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Nicholls to award honorary doctorate to Fletcher chancellor
THIBODAUX — During its spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, Nicholls State University will award its highest form of recognition — an honorary doctorate — to Travis Lavigne Jr., chancellor of Fletcher Technical Community College in Houma. A 40-year veteran of Louisiana’s postsecondary education system, Lavigne has led Fletcher through expansive growth while working closely [...]
UL System president to address record number of Nicholls spring graduates
THIBODAUX — Nicholls State University will hold its largest spring commencement in campus history on Saturday, May 18, in Stopher Gymnasium. Administrators are projecting to confer more than 650 degrees, surpassing last spring’s record of 599. Ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. for College of Arts and Science and College of Education graduates and at [...]
Nicholls music faculty to present Nocturne fundraiser
THIBODAUX — The Nicholls State University Department of Music will present the seventh annual Nocturne — a showcase of faculty talent in support of music scholarships — on Friday, May 10 in the Mary M. Danos Theater of Talbot Hall. The event will be reminiscent of 19th-century soirées held in the salons of Paris. A [...]
Nicholls Foundation plans Hawaiian-themed Women’s Night Out
THIBODAUX — For its 14th annual Women’s Night Out fundraiser, the Nicholls State University Foundation will host a Hawaiian-style party on Thursday, May 9 at Cypress Columns in Gray. The festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, piña coladas and other adult beverages. Local celebrity waiters will serve the four-course dinner around 7:15 [...]
Nicholls president announces retirement
NICHOLLS PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT THIBODAUX — Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert has announced his retirement from the presidency of Nicholls State University to the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System with an effective date of Aug. 1, 2013. “Having served as Nicholls’ president for the past 10 years, I have decided that it [...]
Nicholls alumni to host Crawfish Boil April 20
THIBODAUX — The Nicholls State University Alumni Federation invites all Colonels — Nicholls graduates, friends and supporters — to its Annual Meeting and Crawfish Boil on Saturday, April 20, in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Bollinger Memorial Student Union. The crawfish boil will begin at 6:30 p.m. with food being served at 7 p.m. Prior [...]
‘Dancing with the stars’ event to help fund Nicholls scholarship
THIBODAUX — The Bayou Junior Woman’s Club in partnership with the Louisiana Center for Women and Government, headquartered at Nicholls State University, will host “Dancing with the Stars on the Bayou” on Saturday, April 13. Proceeds will help fund the annual Alice Marx LeBlanc Nursing Scholarship for Nicholls students beginning their nursing clinicals. The fundraiser [...]
Swamp Stomp Festival scheduled for March 22-24 at Nicholls
THIBODAUX — Nicholls State University will host the fifth annual Louisiana Swamp Stomp Festival, a musical celebration of south Louisiana culture, from Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 24. Locals and visitors are invited to experience regional music, food, history and art at the campus festival, which has been named one of March’s “Top 20 [...]
Nicholls to host Financial Aid Night on March 13
THIBODAUX — College-bound seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend Nicholls State University’s Financial Aid Night at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in Peltier Hall’s auditorium. This free event will help attendees learn how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and how to finance their college education using different types [...]
Nicholls dedicates Brady Residential Complex
THIBODAUX — To honor one of its most generous benefactors, Nicholls State University renamed La Maison du Bayou as the John A. Brady Jr. Residential Complex during a dedication ceremony on Friday, Feb. 22. Opened in January 2004, the eight-building complex houses about 400 students in its 114 apartment-like units. The complex was the first [...]