Dr. Jay Clune Archives - ¹û¶³APP News /news/tag/dr-jay-clune/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:26:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 ¹û¶³APP President & Seven Others to be Inducted into the Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame /news/2023/12/04/nicholls-state-university-president-seven-others-to-be-inducted-into-the-louisiana-center-for-women-in-government-and-business-hall-of-fame/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:14:23 +0000 /news/?p=9353 THIBODAUX, La. – ¹û¶³APP President Jay Clune, PhD and seven others will be inducted into the Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame at the 2023 Hall of Fame Luncheon on Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m. in New Orleans.  During the luncheon, New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Owner, Gayle Benson and […]

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]]> Fall-to-Spring Retention Rises to Highest Rate in a Decade for ¹û¶³APP /news/2022/02/11/fall-to-spring-retention-rises-to-highest-rate-in-a-decade-for-nicholls/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000 /news/?p=8658 THIBODAUX, La. — ¹û¶³APP posted a strong freshman retention rate despite a drop in Spring enrollment due to the effects of COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida. Enrollment dropped 10 percent from Spring 2021, with 5,531 students, according to 14th-class day statistics. ¹û¶³APP President Dr. Jay Clune noted that this is an expected result. The […]

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]]> Graves helps secure $1.6 Million in Federal COVID-19 Relief for ¹û¶³APP /news/2022/01/11/graves-helps-secure-1-6-million-in-federal-covid-19-relief-for-nicholls/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:00:00 +0000 /news/?p=8637 THIBODAUX, La. — ¹û¶³APP will receive $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education and Federal Emergency Management Association to offset the impacts of COVID-19.  ¹û¶³APP President Dr. Jay Clune said if it wasn’t for the help of Rep. Garret Graves. The congressmen spoke up on ¹û¶³APP’ behalf and worked hard to ensure […]

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]]> Contractors Educational Trust Fund Donates $50k to ¹û¶³APP Hurricane Ida Relief /news/2022/01/07/contractors-educational-trust-fund-donates-50k-to-nicholls-hurricane-ida-relief/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:30:00 +0000 /news/?p=8635 THIBODAUX, La. — The Contractors Educational Trust Fund has donated $50,000 to ¹û¶³APP to pay for need-based scholarships in the wake of Hurricane Ida.  As designated by the gift, the money will go to students who are struggling to pay tuition, room and board.   “We knew that ¹û¶³APP and its students were hurting […]

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]]> New Flexible Admissions Policy Increases Accessibility to ¹û¶³APP /news/2021/12/06/new-flexible-admissions-policy-increases-accessibility-to-nicholls-state-university/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:47:17 +0000 /news/?p=8615 THIBODAUX, La. — ¹û¶³APP is proud to announce a new test-flexible admissions policy and expanded scholarship program for first-time freshmen set to begin in 2022.  High school students with a minimum 2.35 GPA who are on track to meet the Louisiana Board of Regents’ Core curriculum will be eligible for admission to ¹û¶³APP. […]

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]]> ¹û¶³APP, Entergy Work Together to Bring Underrepresented Students to Campus /news/2021/12/02/nicholls-entergy-work-together-to-bring-underrepresented-students-to-campus/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:32:51 +0000 /news/?p=8611 THIBODAUX, La. — Entergy Corp. and ¹û¶³APP are proud to continue a partnership that busses local underrepresented high school students to campus for tours.  Almost a thousand Bayou Region high school students have visited the ¹û¶³APP campus through the Tour Tuesday presented by Entergy program since its inception in 2016. With the latest […]

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]]> Peltier Foundation to Support Hurricane Ida Recovery for ¹û¶³APP Students /news/2021/11/30/peltier-foundation-to-support-hurricane-ida-recovery-for-nicholls-students/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:25:46 +0000 /news/?p=8609 THIBODAUX, La. — The Peltier Foundation has donated $50,000 to ¹û¶³APP to help the campus community recover from Hurricane Ida.  The money will be split among the ¹û¶³APP Foundation and ¹û¶³APP Alumni Federation, with $37,500 being used to provide gift cards to students, and the remaining $13,500 to go toward Alumni Affairs operating […]

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]]> New Orleans Pelicans Donates $100,000 to ¹û¶³APP for Storm Relief /news/2021/10/21/new-orleans-pelicans-donates-100000-to-nicholls-for-storm-relief/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 /news/?p=8579 THIBODAUX, La. — The New Orleans Pelicans are donating $100,000 to ¹û¶³APP for hurricane relief, the team announced on Saturday, Oct. 16 at their open practice on the ¹û¶³APP campus. The money will help members of the ¹û¶³APP community recover from Hurricane Ida after most of the university’s service region was devastated by […]

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]]> ¹û¶³APP Fall Enrollment Declines Amid Pandemic, Hurricane Recovery /news/2021/10/01/nicholls-fall-enrollment-declines-amid-pandemic-hurricane-recovery/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 /news/?p=8567 THIBODAUX, La. — The ¹û¶³APP fall enrollment decreased for the first time since 2014 in the wake of Hurricane Ida and a multi-year global pandemic.  ¹û¶³APP enrolled 6,239 students, according to 14th-day class statistics, an 8-percent drop from Fall 2020.  ¹û¶³APP President Dr. Jay Clune said he anticipated a drop in enrollment as […]

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]]> Baton Rouge Area Foundation Donates $125,000 to ¹û¶³APP for Storm Relief /news/2021/09/24/baton-rouge-area-foundation-donates-125000-to-nicholls-for-storm-relief/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:28:04 +0000 /news/?p=8564 THIBODAUX, La. — The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is donating $125,000 to ¹û¶³APP for renovations to South Babington Hall.  The money will restore 18 dorm rooms on the first floor of the building to provide living spaces to as many as 36 students who lived off-campus but have been displaced by Hurricane Ida.  […]

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