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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.

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.

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.

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.

THIBODAUX – Mr. Lionel Naquin and Dr. Terry Dantin, both retirees of Nicholls State University, were awarded the titles of vice president for finance and administration emeritus and professor emeritus, respectively, on Thursday, Jan. 12.

THIBODAUX – Nicholls State University will continue to permit public parking in designated areas on the Thibodaux campus during the upcoming carnival season. Free parking and pay-to-park services are available.

THIBODAUX – Students who excelled academically at Nicholls State University in fall 2011 have been named to the president’s lists, dean’s lists and honor rolls of their individual colleges.

THIBODAUX – The Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders at Nicholls State University will host its fourth annual conference on Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Bollinger Memorial Student Union.

THIBODAUX – Mid-year budget reductions to higher education, mandated by the state, will total approximately $1.14 million for Nicholls State University – or 5.1 percent of its state general fund of $22.3 million.

THIBODAUX –The Nicholls State University Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services has announced the recipients of its annual Quality Achievement Awards, recognizing the most outstanding employees of 2011 in the division.