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�Ӱɴ�ý President & Seven Others to be Inducted into the Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame

Payton Suire — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:14:23 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý 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 �Ӱɴ�ý

Jacob Batte — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý 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. �Ӱɴ�ý 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 �Ӱɴ�ý

Jacob Batte — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:00:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý will receive $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education and Federal Emergency Management Association to offset the impacts of COVID-19. �Ӱɴ�ý President Dr. Jay Clune said if it wasn’t for the help of Rep. Garret Graves. The congressmen spoke up on �Ӱɴ�ý’ behalf and worked hard to ensure […]

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Contractors Educational Trust Fund Donates $50k to �Ӱɴ�ý Hurricane Ida Relief

Jacob Batte — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:30:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The Contractors Educational Trust Fund has donated $50,000 to �Ӱɴ�ý 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 �Ӱɴ�ý and its students were hurting […]

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New Flexible Admissions Policy Increases Accessibility to �Ӱɴ�ý

Jacob Batte — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:47:17 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý 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 �Ӱɴ�ý. […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý, Entergy Work Together to Bring Underrepresented Students to Campus

Jacob Batte — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:32:51 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Entergy Corp. and �Ӱɴ�ý 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 �Ӱɴ�ý 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 �Ӱɴ�ý Students

Jacob Batte — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:25:46 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The Peltier Foundation has donated $50,000 to �Ӱɴ�ý to help the campus community recover from Hurricane Ida. The money will be split among the �Ӱɴ�ý Foundation and �Ӱɴ�ý 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 �Ӱɴ�ý for Storm Relief

Jacob Batte — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The New Orleans Pelicans are donating $100,000 to �Ӱɴ�ý for hurricane relief, the team announced on Saturday, Oct. 16 at their open practice on the �Ӱɴ�ý campus. The money will help members of the �Ӱɴ�ý community recover from Hurricane Ida after most of the university’s service region was devastated by […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Fall Enrollment Declines Amid Pandemic, Hurricane Recovery

Jacob Batte — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The �Ӱɴ�ý fall enrollment decreased for the first time since 2014 in the wake of Hurricane Ida and a multi-year global pandemic. �Ӱɴ�ý enrolled 6,239 students, according to 14th-day class statistics, an 8-percent drop from Fall 2020. �Ӱɴ�ý President Dr. Jay Clune said he anticipated a drop in enrollment as […]

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Baton Rouge Area Foundation Donates $125,000 to �Ӱɴ�ý for Storm Relief

Jacob Batte — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:28:04 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is donating $125,000 to �Ӱɴ�ý 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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