$10K was donated to Nicholls State University to create the S. Burt Wilson Endowed scholarship, which is designed to help honors students. Considering his involvement in creating the Honors Program, Head of History & Geography Department Dr. Paul Wilson wanted to create a scholarship that benefited honors students. “We thought we should...

A $1.8 million grant will be awarded to the Department of Science at Nicholls for a new engineering program. This new program will focus on mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, geospatial engineering, safety engineering, and cyber security engineering. Students will be able to receive a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Technology. “Those...

The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) at Nicholls State University wins the SHRM case competition to stay undefeated in Louisiana since 2016. The SHRM program at Nicholls offers a chance for students to learn how to help companies hire and keep employees. The program focuses on recruiting, hiring, terminations, and performance management,...

In pure Taylor Swift fashion, the artist released her latest album “Midnights” at 12 a.m. sharp on Oct. 21 of this year. Spotify crashed due to the amount of listeners trying to access the album all at once. What most Taylor Swift fans didn’t know was that at 3 a.m. that same night, she would end up releasing seven bonus tracks. “Midnights...

In the 2021-22 season, the Nicholls State Women’s Basketball team won two of the first four games, but those couple of early successes would not last long.  The Colonels would drop their next seven and win only twice in conference play, recording a 2-12 conference record and a 4-22 overall record. After an underwhelming season, the girls ended...

Jason Paul Daigle, the Assistant Athletic Director for Budget and Finance at Nicholls State University, passed away on October 31, 2022.  He attended Nicholls three separate times. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Marketing in 2003, a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 2014, and a Master of Education in Education...