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McNeese Elementary Ed Program Achieves Top Marks in Report From the NCTQ

tbrewster July 29, 2026 No Comments

The bachelor’s degree in elementary education program at McNeese State University has earned an A from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for how well future teachers are prepared to teach reading to elementary students. …

McNeese Titleholders Shine Across Campus

tbrewster July 22, 2026 No Comments

McNeese State University students Darice Johnson and D’Mari Babineaux, and local high school student, Maddy Claire Thomas, are the current McNeese Titleholders. They serve as official student ambassadors for the university and represent McNeese at campus and…

Dr. Srinivasan Ambatipati Named Dean of the College of Engineering and Sciences

tbrewster July 20, 2026 No Comments

Dr. Srinivasan “Vasan” Ambatipati has been named dean of the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Sciences, according to Dr. Michael Buckles, provost and vice president for academic affairs. The college includes the departments of biology, chemistry and physics,…

McNeese Students Become Registered Line Technicians Through McNeese Autism Program

tbrewster July 14, 2026 No Comments

McNeese State University’s Autism Program (MAP) offers students an opportunity to become registered line technicians and assist with providing high-quality therapeutic services to children on the autism spectrum. “Registered line technicians (RLT) work one-on-one with clients who have been…

Pre-1910 Archive at McNeese Will Shed Light on Missing Local History

tbrewster July 7, 2026 No Comments

McNeese State University’s Frazar Memorial Library now houses the “Loftin-Levingston Title Records,” an archive of courthouse records filed in the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse and other maps and property records that date prior to the…

McNeese Grad Student Researching Organic Fertilizer on Potatoes and Watermelons

tbrewster July 6, 2026 No Comments

McNeese State University graduate student, Kayden Smith, is investigating how watermelons and potatoes grow with conventional fertilizer compared to organic. “My research consists of growing watermelon and potato crops using regular fertilizer and organic fertilizers such as cattle manure,” Smith…

Dr. Jan Robichaux Named Dean of McNeese’s Burton College of Education

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Dr. Jan Robichaux has been named dean of McNeese State University’s Burton College of Education, according to Dr. Michael Buckles, provost and vice president for academic affairs. The college includes the department of education…

Undergraduate Research Examines Natural Ingredients in Food Preservation

msu-admin June 23, 2026 No Comments

McNeese State University students Amara Roberson, freshman, and Blake Milton, senior, presented a research project recently at the undergraduate research symposium. The research they’ve conducted examines the trend in food science of using natural ingredients to preserve sausage opposed to food…

Accounting Senior Helps Launch HUNT Through Internship Role

msu-admin January 12, 2026 No Comments

Jagger Morvant, a senior accounting major from Moss Bluff at McNeese State University, turned an internship into a significant role, and a full-time job offer, with HUNT Refined Repellent. A Southwest Louisiana company, HUNT offers a cleaner and more…

McNeese English Major Receives Scholarship to Study Japanese

msu-admin January 6, 2026 No Comments

Genevieve “Genny” Cook will spend the spring semester in Tokyo, Japan, learning and studying Japanese at Toyo University. The Ragley junior English major at McNeese State University, received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study a critical…

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