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Nicholls Camerata to offer free performance
THIBODAUX – The Nicholls State University Camerata, a student string ensemble, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux.
Nicholls students test business analysis skills in global competition
THIBODAUX – A team of undergraduate and graduate students from the Nicholls State University College of Business Administration will submit its final entry to the CFA Institute Research Challenge this week, pitting their business-analysis acumen against students from throughout the region.
Nicholls reports distance learning boom
THIBODAUX – Enrollment in distance learning courses at Nicholls State University increased by nearly 1,600 students between 2010 and 2011 – and the number of unique online courses increased by more than 80.
Nicholls offers $5.6 million in scholarships
Nicholls State University offered 246 scholarships, valued at $5.6 million over the next four years, to incoming students during the institution’s annual Scholars Night – a three-day event for high-achieving high-school students.
Nicholls receives $45,000 from Capital One
THIBODAUX – Capital One Bank has donated $45,000 to Nicholls State University, boosting a scholarship fund established by the bank in 2010 and supporting additional university programs. The scholarship assists low- to moderate-income students who meet entrance requirements.
Nicholls culinary institute wins fifth consecutive regional title
THIBODAUX – Having won first place for the fifth consecutive year at the South Central Regional San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition, the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University will once again compete for the national title.
Nicholls promotes Grand Isle preservation
Students enrolled in Nicholls State University’s Environmental Diagnostics and Biomarkers course traveled to Grand Isle School on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and Wednesday, Jan. 18, to teach second and third graders the importance of preserving one of the last surviving barrier islands in Louisiana.
Prints adorn Nicholls art gallery
THIBODAUX – An exhibit titled “East / West: Contemporary American Prints” is on display in the Ameen Art Gallery at Nicholls State University until Friday, Feb. 3. Sponsored by the Nicholls Foundation, the exhibit is free and open to the public.
Grammy nominees to headline Nicholls ‘Swamp Stomp’
THIBODAUX – The fourth annual Louisiana Swamp Stomp Festival at Nicholls State University, slated for Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18, will feature an extensive lineup of Cajun, Zydeco and swamp pop acts – among them, two recent Grammy nominees.
Humor and multimedia encouraged in Nicholls classrooms
Dr. Ronald A. Berk, professor emeritus of biostatistics and measurement and former assistant dean for teaching at The Johns Hopkins University, delivered the keynote address to Nicholls State University employees during the first faculty meeting of the spring 2012 semester.