Month: February 2021
United Way of Southwest Louisiana recently gave $53,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic’s suicide prevention program ($48,000) and hurricane relief for men’s basketball ($5,000). The gift to the counseling clinic is part of an education grant that will bring suicide prevention training to counselors in Calcasieu Parish…
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The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana recently gave $20,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the university’s Hurricane Relief Fund. The funds, administered as part of the Community Foundation’s Fast Grant Program, are designated for the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic and the McNeese Autism Program. The Fast Grant Program was established to help nonprofits re-engage with…
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A group of clinical nursing students supervised by Troy Thompson, Assistant Professor of Nursing, donated hygiene products and games to the Archer Institute of the Lake Charles Memorial Health System. The Archer Institute sustained severe damage after Hurricanes Laura and Delta. The nursing students visited the Archer Institute’s child and adolescent unit as part of their clinical…
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The McNeese State University Foundation has received $4 million of an approximate $9 million planned gift from the estate of the late Dr. Francis X. Bride Jr. “This is the largest planned gift in the University’s history and it is a testament to the faith Dr. Bride placed in McNeese and our academic programs,” McNeese…
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McNeese State University graduates are First Choice for potential employers because of the quality education they receive in the classroom and extracurricular learning opportunities the university offers. Devin Cooper, a 2020 accounting graduate, attended the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, to learn from the greatest minds in economics. Each summer, the Mises Institute hosts Mises…
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McNeese State University’s 2021 Spring SAGE series will present a taped lecture by Dr. Kim Vaz-Deville titled “The ‘Baby Dolls’: Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition.” The presentation will be available to watch at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily, Feb. 12-19, on the Calcasieu Government…
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McNeese State University Radio KBYS is bringing the Mardi Gras spirit to the airwaves. Join the Krewe of KBYS Mardi Gras day, Feb. 16, for a full day of your favorite parade tunes. The award-winning morning show, “The Generation Gap,” kicks off with King Cake Breakfast from 6-9 a.m. Saturday morning hosts Tom & Maddy…
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Annually, 15 McNeese State University business students gain real-world experience through an internship with Northwestern Mutual. “Northwestern Mutual has been a partner with the College of Business for 12 years and offer one of the most extensive training and development programs in the area,” says Morgan Turpin, the college’s internship director. “Internships are a valuable…
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McNeese has been recognized nationally for its graduate programs in psychology and creative writing by Intellegent.com., an online university guide for students and parents. McNeese received top honors in psychology based on its concentration in applied behavior analysis offered through the master’s degree program in psychology, while the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing…
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McNeese State University engineering graduate student Shreewan Rupakheti is conducting first-of-its-kind research to explore how weather contributes to concrete deterioration. “It’s widely understood that changes in temperature cause concrete degradation, but the effect has never been quantified,” he says. “My research is looking to fill that gap and help predict how the environment might affect concrete…
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