THIBODAUX, La. — ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ will celebrate Women\u2019s History Month with the 2020 Bonnie Bourg Lecture Series and Women\u2019s History Month Luncheon on Thursday, March 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tina DeSalvo Callais (BA \u201881) will be the featured speaker for the lecture series. Her presentation, \u201cNothing is Off Limits,\u201d is at 10:30 a.m. in the LeBijou Theatre. The talk is free and open to the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 1982 inductee into the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Hall of Fame, Callais became the first female play-by-play announcer in Louisiana as part of a 30-plus year career in radio and television journalism. She is also a critically-acclaimed author and has published eight books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTina DeSalvo Callais\u2019s career and life story is so rich,\u201d said Dr. Michele Caruso, interim vice president for student affairs and dean of students. \u201cHer success as a journalist and author speaks for itself, and her accomplishments such as being the first female play-by-play sports announcer is inspirational to anyone trying to break through barriers. She is a very genuine storyteller with an important message.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Callais will also give the keynote address at the Women of Achievement Award Luncheon at noon in the Student Union\u2019s Carnival Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reservations for the luncheon are $20. For reservations or more information, contact Chris Coulon at chris.coulon@nicholls.edu or call 985-448-4080. Checks should be made payable to the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/strong>Feb. 27, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n CONTACT: <\/strong>Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator,\u00a0985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@nicholls.edu THIBODAUX, La. — ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ will celebrate Women\u2019s History Month with the 2020 Bonnie Bourg Lecture Series and Women\u2019s History Month Luncheon on Thursday, March 5. Tina DeSalvo Callais (BA \u201881) will be the featured speaker for the lecture series. Her presentation, \u201cNothing is Off Limits,\u201d is at 10:30 a.m. in the LeBijou Theatre. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,11,12],"tags":[187,169],"class_list":["post-8100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","category-in-the-news","category-news","category-nicholls","tag-bonnie-bourg-lecture-series","tag-dr-michele-caruso"],"yoast_head":"\n
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