Nicholls State University

Created through the Nicholls Office of Student Affairs, Colonel Closet became a vision of hope following the ever-growing concern for the basic needs of students impacted by circumstances beyond their control.

Nicholls State University enrolled 6,200 students, an increase of 301 students from fall 2022 due to an incoming first-time freshmen class that grew 20.3% and a 73.5% increase in high school students participating in dual enrollment courses both within and outside of campus.

Award-winning novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin will be the guest lecturer for the 2023 Fletcher Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public-- learn more here.

“We are excited to host our first Colonel Athletic Association Golf Classic at LaTour. Proceeds from the event will go towards scholarships for student-athletes, as $3.5 million of Nicholls Athletics annual budget is allocated to scholarships. As the lowest funded school in our conference with a football team, these funds go a long way towards continuing to create a first-class division 1 experience for our 380 student-athletes,” said Hillary Charpentier, director of Colonel Athletic Association.