Internships
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 refined insect repellent for outdoor enthusiasts. The company’s founders planted their roots at the Business Incubator of Southwest Louisiana in the Henning SEED center at McNeese. The company had an idea, a small team and some Louisiana…
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Computer engineering senior at McNeese State University, Brian Richard-Ikediashi spent time as a junior interning with PayPal in Chicago, Illinois. Richard-Ikediashi, from Lagos, Nigeria, took the time to learn from people who have more experience and understood the importance of collaboration on product creation. “I gained very important knowledge in building mobile apps and software…
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Senior civil engineering majors at McNeese State University, Brant Courville and Francis Chukwuemeka, spent time interning with Dashiell Corp. in downtown Lake Charles and with AECOM in Traverse City, Michigan. Courville, from Lake Charles, discovered that workplace culture affects productivity throughout his internship at Dashiell. “I will be choosing where I work with a few…
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Yogishi Sah is a senior finance and accounting major at McNeese State University who had the opportunity to intern with AMERISAFE LLC in DeRidder under the director of tax and compliance. AMERISAFE provides worker’s comp insurance with the focus on smaller to mid-sized employers in hazardous industries. Sah, from Birgunj, Nepal, learned to apply technical…
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Laiken Demary and Adelyn Hoffpauir, students at McNeese State University, both had the opportunity to intern at Southland Environmental over the summer in Lake Charles. Demary, a senior from Sulphur, has received a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture and is now earning a second bachelor’s degree in natural resource conservation and management. Hoffpauir is a…
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This summer, Sarah Imran, senior business management major at McNeese State University, had the opportunity to intern at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in the marketing department. Imran, from Sulphur, discovered the importance of effectively utilizing digital platforms to communicate the value of businesses, like the hospital, which is essential for establishing and nurturing trust within…
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Adetola Aladekoba, senior majoring in computer science at McNeese State University, spent her summer interning at Guidewire Software in Exton, Pennsylvania. Aladekoba, from Lagos, Nigeria, learned how to think like a product manager throughout her internship. She developed abilities such as balancing user needs, technical feasibility and business goals to define meaningful features. “I will…
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McNeese State University junior, Anthony Mayo, interned this summer at LyondellBasell in Westlake. Mayo, a chemical engineering major also from Westlake, was able to make many valuable connections throughout his participation at the company. “The most important thing I have learned is how much you need a classroom setting even though it’s different from being…
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McNeese State University senior, Azeezat Onafuwa, completed an internship with the Southwest Louisiana Law Center in downtown Lake Charles. Onafuwa, from Lagos, Nigeria, learned to approach clients with compassion and respect. She also discovered that often they are strangers to the legal process and never expected to be where they are. “My participation in this…
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Reagan West, senior medical laboratory science major at McNeese State University, is interning at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. West, from Darrow, learned throughout her internship that she has a passion for assisting people in solving health issues. “I will continue to strive to give the best results and do everything accurately so there are no mistakes on the lab side of…
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