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McNeese Professor Receives Prestigious ATLAS Grant

April 21, 2020

Dr. Janet Allured, professor of history and director of women’s studies at McNeese State University, has received her second prestigious ATLAS (Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars) grant from the…

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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Heather Lasell, Sasol vice president, west plant operations, McNeese President Dr. Daryl V. Burckel, Marcus Boutte, Sasol senior manager, supply chain.

Sasol Makes Second Installment to McNeese First Choice Campaign

April 17, 2020

Sasol has completed its second installment of a $75,000 pledge to the McNeese First Choice Campaign. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese State University and the future…

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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Michael Royer (2014), Pam Holloway Royer (1982), Royer and Dr. Lonny Benoit, head of the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts.

McNeese Receives Donation from Royer Family

April 17, 2020

The Royer family has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Royer Family Scholarship for a music education major.

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Brennan Uzee and Joshua Lessigne with donations

Agricultural Sciences Students Fight Hunger with On-Campus Food Pantry

April 16, 2020

McNeese State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences faculty, staff and students are helping to combat student food insecurity through the on-campus food pantry. The food pantry was started in 2019…

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Brian Johnson and his wife, Kitty, with students at Koiyaki Guide School

McNeese Alumnus is Changing Lives through Conservation

April 15, 2020

McNeese alumnus Brian Johnson and his wife, Kitty, are changing lives through their wildlife conservation work in east Africa. A native of Lake Charles, Brian graduated with bachelor’s degree in…

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Kierra Malveaux

McNeese Education Graduate Is Changing Lives Through Online Learning

April 15, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a disruption to daily life, but educators like Kierra Malveaux, a 2018 McNeese State University education graduate, are finding ways to help their students succeed…

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Agricultural Sciences Students Keep McNeese Farms Operating

April 9, 2020

Most McNeese State University staff and many student employees are working remotely, but not everything can go virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several students in McNeese’s College of Agricultural Sciences…

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Sydnie Sutherland outside the airport before heading to New York.

McNeese Nursing Graduate Aiding Coronavirus Patients in New York

April 8, 2020

Sydnie Sutherland, a 2018 McNeese State University nursing graduate, is changing lives by answering the call to serve patients fighting the coronavirus at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, N.Y. “I knew…

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On hand for the presentation are from left: Greg Bradley, head of the McNeese Department of Radiologic and Medical Laboratory Sciences, Cheryl Smith, McNeese Foundation accounts specialist, and Susie Beasley, assistant professor of radiologic sciences and Herpin Scholarship chair.

McNeese Receives Donation for Radiologic Sciences Scholarship

April 8, 2020

The Southwest Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists, an organization which has dissolved, has donated $54,724.16 to the McNeese State University Foundation for its endowed Daniel A. Herpin, M.D., Memorial Scholarship.…

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McNeese Band Director Spearheads National Online Wind Symphony Performance

April 8, 2020

COVID-19 (coronavirus) may have forced the postponement of large concerts and ensembles at universities across the United States but that hasn’t stopped McNeese State University director of bands Dr. Jay…

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