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New Leadership: Keller Appointed Chief Academic Officer and Vice Provost; Search to Replace Westbrook to be Held Later This Year

Payton Suire — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:30:23 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý announces the retirement of Dr. Sue Westbrook from her role as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective June 30, 2024. After over 50 years of dedicated service to the university, Dr. Westbrook has decided to step down and begin her well-earned retirement. With Dr. Westbrook’s departure, �Ӱɴ�ý […]

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Awards Presented at �Ӱɴ�ý Spring 2024 University Convocation

Payton Suire — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:24:04 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý presented eight awards to its faculty during its spring 2024 convocation on Jan. 17. The event featured opening remarks by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Sue Westbrook and President Jay Clune, PhD, regarding the state of the university. Debi Benoit, director of research and sponsored programs, […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Awards 64 Students at Colonel Leaders and Scholars Ceremony with Alumni Guest Speaker

Payton Suire — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:24:34 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý awarded 64 students at its Colonel Leaders and Scholars ceremony on Oct. 17, 2023. The Colonel Leaders and Scholars Award is given to the university’s highest achievers in extracurricular activities and academics. Every junior and senior with at least a 2.50 GPA and an updated co-curricular were considered. “It is always […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Names Brandy Burbante Library Director

Payton Suire — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:46:39 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý recently named Brandy Burbante director of Ellender Memorial Library. “I am pleased to announce Mrs. Brandy Burbante as the newly appointed Library Director. Mrs. Burbante comes with a strong work ethic, work experience and knowledge of digital technology that will serve the university and our students well,” said Dr. […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Names Dean of the Liberal Arts

Jacob Batte — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:12:34 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý is pleased to announce veteran educator Jean Donegan (BA ‘73) as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Donegan has over 25 years of experience at �Ӱɴ�ý as an art professor and department head. She has served as the interim liberal arts dean since the College of Arts […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Named Hidden Gem of the Southeast by College Raptor

Jacob Batte — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:33:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — An online education resource has dubbed �Ӱɴ�ý as a Hidden Gem of the Southeast. College Raptor considers a university a Hidden Gem if they receive fewer than 5,000 applications, enroll fewer than 7,000 undergraduates and have an acceptance rate higher than 10 percent. Other criteria include graduation rates, campus diversity […]

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State Nursing Organizations Honor �Ӱɴ�ý, Intercollegiate Consortium

Jacob Batte — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:02:43 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý has accepted a 2020 Nightingale Award for Best Graduate Nursing Program on behalf of the Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing. The member universities of the consortium are the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, McNeese State University, �Ӱɴ�ý and Southeastern State University. The Louisiana State Nurses […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Fall Enrollment the Highest Since 2011

Jacob Batte — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 21:18:02 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Record retention rates and an increase in online students have pushed �Ӱɴ�ý’s Fall enrollment to its highest total in almost a decade. �Ӱɴ�ý enrolled 6,780 students, according to 14th-day class statistics, the largest since 2011. The 4 percent year-to-year increase is also the largest since 1990. This is a testament […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Ranked Among Top 50 Most Affordable Online

Jacob Batte — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:30:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — OnlineSchoolsReport.com ranked �Ӱɴ�ý in its top 50 for most affordable online programs. �Ӱɴ�ý was ranked No. 49 by the online resource. �Ӱɴ�ý Online has nine bachelor’s programs: business administration, English, health sciences, history, interdisciplinary studies, nursing, political science, psychology – pre counseling and sociology. “This ranking is one of many […]

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More than $10,000 Raised for Memorial Scholarship Honoring Rep. Bagala

Jacob Batte — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Louisiana House Rep. Reggie Bagala’s family has raised more than $10,000 to create a nursing scholarship at �Ӱɴ�ý. His son, Tristan Bagala, raised the money to provide a memorial scholarship for a �Ӱɴ�ý nursing student from Lafourche Parish or Grand Isle. More than 100 donors have raised a total of […]

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