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McNeese State University and South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) have signed an agreement that allows students to seamlessly transfer to McNeese after earning an associate degree in business administration. The new agreement will welcome students from SLCC to complete the coursework for a bachelor’s degree in McNeese’s College of Business. “Students deserve a straight path…
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In Louisiana, along with much of the United States, there is a shortage of mental health professionals. McNeese State University offers an opportunity for nurse practitioners to earn a doctorate in advanced practice mental health nursing, or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). This practice-based approach prepares current advanced practice nurses, or nurse practitioners, to care…
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McNeese State University will confer degrees on 703 graduates during two ceremonies for the university’s 160th commencement Friday, May 12, in McNeese’s Legacy Center. The ceremony for the colleges of agricultural sciences, liberal arts and science, engineering and mathematics will be held at 9 a.m. and for the Burton College of Education and colleges of…
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During the 160th McNeese State University commencement ceremony May 12 at the McNeese Legacy Center, the university conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree on McNeese alumnus Charles E. “Chuck” Kleckley, a partner at the Picard Group, a governmental affairs firm with offices in Louisiana and Washington, D.C. “This is the highest honor that…
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National Nurses Week is May 6-12 and McNeese State University’s College of Nursing and Health Professionals offers students several pathways into the nursing profession. At McNeese, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) prepares students to enter the profession as skilled, compassionate and efficient caregivers. Students receive a solid foundation in the classroom as…
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McNeese State University students Emilee Whitaker of Lake Charles and Micah Chevannes of Katy, Texas, were named the inaugural Outstanding Graduates for spring 2023. McNeese Student Government Association (SGA) and the McNeese Alumni Association worked together to create the Outstanding Graduate Award. Students are nominated on the basis of scholarship, leadership, service and excellence with…
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Imperial Calcasieu Society of Human Resource Management (ICSHRM) recently named McNeese State University College of Business Assistant Professor Dr. Kristin Scott as the ICSHRM Professional of the Year for 2022. Dr. Scott’s exceptional work with award winning McNeese Student Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter and with her dedication to teaching and student engagement,…
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McNeese State University medical laboratory science students recently competed at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Bi State meeting with the Louisiana and Mississippi societies in Monroe. This annual meeting of the professional laboratory society allows medical laboratory professionals to network, learn new technologies, obtain professional development and earn continuing education units. Two…
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Students in the McNeese State University Department of Engineering and Computer Science competed and placed in a concrete canoe competition and a Chem-E Car competition. At the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Gulf Coast Symposium, McNeese students won first place in the Hank Aaron Smash Competition, second place in concrete canoe overall, second place…
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The Investors Group of Louisiana and Singletary Properties have signed a $200,000 sponsorship with the McNeese Athletic Foundation (MAF) that will be used for Cowgirl Volleyball, Head Coach Sasha Karelov and Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer have announced. President and Founder Allen Singletary is a 1974 graduate of McNeese in Business and has over 35…
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