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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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Graduate Nursing Student and Engineering Faculty Partner to Help Protect Health Care Workers

April 7, 2020

One McNeese State University student has partnered with faculty from the College of Nursing and Health Professions and the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics to create and supply critical…

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McNeese Instructor Engages Students in a Real Time Study of Crisis Communication

April 3, 2020

One McNeese State University instructor has turned the challenge of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic into a learning opportunity for his students. Chris Hebert, instructor of communication, is using the varied…

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McNeese Donates PPE Equipment to Local Hospital

April 2, 2020

McNeese State University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions has donated surgical caps, facial cone masks, surgical and sterile gowns and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to DeQuincy Memorial Hospital…

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Lissette Tersiev and mother

Business Major is Changing Lives at McNeese and in her Community

March 31, 2020

The rapid switch from face-to-face classes to online delivery has not been easy for many McNeese State University students, but Lissette Tersiev, a business management senior, is going the extra…

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