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Retirement
As the current academic year comes to a close, I will mark two milestones, one of which I would be just as happy to ignore and the second for which I am quite proud. On May 31, I will turn 69 and on July 1, I will celebrate my tenth anniversary in the presidency of [...]
Spending Freeze
TO: Faculty and Staff RE: Spending Freeze At the beginning of the fiscal year I sent out an email describing the 2012-2013 budget situation and the effects that reduced state support was going to have on the university. In that email, one of the initiatives that I described was reduced operating budget allocations for all [...]
Welcome Back
TO: Faculty and Staff Happy New Year and welcome back to campus! I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing holiday break and have returned rejuvenated and ready to welcome the thousands of students that will arrive on campus for the first day of classes, Wednesday, January 23. Last semester we once again demonstrated what [...]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
TO: Faculty, Staff and Students On Monday, January 21, Nicholls State University will be closed in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. As each of us enjoys that day away from the routine of campus life, I encourage all members of the Nicholls family to reflect on the life, work, times, and legacy of [...]