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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) awarded a 2022-2023 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. …
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Tellurian recently made a $1 million pledge in support of the LNG Center of Excellence at McNeese State University. A portion of these funds will be used to provide students with scholarships for the new McNeese LNG Business Certificate. Tellurian presented the donation during the annual McNeese LNG Day on Oct. 3, where a panel…
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The McNeese State University Alumni Association will present its 2023 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year awards during halftime ceremonies at the McNeese vs. Nicholls football game on Saturday, Sept. 30. The three McNeese alumni who have been named recipients this year are: retired Col. Carlene A.S. Blanding, a combat veteran who served in the United…
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Kaylee Cormier is a third-generation member of McNeese State University’s women’s rodeo team–both her mother and grandmother were on the McNeese rodeo team. Kaylee’s grandmother, Charlene Carson, is a 1968 McNeese nursing graduate, and her mother, Kasey Cormier, graduated in 1996 with a degree in business administration. Kaylee attended the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s College…
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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…
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The McNeese State University farm is growing a little rice. McNeese, the LSU Agricultural Center and Jefferson Davis Rice Growers have joined forces to research varieties of rice that grow well in Southwest Louisiana. They are looking into fertility, disease management and insect control. The McNeese farm is part of the Harold and Pearl Dripps…
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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…
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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…
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McNeese State University’s online program for a Master of Arts in psychology with a concentration in applied behavior analysis (ABA) in the Department of Psychology and Counseling has joined the Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence (BHCOE) as an “Academic Program Partner.” Supervised experiential learning is an important part of the ABA program and the collaboration…
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McNeese State University honored seven faculty members with Emeritus status for their exemplary service to students, the University and the community. The 2023 recipients were recognized at a recent reception during McNeese Week for faculty and staff. Emeritus titles are awarded to retired faculty and administrators in recognition of distinguished academic careers and professional contributions…
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