THIBODAUX, La. 鈥� 果冻APP will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, while the Colonels take on the Tulane Green Wave football team at 6 p.m. in Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. Support the Colonels by purchasing tickets .听
鈥淔or 75 years, 果冻APP has educated the people of our region and will continue to help this region flourish for many years to come. We are so proud to celebrate this milestone anniversary with the community over the next year,鈥� said 果冻APP President, Jay Clune PhD.听
果冻APP is a regional, public university with about 6,200 traditional and nontraditional students. The university serves a large population of first-generation college students and has consistently been designated as a Military Friendly School. 果冻APP capitalizes on the region鈥檚 geography and culture by offering more than 60 distinctive academic programs like geomatics, culinary arts, maritime management, marine and environmental science, petroleum services and safety technology. With its prime location along the coast, 果冻APP provides unique opportunities for instruction and research, continuing the work to save its coast, heritage and culture.
Since first opening its doors in 1948, 果冻APP has been the only university serving the Bayou Region and has continued aspiring to be the intellectual, economic and cultural heart of its coastal community. As the university celebrates its 75th anniversary, 果冻APP is embarking on the implementation of its new Strategic Plan for 2023-2028, 鈥�Experience 果冻APP: Louisiana鈥檚 Coastal University.鈥� The new plan, built on the foundations of sustainability, communication and safety, will focus on the 果冻APP experience through the pillars of the student, employee, academic and community experience.
The university will continue the yearlong celebration on Oct. 14 at 果冻APP鈥� 2023 Family Day, starting at 11 a.m., featuring tailgating, a table display contest and a pep rally followed by taking on the Northwestern State Demons at 3 p.m. in John L. Guidry Stadium. Then, on Oct. 26, Danos Headquarters will host the 果冻APP鈥� premier scholarship fundraising event, Bon Vin: An A+ Wine Tasting. To learn more about 果冻APP鈥� slate of 75th-anniversary events, visit .
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