Month: December 2021

Allison stands with a McNeese banner at Sen. Cassidy's office.

Business Student Interns for U.S. Senator Cassidy

December 6, 2021

Allison Hunt, a McNeese State University management student from Lake Charles, is in Washington, D.C., this fall interning for Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy. “I was a part of the Governor’s Fellowship Program in Louisiana Government over the summer and when the program ended I knew I wasn’t ready to leave the political sphere,” she says.…

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On hand for the donation are, from left, Krisshunn Youngblood, McNeese Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Kedrick Nicholas, McNeese Dean of Students, and Christina Miller, IBERIABANK Assistant Vice President and Senior Relationship Banker.

IBERIABANK|First Horizon Supports Bridge the Gap Fund

December 6, 2021

IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon Bank, has donated $100,000 to the McNeese Foundation with a $10,000 commitment to the Bridge the Gap fund. The fund supports students in need and other initiatives that enhance diversity and inclusion at McNeese.

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Susie Beasley, Assistant Professor of Radiologic Sciences, McKenna Fields and Haley Harless.

Radiologic Sciences Seniors Receive Scholarship

December 6, 2021

McKenna Fields and Haley Harless, McNeese State University radiologic sciences majors from Lake Charles, are the 2022 recipients of the Daniel A. Herpin, M.D., Memorial Scholarship. The award is presented annually to senior radiologic sciences students. “Dr. Daniel Herpin was a radiologist at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and took great pride in training the next…

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On hand for the donation are, from left, Schweitzer and John Aiken, McNeese Men’s Basketball Head Coach.

McNeese Receives Donation for Men’s Basketball

December 6, 2021

Jeffery Schweitzer has donated $5,000 to the McNeese Foundation to support the Cowboy basketball team. Jeffery played for McNeese from 1971-1975 and received a degree in environmental science.

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A graduate walks with their diploma cover

Fall 2021 Commencement Set

December 6, 2021

McNeese State University will hold two ceremonies Friday, Dec. 10, to confer degrees on the graduates at the university’s 157th Commencement in Burton Coliseum. The ceremony for the colleges of agricultural sciences, business and liberal arts will be held at 9:30 a.m. and the Burton College of Education and colleges of nursing and health professions…

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McNeese food technology student Virgilio Roi Adaptar

Global UGRAD Food Technology Senior Learns How to Help Fight Food Insecurity

December 1, 2021

As part of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD), senior Virgilio Roi Adaptar has spent the past semester at McNeese State University exploring how to use chemistry and microbiology to fight food insecurity as visiting food technology student. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by World Learning, Global UGRAD was founded…

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