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McNeese State University students Drew Brown, of DeRidder, and Misty Savario, of Lake Charles, were named the overall McNeese Outstanding Graduates for spring 2025. The McNeese Student Government Association (SGA) and the McNeese Alumni Association worked together to create the Outstanding Graduate Awards. Students are nominated on the basis of scholarship, leadership, service and the…
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Dr. Keagan LeJeune has been named dean of the McNeese State University College of Liberal Arts, according to Dr. Michael Buckles, provost and vice president for academic affairs. The college includes the departments of English and foreign languages, history, interdisciplinary studies, mass communication, social sciences, visual arts and the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing…
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Theories of hyperreality, video games and creative writing are all in a typical day’s studies for McNeese State University graduate student Karris Rae McCollum. She will present her research paper at the Popular Culture Association’s national conference taking place from April 16-19. McCollum, of Akron, Ohio, is a second-year graduate student in McNeese’s Master of…
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McNeese State University announces Ta’Mya Davis, a business administration major from Bossier City, as Ms. McNeese, and Drew Brown, a political science and criminal justice major from DeRidder, as Mr. McNeese for Spring Court 2025. Davis, a senior, is involved in the Student Government Association (SGA) as senator, treasurer and as a member of the…
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Future producers, video game and movie audio engineers and sound designers are getting their start with the new music production concentration at McNeese State University. The music production concentration is one of three concentrations in the Bachelor of Music degree program. The music production curriculum equips students with the skills needed for careers as music…
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Last spring, the McNeese State University Biology Department began exploring the idea of establishing a native Cajun prairie somewhere on campus. Firestone Polymers offered to collaborate on the project. Cajun prairie is part of the Western Gulf Coast Prairie ecosystem which historically spanned the entire shoreline in Louisiana and Texas. Less than 1% of this…
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Hard work is paying off with generous offers to graduate school programs in philosophy for Marisa Moreno, a McNeese State University history and humanities graduate. Moreno, of Elton, graduated in the fall 2025 semester with bachelor’s degrees in history and humanities. She has decided to continue her education by pursuing a master’s degree in philosophy. …
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McNeese State University students will present their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, March 27, from 10 a.m. until noon in Henning SEED Center. Thirty-eight McNeese students will be making presentations at the symposium. Tanner Broussard, a senior from Toomey, will present research that includes acquiring and assessing preliminary data on coyote spatial…
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The McNeese State University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions accepted an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) from the Junior League of Lake Charles. “The Junior League of Lake Charles has been actively working to place AEDs in educational institutions throughout our community,” explained Jennifer Pugh, Junior League of Lake Charles executive vice president. “These devices…
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Charles Stevenson, a 2011 McNeese State University graduate, is the new director of the McNeese Alumni Association. Stevenson received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Advertising Design. For the past eight years, he volunteered with the board of directors of the alumni association and the McNeese Mavericks, a dedicated group of volunteers…
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