Updated 11.21.25
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Dec-25 |
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Campuses Reopens/Classes Resume |
Monday |
12/1/2025 |
8:00 a.m. |
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All Campuses |
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Christmas Gala Performances |
Wednesday |
12/3/2025 |
7:00 p.m. |
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AA Fredericks Auditorium |
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Christmas Gala Performances |
Thursday |
12/4/2025 |
7:00 p.m. |
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AA Fredericks Auditorium |
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Joe Salter Memorial Endowed Scholarship Announcement |
Friday |
12/5/2025 |
5:30 p.m. |
6:30 p.m. |
Hanchey Gallery |
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Christmas Gala Performances |
Friday |
12/5/2025 |
7:00 p.m. |
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AA Fredericks Auditorium |
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Christmas Gala |
Friday |
12/5/2025 |
9:00 p.m. |
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AA Fredericks Auditorium |
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Christmas Festival |
Saturday |
12/6/2025 |
All day |
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Downtown Natchitoches |
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Graduation Ceremonies |
Wednesday |
12/17/2025 |
10:00 a.m. |
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Natchitoches Campus |
College of Business & Technology and Gallaspy Family College of Education & Human Development |
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Graduation Ceremonies |
Wednesday |
12/17/2025 |
2:00 p.m |
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Natchitoches Campus |
College of Nursing & Allied Health |
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Graduation Ceremonies |
Thursday |
12/18/2025 |
10:00 a.m. |
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Natchitoches Campus |
College of Arts & Sciences and Louisiana Scholars’ College |
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University Closes for Christmas Holidays |
Friday |
12/19/2025 |
noon |
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All Campuses |
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Jan-26 |
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Nominations Open for Long Purple Line |
Monday |
1/5/2026 |
9:00 a.m. |
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On-line |
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Residence halls open for all students |
Saturday |
1/10/2026 |
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Natchitoches Campus |
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First Day of Classes |
Monday |
1/12/2026 |
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All Campuses |
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Baton Rouge All NSU Event |
Tuesday |
1/13/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Mike Anderson’s in Baton Rouge |
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Lafayette All NSU Event |
Wednesday |
1/14/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Rock N’ Bowl |
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Lake Charles All NSU Event |
Thursday |
1/15/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Crying Eagle Brewery |
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Martin Luther King Holiday (Campuses closed) |
Monday |
1/19/2026 |
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All Campuses |
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Northshore All NSU Event |
Tuesday |
1/20/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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TBA |
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New Orleans All NSU Event |
Wednesday |
1/21/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Lucy’s Retired Surfer’s Bar & Restaurant – The Attic |
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Bayou All NSU Event |
Thursday |
1/22/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Rendezvous in Thibodaux |
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Monroe All NSU Event |
Monday |
1/26/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Okaloosa Restaurant |
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Shreveport All NSU Event |
Wednesday |
1/28/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Savoie’s |
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Bossier City All NSU Event |
Thursday |
1/29/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Silver Star |
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Q1 Alumni Board Meeting |
Friday |
1/30/2026 |
10:00 a.m. |
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Office of Alumni & Development, |
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Feb-26 |
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Leesville Recruiting Reception |
Monday |
2/2/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Home of Martha & Matt Koury |
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Alexandria All NSU Event |
Tuesday |
2/3/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Tunk’s Cypress Inn in Boyce |
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Dallas Alumni Afterhours Event |
Thursday |
2/5/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Big Shucks, 6232 E. Mockingbird Lane |
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President’s Day & Mardi Gras Holiday (Campuses closed) |
Monday |
2/16/2026 |
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All Campuses |
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Mardi Gras Holiday (Campuses closed) |
Tuesday |
2/17/2026 |
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All Campuses |
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Ash Wednesday (Classes Resume) |
Wednesday |
2/18/2026 |
noon |
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All Campuses |
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Houston Alumni Afterhours Event |
Thursday |
2/26/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Ragin Cajin Spring Branch, 1725 Wirt Road, Houston |
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Natchitoches Recruiting Reception |
Friday |
2/27/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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TBA |
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Louisiana Saturday Night Alumni Event in the FA-Panhandle |
Saturday |
2/28/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Pensacola Beach Resort |
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Mar-26 |
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Q2 Alumni Board Meeting |
Friday |
3/20/2026 |
10:00 a.m. |
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Office of Alumni & Development |
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Sponsorship Happy Hour for Flavor of Louisiana |
Friday |
3/20/2026 |
5:00 p.m. |
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Prather Coliseum |
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Flavor of Louisiana |
Friday |
3/20/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Prather Coliseum |
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Dylan Kyle Poche Fishing Tournament |
Saturday |
3/28/2026 |
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Tolendo Bend |
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Apr-26 |
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Long Purple Line Nomination Close |
Thursday |
4/2/2026 |
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Midnight |
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Lauren Vaughn Scholarship 5K |
Saturday |
4/4/2026 |
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Alexandria, Louisiana |
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NSU @ LSU Baseball Bus Trip, Crawfish Boil, & Game |
Tuesday |
4/14/2026 |
TBA |
TBA |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
More Details to come/limited to first 50 people |
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NSU @ LSU Baseball Tailgate Party |
Tuesday |
4/14/2026 |
3:30 p.m. |
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NSU @ LSU Baseball Game |
Tuesday |
4/14/2026 |
6:30 p.m. |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
More details to come |
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Ring Ceremony for Graduating Seniors |
Wednesday |
4/15/2026 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Chris Roper Pre-Party |
Friday |
4/24/2026 |
5:00 p.m. |
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Antoon’s Package Liquor, Natchitoches |
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44th Annual Chris Roper Golf Tournament |
Saturday |
4/25/2026 |
All day |
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Northwestern Hills Golf Course |
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May-26 |
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Golden Jubilee (Honoring the Class of 1976) |
Tuesday |
5/12/2026 |
TBA |
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Natchitoches Campus |
More Details to come |
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Golden Jubilee (Honoring the Class of 1976) |
Wednesday |
5/13/2026 |
TBA |
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Natchitoches Campus |
More Details to come |
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& 50+ Luncheon |
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Graduation Ceremonies |
Wednesday |
5/13/2026 |
TBA |
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Natchitoches Campus |
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Graduation Ceremonies |
Thursday |
5/14/2024 |
TBA |
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Natchitoches Campus |
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Jun-26 |
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Johnny Antoon Pre-Party |
Friday |
6/5/2026 |
7:00 p.m. |
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Antoon’s Package Liquor, Natchitoches |
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11th Annual Johnny Antoon Memorial Golf Tournament |
Saturday |
6/6/2026 |
All day |
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Northwestern Hills Golf Course |
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