Month: January 2023
McNeese State University is honoring Black History Month by spotlighting students, faculty and alumni. Lakyn Thomas, a junior from Oberlin, is the editor of the student newsletter Poke Press and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (AKA.) Nellie May Quanders, a founder of AKA who incorporated it and shared it across the…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts opens the spring McNeese Theatre season with the production of “Puffs” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8-11 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 in Squires Recital Hall. The play is a collaboration with Lake Charles Little Theatre. “Puffs,” or “Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a…
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A paycheck can change your life, but a paycheck stub? Robert Boudreaux’s paycheck stub changed his life. “I learned about the Compete LA program through my employer. I work full time as a master welder for the Louisiana Department of Transportaion and Development,” said Boudreaux, of Sulphur. “On one of my pay stubs there was…
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The McNeese State University Honor Roll for the 2022 fall semester has been announced. The honor roll lists undergraduate students earning at least a 3.0 or B average while carrying 12 or more semester hours. Honor Roll is as follows: LOUISIANA CITIES Abbeville: Spencer J. Abshire, Grace K. Roussel Alexandria: Javian T. Dailey, Jacara Dashanea…
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The President’s Honor List for the fall 2022 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 GPA or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours is also…
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McNeese’s graduate psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner program has been ranked as one of the best in the nation for 2023 by nursepractitioneronline.com. Nursepractitioneronline.com based its rankings on affordability, years of experience of the faculty and program availability and offerings. The College of Nursing and Health Professions provides three concentration areas – family nurse practitioner, nursing…
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Cheniere Energy Inc. has donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the Cheniere Energy Scholarship. The scholarship is designated for students majoring in engineering from the five-parish region with preference given to students from Cameron Parish. On hand for the presentation are from left: Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese Executive Vice President; Amy Miller, Cheniere Energy…
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Peer Initiative, a teen suicide prevention nonprofit organization, has donated $3,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic (KDCC). The KDCC provides training to Peer Initiative members as well as counseling services to high school students when a need is identified. On hand for the presentation are from left: April Broussard, KDCC…
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McNeese State University’s Burton College of Education is hosting its 4th annual Unlock Education on Friday, Feb. 10, from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the McNeese campus. Last year’s event drew 165 students. Unlock Education is a one-day event designed to inspire high school juniors and seniors to enter the education profession through teaching-centered sessions and…
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Spring classes begin Jan. 9, 2023, for McNeese State University students. For students who have registered for 2023 spring classes, the deadline to pay fees is Jan. 11 at 4:30 p.m. Students can view their spring term bills online through the MyMcNeese Portal or their Banner Self-Service account. McNeese offers an installment plan for paying…
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