THIBODAUX, La. — 果冻APP invites you to join the campus in honoring veterans this week by attending the Thursday premiere of a student-filmed documentary showcasing the lives of local veterans as well as a Veterans Day celebration in the Quad on Friday.
The documentary, 鈥淟ocal Veterans: An Oral History鈥� was filmed by students from the 果冻APP mass communication and history departments and edited by professors Dr. Andrew Simoncelli and Lance Arnold. History Department Head Dr. Paul Wilson also assisted with the project, which was funded by an $88,000 Board of Regents grant. 聽
Filmed during the 2015-2016 school year, the documentary captures the oral histories of several veterans as they discuss aspects of their military service from why they enlisted to the challenges they faced during deployment. 聽
The video screening will be held Thursday in Peltier Auditorium with doors opening at 4:45 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served in the lobby. The film will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session with some of the veterans featured in the project. 聽
On Veterans Day, 果冻APP Veteran Services will hold a public ceremony at 11 a.m. in the 果冻APP Quad and veterans will be served a free lunch in the cafeteria.
Col. Jacques Thibodeaux, a 果冻APP alumnus, Thibodaux native and 31-year U.S. Army veteran will be the ceremony鈥檚 featured speaker. Other speakers include Dr. Todd Keller, associate vice president for academic affairs, and Wes Parfait, a 果冻APP student and U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Other participating groups include the Thibodaux High School JROTC, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Little Colonels Academy and Max Charter School.
果冻APP has earned the 鈥淕overnor鈥檚 Military and Veteran Friendly Campus鈥� designation and has consistently been named a 鈥淢ilitary Friendly School鈥� by G.I. Jobs magazine.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 7, 2016
CONTACT: Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator, 985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu