{"id":9356,"date":"2023-12-04T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9356"},"modified":"2024-03-20T11:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:25:51","slug":"executive-director-of-the-coastal-center-at-nicholls-state-university-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/04\/executive-director-of-the-coastal-center-at-nicholls-state-university-named\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Director of the Coastal Center at Nicholls State University Named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Laci Melancon has been named the executive director of the Coastal Center at Nicholls State University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is an honor to have been selected as the executive director for the Nicholls Coastal Center. I was born and raised in Chauvin, and I have witnessed firsthand the land loss crisis that we face along coastal Louisiana and the impacts that land loss has had on our communities over the years. My vision for the Coastal Center is to be the leader in the education and research needed to address coastal issues in the bayou region that will ultimately provide scientific evidence and solutions for the preservation and resiliency of our coast, culture and communities,\u201d said Melancon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laci has over 20 years of experience in higher education, nonprofit management and private business industry management. She\u2019s served as a academic\/career advisor, director of admissions and adjunct instructor for Fletcher Technical Community College; executive director for CASA of Terrebonne, Inc.; chief administrative officer of Southco Aviation; director of education at Unitech Training Academy-Houma Campus; and and most recently, the program director for the Coastal Technical Assistance Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout her career, Laci has received several honors and achievements, including but not limited to being named the 2006 Outstanding Professional Staff Member of the Year at Fletcher, the 2013 CASA Executive Director of the Year Award by the Louisiana CASA Association, and a 2023 National Certification as a Professional Community and Economic Developer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laci\u2019s education background includes completing prerequisite coursework at Nicholls before going on to receive her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in psychology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Coastal Center at Nicholls State University is a $21 million project under construction on campus at the corner of Colonel Drive and Ardoyne Drive, across from Calecas Hall. The center\u2019s collaborative space will allow scientists from all over the state and beyond, including those from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coastal.la.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewaterinstitute.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Water Institute of the Gulf <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and Nicholls <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/biology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">biological sciences<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/applied-sciences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">geomatics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> departments, to collaborate and advance research to repair and rebuild the state\u2019s receding coastline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Center will work directly with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Nicholls-Farm\/100062983852063\/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfaHC-iNf-yN6IwJQ8tiveDXHkoqm_B6ozqmXw5Cjk0zWmlB63fEpeJCQMFwLZ2YakM&amp;_rdr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicholls Farm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, serving as a testbed for real-world application of the center\u2019s coastal research. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Farm is an integral part of the University&#8217;s plans to become the center for coastal restoration research in Louisiana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No single institute is going to solve all of the state\u2019s coastal issues. The Coastal Center at Nicholls State University is designed to foster collaboration among various stakeholders in facilitating an environment that promotes partnerships to restore and preserve our coast.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/coastal-center\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.nicholls.edu\/coastal-center\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monday, December 4, 2023<\/span><\/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 Laci Melancon has been named the executive director of the Coastal Center at Nicholls State University.\u00a0 \u201cIt is an honor to have been selected as the executive director for the Nicholls Coastal Center. 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