A Message From The President – February 2, 2024

Published on February 2, 2024

The University was notified this week by Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), that the Board of Trustees found Northwestern State University compliant and “no further action is required” to complete the fifth-year cycle for the 2018-2023 Fifth-Year Interim Referral Report. This is great news! Thanks to the University…

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