Nicholls State University’s Department of Biological Sciences, funded by the BoRSF Post-Katrina Support Fund Initiative, continues its trend of student success with its Undergraduate Research Training & Education Initiative. This program provides freshman and sophomore level undergraduates with intensive yearlong laboratory instruction and mentoring in multiple biology disciplines. It incorporates enrichment activities as well as on-site observation and training and places emphasis on issues being addressed by modern-day biology professionals.