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McNeese State University’s Burton College of Education is celebrating consistent growth, top rankings and local and national recognition. Over the past three years, undergraduate enrollment in the Burton College of Education has increased. The H.C. Drew School of Kinesiology’s enrollment has increased by 17% and the McNeese Department of Education Professions has increased by 51%. …
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Senior civil engineering majors at McNeese State University, Brant Courville and Francis Chukwuemeka, spent time interning with Dashiell Corp. in downtown Lake Charles and with AECOM in Traverse City, Michigan. Courville, from Lake Charles, discovered that workplace culture affects productivity throughout his internship at Dashiell. “I will be choosing where I work with a few…
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Yogishi Sah is a senior finance and accounting major at McNeese State University who had the opportunity to intern with AMERISAFE LLC in DeRidder under the director of tax and compliance. AMERISAFE provides worker’s comp insurance with the focus on smaller to mid-sized employers in hazardous industries. Sah, from Birgunj, Nepal, learned to apply technical…
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Students Elyse Duhon, a management senior from Jennings, and Nathan Blanchard, a biological science senior from Moss Bluff, have been named as McNeese State University’s 2025 Homecoming Queen and King. The royal pair and court will be presented during halftime ceremonies of the McNeese Cowboys vs. the Houston Christian Huskies football game on Saturday, Oct.…
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McNeese State University’s rodeo team has a great start to the 2025-2026 season with rodeos at Panola College Rodeo in Tatum, Texas, and Southwest Texas Rodeo in Uvalde, Texas. At the Panola College Rodeo the McNeese men’s team placed second with winning rides in the saddle bronc and bareback riding events. In saddle bronc riding…
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Dr. John Noble, retired orthopedic surgeon, real estate developer and entrepreneur, will serve as the grand marshal for the 2025 McNeese State University Homecoming parade. The parade is scheduled to roll down Ryan Street on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. More than 85 businesses, organizations and bands have already entered this year’s parade. This…
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Laiken Demary and Adelyn Hoffpauir, students at McNeese State University, both had the opportunity to intern at Southland Environmental over the summer in Lake Charles. Demary, a senior from Sulphur, has received a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture and is now earning a second bachelor’s degree in natural resource conservation and management. Hoffpauir is a…
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McNeese State University received $150,000 in energy-efficient upgrades from Entergy Solutions to update the chilled water plant on campus. “The central chilled water plant optimization project, in partnership with Entergy and Trane Building Services and Controls, represents a significant step toward reducing our energy footprint and operating costs,” explained Dr. Wade Rousse, president of McNeese. …
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This summer, Sarah Imran, senior business management major at McNeese State University, had the opportunity to intern at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in the marketing department. Imran, from Sulphur, discovered the importance of effectively utilizing digital platforms to communicate the value of businesses, like the hospital, which is essential for establishing and nurturing trust within…
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McNeese State University has been made aware of an alleged hazing incident involving members of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. The University takes all allegations of hazing very seriously and is conducting an internal investigation in accordance with the Student Organizations Handbook and Code of Student Conduct. The McNeese Police Department is also working with local…
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