches Area Convention Care Scholarship Program” and “Statewide Early
ing opportunities, Learning and Career Development Program.”
preparing proposals
and Visitors Bureau, Natchitoches Historic
District Development Committee, and Cane Ms. Jenny Cowan is collaborator.
or administering
projects, contact the River National Heritage Area all entitled, “42nd
Office of Sponsored Annual Natchitoches – NSU Folk Festival.” Ms. If you should have any questions or have
Programs by phone,
Bessie Jones is collaborator. interest in submitting a proposal, please contact
357-5222; e-mail at either Carla Howell or Alysia Jones at orsp@
orsp@nsula.edu, or
Dr. Hiram F. Gregory, School of Social nsula.edu or 318.357.5222 to discuss the
visit the OSP website
at http://www.nsula. proposal preparation process.
edu/orsp.
OSP Staff
Early Childhood partners with ADK for service project
Carla Howell
Director
Alysia Jones
Associate
Director
Northwestern State University’s early childhood program, directed by Dr. Michelle Fazio-
Brunson within the School of Education, teamed with Alpha Delta Kappa, a international
organization for women educators, to gift 20 Easter baskets to a local women and
children’s shelter. The baskets, candy and stuffed animals were donated by ADK with
members also making sure each mother had a basket full of personal items along with
Easter candy. The early childhood program donated early literacy bags filled with pencils,
books, scissors, crayons, erasers and a host of other supplies. The early literacy bags
are a part of their Cradle to College Pipeline initiative. ADK members are, seated from
left, Nancy Brown and Linda Young. On the back row are Christi Lee, Dr. Christy Hornsby,
Kathy Arnold, Susan Walker, Gay Dezendorf, Linda Renegar and Shirly Johnson.
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APRIL 2022
ADVANCE students engage in hands-on learning in a science lab.
Registration is open for ADVANCE 2022 program
NSU’s ADVANCE recent report card and state en the ADVANCE com-
Program for Young standardized test scores to munity and help all students
Scholars (ADVANCE), now determine their eligibility. If have a great time when not in
celebrating its 34th year, will scores have been misplaced, class. Dr. Chris Hynes, direc-
host its traditional residential many schools provide that tor of ADVANCE, states that
program for academically information on school tran- “ADVANCE combines the
motivated students July 10 scripts, and transcripts may need to improve academi-
– 30. Students currently in be submitted to ADVANCE. cally with the desire to spend
grades 7 – 11 enroll in and If applicants have taken an summer break in the tradi-
complete one course during ACT or SAT, those scores tional way – having fun!”
the three-week program. may be submitted with their A $250 discount will be
They attend 108.5 hours of applications. granted to families with
class and cover an entire While the academic two or more students at-
year’s worth of high school program at ADVANCE is tending the program or to
material or a semester of top-notch, the residential applicants who are depen-
college level material. program sets ADVANCE dents of NSU employees or
Course offerings include the apart from other similar sum- students.
humanities, mathematics, mer programs. Applications are now
natural sciences with The residential staff of- being accepted. For more
laboratory components and fers a wide variety of social information visit https://ad-
computer programming. and recreational activities vance.nsula.edu, call (318)
All applicants must to assist students in forming 357-4500, or email palm-
provide a copy of their most lasting friendships, strength- erh@nsula.edu.
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