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McNeese State University senior family science major Katy Rozas, from Lake Charles, is combining her business skills with her passion for community service with an internship at Camp Fire National Headquarters, where she is working to promote the upcoming Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, a national initiative held this year on March 18. Rozas originally graduated…
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Linda Webb and her three sons, Kane, Kevin and Kip, have given $12,115 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the R.L. Webb Jr. Memorial Scholarship. R.L. Webb, a 1970 education graduate and a 1972 Master of Education graduate, was a longtime educator at LaGrange High School. Former LaGrange co-workers have contributed $2,885 to…
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The first winners of the inaugural McNeese State University Women Composing for Trumpet Competition have been selected, according to Dr. Jacquelyn Lankford, assistant professor of music in the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Performing Arts Department. Established by Lankford last year and funded by her Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship, the competition was founded…
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The McNeese State University Medical Laboratory Science program has received continuing accreditation by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), according to Dr. Mitchel Adrian, provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management at McNeese. “This signifies the McNeese program meets or exceeds the nationally accepted standards set by NAACLS,” said…
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United Way of Southwest Louisiana recently gave $53,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic’s suicide prevention program ($48,000) and hurricane relief for men’s basketball ($5,000). The gift to the counseling clinic is part of an education grant that will bring suicide prevention training to counselors in Calcasieu Parish…
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The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana recently gave $20,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the university’s Hurricane Relief Fund. The funds, administered as part of the Community Foundation’s Fast Grant Program, are designated for the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic and the McNeese Autism Program. The Fast Grant Program was established to help nonprofits re-engage with…
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The McNeese State University Foundation has received $4 million of an approximate $9 million planned gift from the estate of the late Dr. Francis X. Bride Jr. “This is the largest planned gift in the University’s history and it is a testament to the faith Dr. Bride placed in McNeese and our academic programs,” McNeese…
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McNeese State University graduates are First Choice for potential employers because of the quality education they receive in the classroom and extracurricular learning opportunities the university offers. Devin Cooper, a 2020 accounting graduate, attended the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, to learn from the greatest minds in economics. Each summer, the Mises Institute hosts Mises…
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Annually, 15 McNeese State University business students gain real-world experience through an internship with Northwestern Mutual. “Northwestern Mutual has been a partner with the College of Business for 12 years and offer one of the most extensive training and development programs in the area,” says Morgan Turpin, the college’s internship director. “Internships are a valuable…
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McNeese State University engineering graduate student Shreewan Rupakheti is conducting first-of-its-kind research to explore how weather contributes to concrete deterioration. “It’s widely understood that changes in temperature cause concrete degradation, but the effect has never been quantified,” he says. “My research is looking to fill that gap and help predict how the environment might affect concrete…
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