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Applying to college, finding a major and registering for classes can be daunting for those who have never done it before and especially if no one in their family has gone to college. McNeese first-generation student, Evan Veillon, wanted to go to college, but he and his parents were intimidated by the process. “My parents…
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Natural resource conservation management (NRCM) majors at McNeese State University are living out the dreams of nature lovers. The NRCM major is ideal for those passionate about all things nature, wildlife and conservation. A typical Monday for NRCM majors might include electrofishing, observing species at a refuge or conducting soil surveys. Students Konnor Roberts and Austin…
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Dr. Michael Buckles has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at McNeese State University, according to Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese president. Buckles has been serving in the interim role since May 2024. “I want to thank Dr. Nicholas and the entire Provost Search Committee. It was important that we perform a thorough search…
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Students Mary Caraway, a kinesiology major from Jennings, and Glenn Anderson, an accounting major from Fort Johnson, have been named as McNeese State University’s 2024 Homecoming Queen and King. The royal pair and court will be presented during halftime ceremonies of the McNeese Cowboys vs. the Texas A&M – Commerce Lions football game on Saturday,…
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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) awarded a 2023-2024 Superior Merit Award designation to the McNeese State University’s SHRM student chapter for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its student members. The SHRM Student Chapter Merit Award program encourages the development of more effective student chapters that provide outstanding activities and projects. “When…
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McNeese State University students can now go online to view the class schedule for the spring 2025 semester at www.mcneese.edu/schedule. Priority registration begins at 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 for graduate students, seniors, student-athletes and veterans. Junior priority registration begins at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, while sophomore priority registration begins at 1…
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Christy Papania-Jones, educator and founder and executive director of the St. Nicholas Center for Children in Lake Charles, will serve as the grand marshal for the 2024 McNeese State University Homecoming parade. The parade is scheduled to roll down Ryan Street on a Tuesday this year at 7 p.m. Oct. 29. More than 85 businesses,…
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The McNeese State University rodeo men’s team is in second place in the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association after two rodeos. The men’s team took first place at the Panola College rodeo in Tatum, Texas, where Kash Krogman placed first in bull riding. In Saddle Bronc event, Izaah Bartles, of New Underwood,…
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McNeese State University junior, Christabel Simon-Alade, got an early start working in the medical field conducting research at Louisiana State University. Simon-Alade, a biological sciences major from Nigeria, chose to study at McNeese because of its academic rigor and affordability for an international student. “I want to study medicine to become a symbol of hope…
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McNeese State University senior, Elijah Adediran, spent his summer immersed in biotechnology as an intern at Roche Diagnostics. Roche Diagnostics is a corporation developing diagnostic products for cancer, cardiac health, infectious diseases and women’s health. Adediran, an electrical engineering major from Lagos, Nigeria, interned for one of the company’s teams. “I became familiar with software…
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