Month: July 2020

Oanh Vuong in front of poster

McNeese Food Technology Student Presents Research Results at National Conference

July 31, 2020

McNeese State University senior food technology student Oanh Vuong presented two posters on protein powders as sustainable food sources at the Graduate Research Competition at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)…

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Jessica Rathjen

McNeese Student Experiences Engineering First Hand through Internship

July 29, 2020

McNeese State University student Jessica Rathjen, an engineering major from Westlake, has had the chance to see what civil engineering looks like in the real world thanks to an internship…

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The Petrochem Athletic Association has pledged $110,000 over three years to the Develop the Diamond Campaign. (L-R) Dr. Wade Rousse, vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business; John Bruney, president of the Petrochem Athletic Association; James Landreneau, head softball coach; and Kason Kimbrell, assistant athletics director for development and fundraising.

Develop the Diamond Campaign to Make Softball First Choice

July 28, 2020

The Petrochem Athletic Association has pledged $110,000 over three years to the Develop the Diamond Campaign for the McNeese State University softball program. Supporters of McNeese softball have launched the…

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Jada Robinson with a microscope in the Bright Minds Studio

Education Graduate Brings STEAM to Preschoolers

July 28, 2020

Jada Robinson, a 2008 elementary education graduate of McNeese State University, is bringing a new enrichment center, Bright Minds STEAM Studio, to the Humble, Texas, community for preschool students. Science,…

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Danielle Vail

State Award Recognizes McNeese Farmer

July 28, 2020

Danielle Fruge Vail, a 2010 agricultural sciences graduate and a 2012 Master of Science graduate in environmental and chemical sciences, has been selected as the 2020 Louisiana Farm Bureau Young…

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Lauren LeBato in front of a greenery wall

McNeese Graduate First Choice for Fellowship

July 28, 2020

Lauren LeBato, a 2014 political science graduate and a 2017 Master of Arts in Teaching graduate, has been awarded a national 2020 James Madison Fellowship. Only 49 fellowships were awarded…

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Alana Arvie

Student-Athlete First Choice Student Scholar

July 20, 2020

Senior Alanna Arvie has earned individual All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Alanna has a 3.47 GPA in biology with a concentration…

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Two pieces of art unfolded with grooves up and down.

Art Professor Featured in Upcoming Exhibits

July 20, 2020

Heather Ryan Kelley, Professor of Art, will have work featured in two upcoming exhibitions. Her selected work, an accordion book, titled “In the Name of Annah the Allmaziful,” will be…

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Samuel Hacker Headshot

Senior Chemical Engineer Turns Knowledge into Action at CITGO Internship

July 20, 2020

McNeese State University senior chemical engineering major Samuel Hacker, of Lake Charles, is receiving vital hands-on experience through an internship with CITGO in Lake Charles. At CITGO, Hacker works in…

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Mackenize Martinez, right, with Janie Sims Hipp, CEO of the Native American Agriculture Fund

Agricultural Sciences Major Develops New Skills at National Internship

July 17, 2020

McNeese State University senior agricultural sciences student Mackenize Martinez, from Zwolle, is spending her summer serving as a communications intern with the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF). Martinez previously served…

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