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McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY

First Year Experience

Student Success and Retention

First Year Experience

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Jacqueline Clark

Director of First Year Experience

Mission Statement

Leading to inspire, we empower first-year students by creating an inclusive space where innovation sparks growth, communication builds connections, and every student thrives from day one! 

FYE Provides

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Meet the Mentors

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Victoria Clophus smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a black polo.

Bashirat Adekanmbi
Nursing
badekanmbi@mcneese.edu

Victoria Clophus smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a light blue T-shirt.

Andy Cantu
Integrative Biology
acantu1@mcneese.edu

Andrew Dalton smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a blue polo.

Andrew Dalton
Business Admin
adalton1@mcneese.edu

Gabby Rivera smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a blue T-Shirt.

Gabby Rivera
Criminal Justice
grivera2@mcneese.edu

Calista Netherland smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a black T-Shirt.

Calista Netherland
Elementary Education
cnetherland@mcneese.edu

Aiden Winstead smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a light blue polo.

Aiden Winstead
Kinesiology Pre-Chiro
awinstead@mcneese.edu

Braylon Fuselier smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a blue polo.

Braylon Fuselier
English Education
bfuselier3@mcneese.edu

Ally Friesner smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a blue and yellow T-shirt.

Ally Friesner
Education
afriesner@mcneese.edu

Seimone Freeman smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a bright yellow and blue T-shirt.

Seimone Freeman
Criminal Justice
sfreeman2@mcneese.edu

Susanna Chiruguru smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a white and blue T-shirt.

Susanna Chiruguru
Biology
schiruguru@mcneese.edu

Emmah Fontenot smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a light blue T-shirt.

Emmah Fontenot
Early Childhood Education
emeaut@mcneese.edu

Gilayia Begnaud smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a light blue T-shirt.

Gilayia Begnaud
Med Lab Science
gbegnaud1@mcneese.edu

Victor Nwoye smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a long sleeve blue shirt.

Victor Nwoye
Nursing
vnwoye@mcneese.edu

Samauria (Sue) Paddio smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a blue polo.

Samauria (Sue) Paddio
Nursing
spaddio@mcneese.edu

Lylie Loftis smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a blue and yellow T-shirt.

Lylie Loftis
Agricultural Science: Pre-Vet
lloftis@mcneese.edu

Victoria Clophus smiling outdoors in front of Clock Tower, wearing a blue and yellow T-shirt.

Victoria Clophus
Early Childhood Education
vclophus@mcneese.edu