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Nicholls Introduces New Non-Credit Classes
THIBODAUX —Nicholls State University’s Office of Continuing Education will offer dozens of non-credit courses this spring, including new classes in international cuisine and American Sign Language basics. “International Culinary Voyage” sessions held on Jan. 26, Feb. 16, March 9 and May 4 will introduce community members to multinational cooking styles, with each class focused on [...]
Nicholls scholarship fund to honor biology graduate
THIBODAUX — Nicholls State University’s Department of Biological Sciences has established a scholarship fund in memory of alumna Rachel Ianni, who tragically passed away Jan. 1 at age 26 while hiking near Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains. Nicholls faculty describe Ianni — a May 2011 graduate of the marine and environmental biology master’s [...]
Nicholls offers Mardi Gras parking options
THIBODAUX — The Nicholls State University campus has prime, convenient parking spaces available for Thibodaux parade-goers this Mardi Gras season. Three parking options are available: Free parking — At no charge, parade-goers may park their vehicles in interior campus parking lots not directly along the parade routes. No campers are allowed. Pre-paid seasonal reserved parking [...]
U.S. District Court judge to headline Nicholls commencement
THIBODAUX — Nicholls State University will award approximately 650 degrees during its fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 15, in Stopher Gymnasium. Ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. for College of Arts and Sciences, College of Nursing and Allied Health and University College graduates and at 2 p.m. for College of Business Administration and College of Education graduates. [...]
Nicholls signs agreement with Nunez Community College
THIBODAUX — Nicholls State University and Nunez Community College in Chalmette are working together to make it easier for Nunez students to earn a bachelor’s degree in petroleum services at Nicholls. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, officials from both institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding, stating that several of Nunez’s industrial technology courses will transfer to Nicholls’ [...]
Nicholls to host Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
THIBODAUX – The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will return to the Nicholls State University campus for a public performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 in the Mary M. Danos Theater. There will be a discussion session with the piano soloist and the conductor in Talbot 215 at 6:30. There is no admission charge for [...]
Nicholls Chamber Singers to present “Christmas in New York”
THIBODAUX – The Nicholls State University Chamber Singers will present “Christmas in New York,” a holiday musical concert with a multi-course meal, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 in the Bollinger Memorial Student Union Cotillion Ballroom. A Nicholls tradition since 1985, the Chamber Singers’ Christmas dinner will center around New York Christmas images, such as [...]
Nicholls launches several online degree programs
THIBODAUX — Starting this spring, Nicholls State University will offer seven completely online degrees through its new Nicholls Online division. Designed to provide a more flexible alternative, particularly for individuals who have difficulty attending on-campus classes, Nicholls Online will provide remote access to the university’s nationally accredited degree programs and highly qualified instructors. “Nicholls Online builds [...]
Nicholls international students celebrate native cultures
THIBODAUX – At Nicholls State University’s International Student Banquet, Guadalupe Garcia, biology freshman from Guadalajara, Mexico, and Alex Llamas, family and consumer sciences junior from Juchipila, Mexico, perform a Mexican hat dance. The fifth annual event, held on Sunday, Nov. 11, featured international cuisine and multicultural artistic performances. Currently, 154 international students are enrolled at [...]
Nicholls students get married in campus Quad
THIBODAUX – A few hours after Nicholls State University’s Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 9, several student veterans returned to the campus quadrangle to witness the wedding of Teresina Hueso, nursing junior from San Diego, and Jake Hebert, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and management junior from Bayou Pigeon. Pastor Hilton Johns, a U.S. Marine [...]