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Jagger Morvant, a senior accounting major from Moss Bluff at McNeese State University, turned an internship into a significant role, and a full-time job offer, with HUNT Refined Repellent. A Southwest Louisiana company, HUNT offers a cleaner and more refined insect repellent for outdoor enthusiasts. The company’s founders planted their roots at the Business Incubator of Southwest Louisiana in the Henning SEED center at McNeese. The company had an idea, a small team and some Louisiana…
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Genevieve “Genny” Cook will spend the spring semester in Tokyo, Japan, learning and studying Japanese at Toyo University. The Ragley junior English major at McNeese State University, received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study a critical need language. This cultural exchanged program is administered by the U.S. Department of State. “I chose to attend a university in Japan because I always wanted…
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McNeese State University students and professors presented their research to the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in November. The students worked closely with assistant professor Dr. Ilya Okhotnikov in the department of social sciences as they conducted a systematic literature review and analysis. Assistant professor Dr. Elizabeth Wroten also presented research at the conference. The NCFR, founded in 1938,…
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McNeese State University honor students were recognized at fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 19, in the McNeese Townsley Law Arena. Honor students recognized were: SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90-4.00): Trina Nicole Carlin, Sulphur; Kaylee Cochran, DeRidder; Alejandro Medina Flores, Fullerton, California (4.00); Nathan A. Guidry, Lake Charles (4.00); Carly X. Hand, Lake Charles; Caleb M. Nash, Kinder; Azeezat Yetunde Onafuwa, Lagos,…
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McNeese State University students Ngozika Lilian Peter, of Mozambique, and Mackenzie Johnson, of DeRidder, were named the overall McNeese Outstanding Graduates for fall 2025. The McNeese Student Government Association and the McNeese Alumni Association worked together to create the Outstanding Graduate Awards. Students are nominated on the basis of scholarship, leadership, service and the nominee’s impact on the college or on campus. …
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McNeese State University marketing students teamed up with The Stables at Le Bocage to create a comprehensive marketing plan for The Venue at The Stables. Marketing associate professor Dr. MD Al-Emran offered an experiential learning opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students. “This immersive and hands-on experience provided students with an opportunity to apply marketing concepts they learned in the classroom to a real-world business challenge,” he said. The…
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The Big Event is an organization at McNeese State University that promotes unity as it gathers students for service projects to show appreciation and gratitude to the surrounding community. Meetings are every Tuesday from 8-9 p.m. at the Henning SEED Center for current executive members, committee members and staff assistants. Students can pay a membership fee of $20. This organization will sponsor a service project April 18, 2026,…
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The Louisiana Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (LAHPERD) recently named McNeese State University assistant professor Dr. Staci Henry the Health Educator of the Year in the category of College/University. LAHPERD offers recognition to outstanding members and individuals for their contributions and achievements. Henry teaches health and physical education in the H.C. Drew School of Kinesiology at McNeese. According to Dr. Courtney Hebert, head of the H.C. Drew School…
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McNeese State University’s Speech and Debate Team helps cultivate the leaders of tomorrow by preparing students through participation in effective communication and autonomous decision making. Director Tryfon Boukouvidis, McNeese mass communication instructor, is looking forward to another year of students continuing to polish their skills while creating lifelong memories and says effective communication helps them become more confident and proficient in classroom discussions, presentations, job interviews and job-related meetings. …
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The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors has appointed Dr. Kedrick Nicholas as the interim president of McNeese State University, effective Monday, Nov. 17. Prior to being named interim, Dr. Nicholas served as the senior vice president. Dr. Nicholas received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from McNeese and his doctorate in educational leadership at…
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