{"id":9331,"date":"2023-11-07T18:35:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9331"},"modified":"2024-03-20T11:27:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:27:11","slug":"nicholls-welcomes-governor-john-bel-edwards-for-special-event-showcasing-facility-progress-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/07\/nicholls-welcomes-governor-john-bel-edwards-for-special-event-showcasing-facility-progress-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls Welcomes Governor John Bel Edwards for Special Event Showcasing Facility Progress on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9333 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/MG_1018-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"233\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/MG_1018-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/MG_1018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/MG_1018-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/MG_1018-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/MG_1018-scaled.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 155px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 155\/233;\" \/>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University hosted a showcasing event with guest speaker Governor John Bel Edwards on Nov. 7 to highlight the university\u2019s groundbreaking for its Coastal Center, announcement of a new College of Nursing building and concluded with a ribbon cutting for its athletic covered practice facility. This is the first time three construction projects have taken place on campus simultaneously during Nicholls\u2019 75 years, with almost $45 million dollars in state investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9336 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3812-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3812-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3812-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3812-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3812-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3812-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3812-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/>Other guest speakers included Sen. Bret Allain, Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson and Thibodaux Mayor Kevin Clement, with Dr. John Doucet, dean of the College of Sciences and Technology, serving as the event&#8217;s emcee. All Nicholls faculty and staff were invited to the event, with many in attendance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the ceremony, Governor Edwards said, \u201cWe have been making every effort to invest in higher education. We need first-class, state-of-the-art facilities in order to do the work our state needs, and that\u2019s what all this is about. Our state is working on some of the largest, most transformative projects ever completed in the history of our coastal program, with many of the projects we\u2019re working on being the largest attempted in the country. It\u2019s imperative we do this to protect our state, and many of these projects are taking place right here in this region.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9337 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3846-scaled-e1699458142383-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"221\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3846-scaled-e1699458142383-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3846-scaled-e1699458142383-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3846-scaled-e1699458142383-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3846-scaled-e1699458142383-1536x775.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3846-scaled-e1699458142383.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 440\/221;\" \/>\u201cWe are happy to break ground, announce new facilities, and cut ribbons, but most importantly, we are strengthening the foundation upon which Nicholls State University stands.\u201d said Nicholls State President Jay Clune, PhD. \u201cThese three buildings represent the next phase of growth for our university.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9334 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3770-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3770-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3770-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3770-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3770-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3770-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/11\/BH6A3770-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 318px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 318\/212;\" \/>\u201cWe need to continue our efforts to invest money in higher education so that at the same time, we create unprecedented opportunity and prosperity here at home for our people, giving confidence to those making investment decisions that they can invest in Louisiana and be successful,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cThe human-talent pipeline is in place to guarantee their success, and it\u2019s one of those things that results in a virtuous cycle. Every time you drive across this campus, you\u2019ll be able to look at real, tangible signs of progress, and I want to thank the legislature for working with me to make this happen. I am confident that the best days of our state are ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the university celebrates its 75th anniversary, Nicholls is embarking on the implementation of its new Strategic Plan for 2023-2028, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/about\/strategic-plan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experience Nicholls: Louisiana\u2019s Coastal University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d The new plan, built on the foundations of sustainability, communication and safety, will focus on the Nicholls experience through the pillars of the student, employee, academic and community experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\u00a0<\/b>Tuesday, November 7, 2023<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Media Relations &amp; Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:payton.suire@nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University hosted a showcasing event with guest speaker Governor John Bel Edwards on Nov. 7 to highlight the university\u2019s groundbreaking for its Coastal Center, announcement of a new College of Nursing building and concluded with a ribbon cutting for its athletic covered practice facility. 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