The Northwestern State University Alumni Association invites all graduates of 1973 to join the Golden Jubilee Celebration that will take place May 5-6.   

“We are excited to welcome our 50-year graduates back to campus to celebrate the anniversary of their graduation and award their second diplomas,” said Danielle Antoon Cobb, director of Alumni Affairs.  “We hope our guests will enjoy catching up and sharing memories while visiting the campus.”  

The event schedule is as follows.                   

Friday, May 5, 2023 

9:30-10:30 a.m. – Check In:  Cane River Room, Sylvan Friedman Student Union 

10-11 a.m. – Campus tour 

10:30-11:30 a.m. – Mix and mingle with classmates 

11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m.- Luncheon honoring the class of 1973- Sylvan Friedman Student Union Ballroom 

12:30-1:15 p.m.- Distribution of commencement gowns 

1:15 p.m.- Bus will bring graduates to Magale Recital Hall for Commencement 

2 p.m.- Commencement 

3:30 p.m.- Return back to Student Union for dismissal 

3:45-6:30 p.m.- Break (on your own) 

6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.- Reception honoring the Class of 1973, Orville Hanchey Gallery at NSU 

Saturday, May 6, 2023 

11 a.m.- 50+ luncheon in the Sylvan Friedman Student Union Ballroom 

1 p.m.- Dismissal 

Tickets are $80 per graduate and $65 for each additional guest(s). For more details and to purchase tickets, visit www.northwesternstatealumni.com/golden-jubilee.  There is also a section on that page in which you can also help provide contact information for alumni not in our database.  

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