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Hulbert, university president, said. \u201cAt present, this institution sponsors approximately 30 research and service activities, including two economic development initiatives, two engineering and technology programs, three cultural development programs, seven environmental and life science projects and 16 education, health and human services activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy any standard, such numbers testify to the university\u2019s commitment to the public good,\u201d Hulbert added. \u201cI encourage everyone to learn more about these programs by reading the impact study, available online at <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/\">www.nicholls.edu<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nicholls-sponsored programs highlighted in the study\u2019s \u201cResearch and Service\u201d section include the South Louisiana Economic Council, Department of Biological Sciences, Child Welfare Family  Service Center and Jubilee Jambalaya Writers\u2019 Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Louisiana<\/strong><strong> Economic Council <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Housed on the Nicholls campus, SLEC is one of only eight regional economic development organizations recognized by the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. The Council offers tailored services to industries throughout the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary and Terrebonne \u2013 including industrial recruitment, business retention and expansion, new business development, workforce development and international relations. Future growth predictions for the four-parish area include coastal restoration; tourism and coastal recreation; marine technology; and the continued development of the culinary industry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Department of Biological Sciences <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Faculty members have initiated a $2.4 million shoreline erosion control demonstration project in northern Terrebonne Bay, in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. Funded by the federal Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Authority, the project has been constructed and is presently stimulating the colonization of oysters and eventual development of reef habitat on manmade structures. Oyster reef development will eventually permanently take over the role of shoreline protection as a living resource that can adjust as the coastal environment changes and the manmade structures deteriorate. In addition to stopping erosion, this project promotes tourism and sustained recreational and commercial fishery harvests.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Child Welfare  Family Service  Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Providing a wide array of services for \u201cat-risk\u201d families, the center focuses on improving environments for children \u2013 thus increasing the safety, permanency and well-being of families. Services are available to children from the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary and Terrebonne. Directed by the Nicholls  Family Service  Center, the program handles cases referred by the Office of Community Services and Families in Need of Services.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jubilee Jambalaya Writers\u2019 Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A daylong event sponsored by the university, Friends of Terrebonne Parish Public Library and various area businesses, the annual conference generally attracts more than 200 attendees. Nicholls students and writers from across the state gather to hear speakers read excerpts and participate in panel discussions about their writings. With editors and agents participating, aspiring authors attend presentations and receive one-on-one critiques. They may participate in a fiction contest as well \u2013 the winner of which receives an appointment with a New York-based publisher.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, this is only a sample of the full range of research and service programs sponsored by Nicholls,\u201d Hulbert said. \u201cI encourage everyone to read the impact study to learn more. 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