Bridge to Independence Archives - APP News /news/category/college-of-education-and-behavioral-sciences/bridge-to-independence/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:28:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 Bridge to Independence Learning Lab to be Renovated and Renamed /news/2024/11/08/bridge-to-independence-learning-lab-to-be-renovated-and-renamed/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:28:03 +0000 /news/?p=9762 THIBODAUX, La. – Jeannette Guillory Thomason donated $500,000 to the APP Foundation for naming rights to the Bridge to Independence Independent Learning Lab, now known as the Bridge to Independence H. Allen Thomason Independent Learning Lab in honor of her late husband Hebert “Allen” Thomason. This donation is part of a $1M project to renovate […]

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]]> APP to Renovate Bridge to Independence Academic Center and Rename Degree Program /news/2024/11/07/nicholls-to-renovate-bridge-to-independence-academic-center-and-rename-degree-program/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:31:15 +0000 /news/?p=9760 THIBODAUX, La. – Colleen Hunter donated $500,000 to the APP Foundation for naming rights to the Bridge to Independence degree program, now known as the Bridge to Independence William Dewitt Hunter Degree Program in honor of her late husband William “Bill” Dewitt Hunter. This donation is part of a $1M project to renovate APP’ Bridge […]

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]]> Endowed Professorship to Honor APP Former First Lady Jeanne Picariello Murphy /news/2024/05/28/endowed-professorship-to-honor-nicholls-state-university-former-first-lady-jeanne-picariello-murphy/ Tue, 28 May 2024 20:45:23 +0000 /news/?p=9527 THIBODAUX, La. – Former APP President Dr. Bruce Murphy, Colleen Hunter and “friends of Bridge” together contributed $80,000 to endow a professorship within the Bridge to Independence program to honor the memory of Murphy’s late wife and former APP First Lady Jeanne Picariello Murphy.  The APP Foundation requires a certain amount of interest to be […]

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]]> Thibodaux Service League Donated to APP Bridge to Independence /news/2023/05/03/thibodaux-service-league-donated-to-nicholls-bridge-to-independence/ Wed, 03 May 2023 15:07:43 +0000 /news/?p=9146 THIBODAUX, La. – Thibodaux Service League donated $8,000 to the APP Bridge to Independence program. Each year the Thibodaux Service League hosts a fundraising event called the Royal Fairytale, a dance for dads and daughters, granddaughters and grandpas and any girl with a father figure in her life. The League selected APP Bridge to Independence […]

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]]> Bourgeois Family Endows Record 6th Scholarship to Benefit Bridge to Independence Students /news/2023/01/19/bourgeois-family-endows-record-6th-scholarship-to-benefit-bridge-to-independence-students/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:05:15 +0000 /news/?p=9023 THIBODAUX, La. — Michael C. and Christine P. Bourgeois are establishing a $15,000 endowed scholarship in the APP Foundation for the benefit of full-time students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, if the opportunity exists, within the Bridge to Independence Program at APP.  “The scholarship created by Mr. and Mrs. Bourgeois is a generous gift […]

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]]> APP Only Louisiana University Ranked for Students on Autism Spectrum /news/2021/01/22/8332/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0000 /news/?p=8332 THIBODAUX, La. — Great Value Colleges has named APP one of the top programs for students on the autism spectrum.  APP is the only Louisiana university on the list and No. 46 in the country.  Criteria include other methodology rankings, affordability, evidence of innovative practices and student success.  APP offers two programs for […]

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]]> APP Named Top Small College for Students with Autism /news/2020/02/06/nicholls-named-top-small-college-for-students-with-autism/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:30:00 +0000 /news/?p=8069 THIBODAUX, La. — APP has been named one of the 30 best small colleges for students with autism spectrum disorder by Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Guide. To qualify, schools must have enrollments below 10,000 and a program specific to the needs of students on the autism spectrum. Schools must also exhibit friendliness toward […]

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