Month: September 2022

McKay and Kossman working at the LEAF Center

McNeese Student Interns with Louisiana Ecological Forestry Center

September 20, 2022

Justin Kossman, a natural resource conservation management senior at McNeese State University, received real-world experience this summer through an internship with the Louisiana Ecological Forestry (LEAF) Center at Hodges Gardens in Florien that will make him first choice for employers after graduation.  An Illinois native, Kossman medically retired from the U.S. Army at Fort Polk…

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SHRM 2021-2022 Superior Merit Award

SHRM Student Chapter Earns a Superior Chapter Merit Award

September 14, 2022

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded the McNeese State University SHRM student chapter a 2021-2022 Superior Chapter Merit Award designation for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its student members. This is the third year in a row that the SHRM chapter has received an award.  The SHRM Student Chapter Merit…

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McNeese Opens Cowboy Closet

September 14, 2022

The Cowboy Closet at McNeese State University is open and supporting students by alleviating financial barriers of professional clothing for interviews, internships and professional development activities. Andrea Burton, director of career and professional development services, approached the Student Government Association (SGA) with an idea to help students obtain professional dress. Sarah Stafford, the 2021-2022 SGA…

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2022 Parents and Family Weekend

September 13, 2022

McNeese State University will host its annual Parents and Family Weekend Friday, Sept. 23, and Saturday, Sept. 24. Families are invited to campus to spend time with their students for a fun-filled weekend of tailgating and Cowboy athletics. On Friday, all are invited to the Cowboy Block Party at Alumni Grove to watch Three Thirty-Seven…

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Isaac Burleigh

2022 College of Business Graduate Isaac Burleigh Earns SHRM-CP©

September 1, 2022

Isaac Burleigh, a May 2022 management graduate from McNeese State University, is the first College of Business student to “graduate and certify” by passing the Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional© (SHRM-CP©) examination this summer.  Burleigh, who has a concentration in human resource management, was active in the McNeese SHRM chapter, serving as both…

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