Host Universities

Grambling State University in Grambling, LA http://www.gram.edu

Founded in 1901, Grambling State University emerged from the desire of African-American farmers in rural north Louisiana to educate Black children in the northern and western parts of the state. A prominent name in athletics, Grambling State combines all the strengths of a major university with the personality of a small college. With a student body of nearly 6,000, more than 800 courses and 68 degree programs are offered at Grambling.

Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA http://www.latech.edu

Louisiana Tech University is a midsized, selective-admissions, public university nestled in the Piney Woods area of North Louisiana in Ruston, the seat of government for Lincoln Parish. Originally founded in 1894 as the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana, Louisiana Tech conferred its first degree, the Bachelor of Industry, in 1897. Over a century later, Louisiana Tech is an educational leader in Louisiana and in the world. Conferring nearly 10,000 degrees in the past five years alone, Louisiana Tech was the first University in the world to confer the Bachelor of Nanosystems Engineering degree in May 2007.

Nicholls State University in Thibodeaux, LA http://www.nicholls.edu

Nicholls State University provides a unique blend of solid academic programs that meet the needs of Louisiana and beyond. Through quality teaching, research and service, Nicholls cultivates productive, responsible, engaged citizens in a personalized, culturally rich and dynamic learning environment. The university’s strong general education requirements prepare students to exercise leadership in a global society and enhance their ability to create a vision for the future.

University of Louisiana at Monroe in Monroe, LA http://www.ulm.edu

The University of Louisiana at Monroe (UL-Monroe) is committed to serving as a gateway to diverse academic studies for citizens living in the urban and rural regions of the Lower Mississippi Delta. The university offers a broad array of academic and professional programs from the associate level through the doctoral degree, including the state’s only public Pharm D program. Complemented by research and service, these programs address the postsecondary educational needs of the area’s citizens, businesses, and industries.