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Payge Roberts, a recent McNeese State University graduate from DeRidder, researched antibiotic microbial resistance through surveillance of antibiotic resistance genes (AGRs) in Calcasieu Parish during her senior year. Currently the research concerning ARGs in Louisiana is slim, so Roberts wanted to find out what was happening in Calcasieu Parish. She sampled water from six locations…
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McNeese State University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences received a grant from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) for Rowdy’s Math Rodeo, an interactive mathematics exhibit aiming to teach students in kindergarten through high school about advanced mathematics through play. “The activities we piloted this spring introduced students to various topics in discrete mathematics, including graph…
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McNeese State University student Erik Roy is taking his research on tardigrades to Japan. Tardigrades, often called water bears, are tiny microscopic aquatic animals with flat heads, segmented bodies and eight legs, each tipped with four to eight claws, and are nearly indestructible. Roy, a junior biological sciences major from Bell City, is working with…
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April Broussard has been named vice president for business affairs at McNeese State University, according to Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese president. Broussard has been serving in the interim role since July 2024. “Ms. Broussard has been in the trenches as part of our executive leadership team for over a year. She is an accomplished professional…
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The McNeese State University men’s rodeo team has claimed its fourth straight championship title in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s (NIRA) Southern Region. Six members of the team, and one member of the women’s team, are traveling to the 2025 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) June 15-21 in Casper, Wyoming. McNeese dominated the Southern Region…
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McNeese State University students Navy Tate, Olivia Little, Nya James and Nelly Gonzalez Chan, presented their artwork at the University of Louisiana System (ULS) Academic Summit this spring. Each year the ULS Academic Summit offers students from all nine schools in all disciplines of study an opportunity to meet and present research, show off their…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts announces the appointment of Landon Scriber as the director of choral activities. Scriber taught classes at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Louisiana State University of Alexandria. He was also the director of choral activities at Alexandria Senior High School and…
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The McNeese State University Honor Roll for the 2025 spring semester has been announced. The honor roll lists undergraduate students earning at least a 3.0 or B average while carrying 12 or more semester hours. McNeese students on the Honor Roll are as follows: LOUISIANA CITIES Abbeville: Arlie Grace Devenport, Britlynn Claire Durke, Porsha Fontenot, Lane…
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The President’s Honor List for the spring 2025 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 GPA or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours is also…
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McNeese State University honor students were recognized at spring commencement ceremonies held May 9 in the McNeese Legacy Center. Honor students recognized were: SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90-4.00): Brittney N. Baltera, Lake Charles; Bianca R. Barnes, DeQuincy; Irene Barreiro Lopez, Ferrol, Spain; Hannah Elizabeth Benoit, Evangeline; Kallie E. Broussard, Lake Arthur; William Greene Calhoun, St. Francisville;.…
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