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Six McNeese State University faculty and staff members have received the 2023 President’s Awards for Excellence. These annual awards are sponsored by First Horizon Bank as part of its $100,000 commitment to several McNeese programs and initiatives. The awards are for employees in both academic and non-academic areas. Faculty awards recognize excellence in teaching, creative…
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Beginning on Monday, Aug. 21, McNeese State University’s Cowboy Closet will be open daily to provide students with free, gently used business clothing. The Cowboy Closet has a selection of professional clothes, shoes and accessories that are all completely free and available to McNeese students. All students are welcome to utilize the Cowboy Closet, which…
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McNeese State University finance major Omari Francis and criminal justice major Christian Malbreaux have been selected as part of the third cohort of the Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program sponsored by the University of Louisiana System (ULS). This program is part of the commitment by the ULS to produce Louisiana’s most educated generation by the…
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Dr. Brook Hanemann, director of Banners at McNeese State University, was selected to represent Louisiana at the recent meeting of the South Arts Advocacy in Atlanta, Georgia, by the Louisiana Division of the Arts. The South Arts Advocacy – a nonprofit regional arts association in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the state arts…
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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…
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McNeese State University impacts Southwest Louisiana every day. According to a recent economic impact report, McNeese contributed $614 million in total income to the region in fiscal year 2021-22. In addition to educating the local workforce, McNeese adds to the economy through operations, construction, visitor and student spending, and the income and spending of McNeese…
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Dr. Ann Warner has been named dean of the McNeese State University College of Nursing and Health Professions, according to Dr. Chip LeMieux, provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management at McNeese. The college includes the departments of undergraduate nursing, graduate nursing, psychology and counseling (which includes the Kay Doré Counseling Center…
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McNeese State University’s Field Biology Experience is a summer camp for high school students like no other. McNeese professor Dr. Mark Merchant led the small group of high school students through the swamps, rivers and forests of Southwest Louisiana for three weeks in June. There is some classroom learning, but most of it is boots-on-the-ground,…
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McNeese State University Foundation celebrated the opening of the Ochsner CHRISTUS Urgent Care with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Urgent Care clinic will serve McNeese students and the public. The new location of the McNeese Student Health Services, McNeese Counseling Services and Ochsner CHRISTUS Urgent Care is on the corner of Ryan Street and Sale Road,…
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McNeese State University broke ground on a new press box for Cowboy Stadium on Thursday. In 2020, Hurricanes Laura and Delta devastated Southwest Louisiana including the Cowboy Stadium press box. “Having the press box groundbreaking is a positive message to the Southwest Louisiana and McNeese communities that recovery from Hurricane Laura is continuing,” said Dr.…
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