The Louisiana Scholars’ College was founded in 1987 on the campus of Northwestern State University of Louisiana as the state’s designated honors college. Last year marked the 35th anniversary of the Scholars’ College’s continued service to the NSU student community.
The Scholars’ College offers the opportunity for a traditional liberal arts education at a fraction of the cost. Some of the hallmarks of the program include the Texts and Traditions course sequence and the opportunity to complete a senior thesis.
Homecoming provides the opportunity for the Louisiana Scholars’ College alumni (who have gone on to excel in various fields, including medicine and law) to reconnect and to see how much Scholars’ has changed since they graduated.
According to interim director Dean Kostantaras, a variety of events will be held during Homecoming weekend.
“There will be a meet and greet on Friday afternoon at Mama’s on Front Street with complimentary beverages and appetizers. On the following day we will have an open house at Morrison Hall and a tailgate party before the game. Alumni are also getting free tickets to the game,” Kostantaras said.
Abbey Broussard, a second-year English language arts teacher at Provencal Junior High, shared that she benefited greatly from her education at the Scholars’ College.
“The lasting impact of my Scholars’ College education is that I learned how to learn. I feel that Scholars’ taught me how to live a more integrated and meaningful life by presenting me with a variety of people, experiences, disciplines and texts to learn from,” Broussard said.
Tanner Thibodeaux, who is a social studies educator at Provencal Junior High and a Scholars’ alumnus, said that his time in the Louisiana Scholars’ College helped to open his mind to a variety of things.
“Although it’s very cliche, being introduced to many different viewpoints and concepts forced me to learn how to think for the first time,” Thibodeaux said.
Thibodeaux also advised potential students to embrace the things that may not make much sense to them in that moment, because the soft skills that can come with it can serve you later down the line.
