Nicholls Department of Social Sciences

06/18/2026

➡WE’RE HIRING: SHELTER ASSISTANTS

The Haven is seeking compassionate, dedicated individuals to support survivors and their children in our emergency shelter.

In this role, you will:
✨ Provide crisis support and advocacy
✨ Answer crisis hotline calls
✨ Help maintain a safe, welcoming shelter environment
✨ Make a meaningful difference every single day

Available Shifts:
🕑 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
🕒 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
📌 Full-Time & Part-Time Positions Available

If you have a heart for service and want to support survivors on their journey toward safety and healing, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 Apply today: [email protected]
🌐 More details: https://havenhelps.org/career-opportunities

06/11/2026

🌟 We're Growing — Join The Haven Team! 🌟

Looking for meaningful work where you can make a difference every day? This could be your opportunity to be part of a compassionate team dedicated to supporting survivors and strengthening our community.

We're currently hiring for the following positions:
💜 Community Education & Prevention Director
💜 Medical Advocate (Part-Time)
💜 Advocates

If you're passionate about empowering others, creating positive change, and working alongside a team that truly cares, we'd love to hear from you.

View job descriptions, qualifications, and apply here:
https://havenhelps.org/career-opportunities

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with your network. Together, we can continue making a difference. 💜

06/11/2026

NOW HIRING: Substance Abuse Counselor based in Thibodaux. Apply online at www.LPSO.net/apply.

05/21/2026

The Department of Social Sciences had a wonderful spring semester! We hope all of you have an excellent summer.

04/28/2026

Students in Ms. Callais’ Inside/Out class visited campus to speak with Dr. Jefferson’s Criminology class!

We’re proud of the inside students for not only stepping into public speaking, but for the kind of vulnerability that can’t be taught- only lived and shared. They trusted a room full of strangers studying criminology with their stories, their pasts, and their humanity.

It’s one thing to learn from lectures and textbooks. It’s another to sit face-to-face with the realities behind the system, to feel the weight of lived experience, the complexity of choices, and the resilience it takes to move forward. Yesterday wasn’t just a discussion, it was a shift in perspective.

Moments like these are where real learning happens.

04/21/2026

Congratulations to the new Pi Sigma Alpha inductees!

Congratulations to the newest inductees of the Nicholls State University chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha!

The Department of Social Sciences recently honored some of its top Political Science students - recognizing not only academic achievement, but a commitment to integrity and excellence within the field. DA Russell was honored to serve as the keynote speaker for the event.

Congratulations:
• Chris Vidrine
• Bree Gary
• Ada Lefort
• Cruz Cassard

04/21/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Whitney!

04/17/2026

LPSO and the Nicholls Inside Out program hosted an open discussion today on campus about incarceration, misconceptions, the struggles of life, what led to incarceration, and how it’s changed them. This program pairs college students, or Outside students, with inmates, or Inside students who meet periodically to discuss a wide range of topics centered around criminal justice. All students were responsible are the same readings and an equal amount of writing.

04/14/2026

04/01/2026

Congratulations to our Department Head, Dr. David Whitney, on being awarded the Champion of Education Award at the Excellence Gala.

This event is a partnership with the Nicholls State University-Black History Month Committee and Thrive on the Bayou.