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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Kayla Powers, Cameron LNG senior human resources representative, and Dr. Tim Hall, dean of the college of science, engineering and mathematics. McNeese Photo

McNeese Receives Donation from Cameron LNG

February 4, 2021

Cameron LNG has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Cameron LNG Scholarship designated for sophomore, junior and senior engineering majors.

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McNeese Engineering Graduate Student Named Winner of the International “Reimagine 2020” Challenge

February 2, 2021

McNeese State University engineering graduate student Simbarashe Mambiri, from Concession, Zimbabwe, is one of 20 winners of the Reimagine Challenge 2020 created by Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative founded by…

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Tate Helms stands in front of machinery in a McNeese sweatshirt

Electrical Engineering Major Receives Hands-on Experience at Internship

February 1, 2021

McNeese State University senior Tate Helms, an electrical engineering major from Sweet Lake, is gaining practical hands-on experience through an internship at Louisiana Pigment Co. Originally attracted to the engineering…

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Meeyana Richard

Mentorship Changes Lives for a Lifetime

January 25, 2021

Meeyana Richard, a nursing student at McNeese State University, is preparing to change the lives of young people just like the Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana did for her.…

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Retired U.S. Army Col. Dr. Cheryl Harris.

McNeese Prepares Leaders Who Change Lives

January 25, 2021

Dr. Cheryl A. Harris, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and a 1985 criminal justice graduate of McNeese State University, was commissioned from McNeese’s ROTC program and has had a successful…

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Hamzah Gheith

McNeese Is First Choice for First Fulbright Student

January 25, 2021

Hamza Gheith, a graduate engineering student, is attending McNeese State University this spring semester as the university’s first Fulbright U.S. Student Program participant. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program – established…

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MFA degree program graduate student Gauri Awasthi with a lamb at Firefly Farms

MFA Student Attends Prestigious Writing Residency

January 20, 2021

McNeese State University Master of Fine Arts student Gauri Awasthi is receiving valuable writing experience through a residency at the distinguished Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) at Firefly Farms,…

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Tabitha Nicholas

Innovative Graduate Changes Lives of Patients

January 19, 2021

Tabitha Nicholas, a 2006 family and consumer science graduate and 2009 health and human performance graduate of McNeese State University, is changing the lives of diabetes and kidney patients in…

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On hand for the presentation are from left, Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president, Dr. Wade Rousse, vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business, Bruce Elder, JD Bank president and CEO, and Dan L. Donald Jr., chairman of the board.

JD Bank Supports McNeese

January 13, 2021

JD Bank has donated $40,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the bank’s second installment of the First Choice Campaign ($35,000) and men’s basketball enhancement ($5,000). McNeese Photo

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Ashley Lavine

McNeese Educators Adapt During Adversity

January 12, 2021

Educators across Southwest Louisiana, like Ashley Lavine, a 2006 business education graduate of McNeese State University, have shown resiliency and adaptability during the coronavirus pandemic and hurricane recovery. Lavine teaches…

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