Nicholls State University

“This is a big win for our region and for the university as it continues to grow programs important for the workforce of our service region,” said Dr. John Doucet, Nicholls dean of the College of Sciences and Technology and author of the maritime cybersecurity program. 

The No. 2 Nicholls State University baseball team finished off another perfect tournament run with a dominating performance against No. 5 McNeese in the SLC Championship game, as the offense racked up 16 hits while Dylan Farley twirled a complete game, leading the Colonels to a second straight title with a 15-1 seven-inning victory Saturday night on Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.

Nicholls State University recently celebrated the naming of the Boysie Bollinger Commons at a ribbon cutting event in the Donald G. Bollinger Memorial Student Union. The Boysie Bollinger Commons is the central area of the Student Union where many students gather for social interaction, to grab a bite to eat or to study with friends.

Former Nicholls 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 Nicholls First Lady Jeanne Picariello Murphy.