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Two McNeese State University sophomores – Cadenley Francois, a nursing major from Gonaïves, Haiti, and Chima Owunna, a computer engineering student from Anambra, Nigeria – have been selected as 2022 Reginald F. Lewis Scholars by the University of Louisiana System. They are among the second cohort of 18 students selected from the UL System’s nine…

Dr. Frederick “Chip” LeMieux has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management at McNeese State University, according to Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president. LeMieux has been serving in the interim role since July 2021. His appointment has received approval from the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.  “Dr. LeMieux…

AMERISAFE has donated $1,000 to the McNeese Foundation in support of the Cowboy Closet. The Cowboy Closet provides students with free, gently used, professional clothing for interviews, internships, career fairs and other professional events. On hand for the presentation are from left: Andrea Burton, McNeese director of career and professional development services; AMERISAFE employees Andrew…

Over the past two years, many McNeese State University students have had their college careers disrupted by campus closures due to COVID-19, two devastating hurricanes, a major flood and freeze. However, Jack Zelezinski, a sports and wellness management major and Cowboy offensive lineman from Houston, Texas, had another overwhelming event: a cancer diagnosis. Zelezinski originally…

Paul Rainwater, a 1985 McNeese graduate and founder of Rainwater Consulting, LLC, has donated $10,000 to the McNeese Women’s Soccer Team in honor of their resilient nature during the Lake Charles area’s four natural disasters in 2020 and 2021 and the Covid-19 pandemic.  On hand for the presentation are from left: Kiana Kukaua, senior midfielder…

Samuel Gil, a mass communication major at McNeese State University, has been selected as a fellow for the 2022 Louisiana Governor’s Fellows Program. The competitive program represents a partnership with the Office of the Governor, the Lamar Foundation, Louisiana State University, Southern University and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to provide an opportunity for university…

The Upward Bound program at McNeese State University has been awarded a $1.9 million five-year grant by the U.S. Department of Education, the largest amount awarded to the program in the university’s history. Upward Bound was initiated at McNeese in 1986. This federal program provides encouragement and support to low-income and first generation high school…

First Horizon Bank has donated $15,000 to fund scholarships in the McNeese State University College of Liberal Arts through the McNeese Foundation as part of its $100,000 commitment to several university initiatives. On hand for the donation are, from left, Will Reid, branch manager; Steven Perez, incoming Southwest Louisiana market president, and Dr. Michael Buckles, dean…

Thanks to a property swap between the McNeese State University Foundation and JD Bank, McNeese will soon have a new Student Health Services facility at the corner of Ryan Street and Sale Road. The property swap comes as a result of the damage to the former JD Bank branch building by Hurricane Laura in 2020.…