Internships

McNeese State University juniors, Jeremy Richard Ikediashi and Yvonne Ariri, caught an inside look at the code, programming and inner workings of Google and Meta this summer.  Ikediashi, a computer science major in McNeese’s College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics from Nigeria, worked remotely for Google as a Student Training in Engineering Program (STEP) intern.…

McNeese State University senior, Adepoju “PJ” Adetunji, from Nigeria, worked for Goldman Sachs & Co. this summer in Salt Lake City, Utah.   Adetunji is a finance major in McNeese’s College of Business.  “I grew up loving mathematics and mental calculations,” he said. “After being a store manager for three years, I knew I wanted to…

McNeese State University senior Joshua Susong spent his summer at the Port Wonder construction site in Lake Charles getting his hands dirty.  Susong, of Lake Charles, is a business administration major with a concentration in construction management. Susong interned for the Lemoine Co. at the construction site of Port Wonder, The Children’s Museum of Southwest…

Sasol’s Lake Charles Chemical Complex welcomed three McNeese State University students for internships in the technical services area this summer.  Maelyn Moss, a chemistry and English major from Houston, Texas, interned in the research and development area. Jacob Waters, of Ragley, is a mechanical engineering major and interned with the reliability engineering group. Olivia Stark, from…

McNeese State University student Tanner Broussard spent his summer with wolves.  Broussard, a junior natural resource conservation management major from Sulphur, interned at the Wildlife Science Center in Stacy, Minnesota.  McNeese’s Bachelor of Science degree program in natural resource conservation management in the College of Agricultural Sciences gives students an understanding of science as it…

Sasol’s Lake Charles Chemical Complex and McNeese State University collaborate to provide opportunities for McNeese engineering students, that sometimes prove beneficial to Sasol.   Sasol welcomed six McNeese students for internships in the technical services area this past summer.  “Our internships at Sasol provide real-world experience within our complex,” explained Crystal Briscoe, a McNeese graduate…

Justin Kossman, a natural resource conservation management senior at McNeese State University, received real-world experience this summer through an internship with the Louisiana Ecological Forestry (LEAF) Center at Hodges Gardens in Florien that will make him first choice for employers after graduation.  An Illinois native, Kossman medically retired from the U.S. Army at Fort Polk…

Ashley Patin, from Vinton, is continuing a family tradition this May as she prepares to graduate with her degree in secondary education with a concentration in English education from McNeese State University. “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve wanted to be a teacher,” Patin says. “My mom, Vicky Patin, graduated from McNeese with…