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McNeese State University will confer degrees on 781 graduates during the 156th commencement ceremonies May 14-15 in Burton Coliseum. Spring graduates are: LOUISIANA CITIES Abbeville: Victoria Claire Frederick, Bachelor of Science in Marketing; Ali A. Prejean, Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences Anacoco: Charla D. McInnis, Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences Baldwin: Naishaylyn A. Brown, Bachelor of…
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Finals are a difficult time for any student, but McNeese State University mechanical engineering major Steven Meaux faced a unique challenge on the day he was scheduled to make his senior engineering design presentation: appendicitis. “The day before my presentation I had stomach cramps but I kept hoping it would go away,” he says. “I…
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For 20 years, the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic (KDCC) at McNeese State University has been meeting the needs of its clients in Southwest Louisiana. Both the KDCC and the McNeese Autism Program (MAP) operated from a remote location following Hurricanes Laura and Delta but are now back on the McNeese campus. “Immediately following Hurricane Laura,…
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Krisshunn Youngblood has been named director for the Office of Inclusive Excellence at McNeese State University. “Ms. Youngblood embodies our motto of “excellence with a personal touch,” McNeese President, Dr. Daryl Burckel, said. “She has an excellent rapport with students and has served as a mentor to staff members in several departments. Her passion and…
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Dr. Kevin Clark, a DeQuincy native, holds three degrees from McNeese State University in radiologic sciences (2001), instructional technology (2006) and a Master of Arts in Teaching (2009) degree. Throughout each of his career paths, Clark credits McNeese with preparing him for success. “After graduating from the radiologic sciences program, I had the opportunity to…
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Beginning this fall, the legacy of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at McNeese State University will continue to change lives with the addition of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing – the first such program in Louisiana. The program is approved by the Louisiana State…
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McNeese State University senior family science student Megan Marshall, from DeRidder, is giving back to her community through an internship with the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV) in Baton Rouge. Marshall, a domestic abuse survivor herself, says she originally started working at a domestic violence shelter as a part-time job while she attended McNeese. “While…
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Russ Godwin, Griff Godwin and Louanna Godwin Goolsby have given $100,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Fred R. and Jeaneal W. Godwin Memorial Scholarship in memory of their parents. Jeaneal was a 1983 Master of Education graduate and worked at McNeese in the office of admissions and recruiting for 14 years.…
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Medical laboratory scientists don’t meet the patients that visit their labs, but Dan Fruge, a 1979 graduate of McNeese State University, says even behind the scenes he knows he’s made a difference in someone’s life. “Any time a sample comes in we have touched that patient,” explains Fruge. “We don’t have the opportunity to shake…
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McNeese State University 2015 Master of Fine Arts graduate Eric Nguyen’s debut novel, “Things We Lost to the Water,” has been published by Knopf. “Things We Lost to the Water” tells the story of a mother, Huong, and her two young sons, Tuan and Binh, who arrive in New Orleans from Vietnam in the 1970s…
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