Month: December 2025
The Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) at McNeese State University is inviting entrepreneurs in southwest Louisiana to a free training in January titled “Winning 2026: Strategic Planning Made Simple for Small Business Owners.” The sessions will take place in multiple locations and online. Dates include Jan., 14, at Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce or…
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McNeese State University students Ngozika Lilian Peter, of Mozambique, and Mackenzie Johnson, of DeRidder, were named the overall McNeese Outstanding Graduates for fall 2025. The McNeese Student Government Association and the McNeese Alumni Association worked together to create the Outstanding Graduate Awards. Students are nominated on the basis of scholarship, leadership, service and the nominee’s impact on the college or on campus. …
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McNeese State University will hold two ceremonies Friday, Dec. 19, to confer degrees on the graduates at the university’s 165th commencement in McNeese’s Townsley Law Arena. The ceremony for the colleges of business and nursing and health professions will be held at 9 a.m. and the Burton College of Education and colleges of engineering and…
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McNeese State University marketing students teamed up with The Stables at Le Bocage to create a comprehensive marketing plan for The Venue at The Stables. Marketing associate professor Dr. MD Al-Emran offered an experiential learning opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students. “This immersive and hands-on experience provided students with an opportunity to apply marketing concepts they learned in the classroom to a real-world business challenge,” he said. The…
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The Big Event is an organization at McNeese State University that promotes unity as it gathers students for service projects to show appreciation and gratitude to the surrounding community. Meetings are every Tuesday from 8-9 p.m. at the Henning SEED Center for current executive members, committee members and staff assistants. Students can pay a membership fee of $20. This organization will sponsor a service project April 18, 2026,…
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The Louisiana Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (LAHPERD) recently named McNeese State University assistant professor Dr. Staci Henry the Health Educator of the Year in the category of College/University. LAHPERD offers recognition to outstanding members and individuals for their contributions and achievements. Henry teaches health and physical education in the H.C. Drew School of Kinesiology at McNeese. According to Dr. Courtney Hebert, head of the H.C. Drew School…
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McNeese State University’s Speech and Debate Team helps cultivate the leaders of tomorrow by preparing students through participation in effective communication and autonomous decision making. Director Tryfon Boukouvidis, McNeese mass communication instructor, is looking forward to another year of students continuing to polish their skills while creating lifelong memories and says effective communication helps them become more confident and proficient in classroom discussions, presentations, job interviews and job-related meetings. …
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