Exhibits at the Coastal Center
Sponsorships Available
The Coastal Center will feature a major public education component: A number of educational exhibits focused on coastal and climate challenges together with coastal solutions and success stories will provide critical learning opportunities for students, adults, and tourists visiting the center. Find more information below.
The Coastal Center is a tripartite structure to accommodate different but complementary functions.
“Toward a living, working, resilient coast”
- The Coastal Center at Nicholls State University is scheduled for groundbreaking in November 2023. The 40,000-sq. ft. research-education-conference center will serve as the nexus of coastal protection and restoration activity for the Terrebonne, Atchafalaya, and Lafourche Basins, including resilience solutions for coastal communities.
- The Coastal Center, together with the Coastal Field Research Station at Port Fourchon, the 277-acre University Farm south of Thibodaux, and science facilities on the main campus, will comprise the Nicholls Coastal Campus and stand as the premiere center for hands-on coastal and estuarine research and training in Louisiana.
- Powered by the 75-year history of Nicholls in service to the Louisiana Gulf Coast, The Coastal Center’s research and education activities will produce the next generation of coastal scientists, engineers, and stewards.
- The Coastal Center building will feature a major public education component: A number of educational exhibits focused on coastal and climate challenges together with coastal solutions and success stories will provide critical learning opportunities for students, adults, and tourists visiting the center.
- We herein invite corporate and private sponsorship of these educational installations that the public-at-large will seek, learn from, and enjoy for many years.
The Coastal Center at Nicholls State University
6 large labs
4 small, specialized labs
Lobby
Gallery
Atrium
& Classroom Spaces
Two conference rooms
Two classrooms
Continuous classroom and
laboratory occupancy
Meetings and conferences
accommodations
Located on two major
campus thoroughfares
The Coastal Center site plan as viewed from above. Bowie Road is to the far right.
Indoor schematic of the Coastal Center with locations of educational exhibits. Red arrow denote entrance.
Inside the Atrium of the Coastal Center, showing a coastal map (left) and the Gallery entrance (right).
The entrance to the Gallery from the Atrium, showing multiple exhibits.
Inside the Gallery, showing multiple exhibits.
Inside the Gallery, showing multiple exhibits.
Exhibit Concepts
LOBBY
Donor Recognition Area
Reception Area
ATRIUM
Large wall-size satellite image of coastal Louisiana with colorized coastal region, showing landforms, & watersheds.
Interactive monitors showing:
• Constructed water management & coastal restoration projects
• Natural estuarine ecology
Immersive film-showing classrooms (2)
Artistic Rendering of The Coastal Center’s Symbol — Coastland Swept Tree
Donor Recognition Area
Exhibits on:
• Introduction to The Coastal Center
• The Nicholls Coastal Campus
GALLERY
10-12 exhibit installations focused on
The Louisiana Gulf Coast
• Geological Creation & changing morphology
• Settlement
The Living and Working Coast
• Natural Forces
• Animals and Plants
• Human Impact
• Urbanization and Resilience
• Industry, Economy, Environment
• Levees, Streams, & Water Management
A Hopeful Future
• Restoration & marsh-building
• Erosion control
• Climate initiatives
• CPRA water management constructs
• Community & Cultural Resilience
• Nicholls students & faculty in action
Exhibit Sponsorship Opportunities
Levels
Headlands Donor
sponsorship rights to Exhibit Gallery, Lobby, or Atrium
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Beaches Donor
sponsorship rights to one conference room or classroom
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Berms Donor
sponsorship of Lobby or Atrium exhibit
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Dunes Donor
sponsorship of a Gallery exhibit
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Marshes Donor
sponsorship of part of a Gallery exhibit
Return on Sponsorship Investment
- Name located on Donor Wall
- Name recognized in specific spaces of donation
- Invitation to Annual Donor Events
- Name represented in Annual Reports
- Name viewed by students, visitors, and public-at-large for many years
Nicholls Research Locations
Growth and Sustainability
Educational Programming. As a university, Nicholls assumes responsibility for training the next generation of coastal scientists, engineers, and stewards. The Coastal Center and Coastal Campus will anchor new, revenue-generating degree and outreach training programs focused on generational solutions for the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
Grants and Contracts. Scientists and engineers working at The Coastal Center and Coastal Campus will fund research and development activities through sponsored grants and contracts, enhancing relationships with the university’s current federal sponsors, such as the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as state agencies and other sponsors.
Leasing and Rental. The Coastal Center design provides 5000-sq.ft. of leasable office and activity space in addition to spaces for conferences and evening events. In addition, resident and visiting scientists will have leasable laboratory and office space at The Coastal Center available to conduct coastal work.
Partnerships. The Coastal Center and Coastal Campus will maintain and grow collaborations with its resident campus partners—the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP), the Bayou Region Incubator (BRI), the Coastal Technical Assistance Center (CTAC), Restore or Retreat (RoR), and the South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC)—on project funding. The Coastal Center is currently partnering with Balanced Media Technology to develop a data refinery designed to assimilate and process data from multiple sources and translate it into usable information, supporting needs of groups and organizations working to solve the specific problems of coastal Louisiana and coasts around the globe.
The Coastal Center at Nicholls State University
Preserving a Living, Working, Resilient Coast
Developing Natural Solutions to Coastal Problems
For sponsorship opportunities or more information contact:
Laci Melancon
Executive Director of The Coastal Center
985.448.4844
