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McNeese State University senior chemical engineering major Samuel Hacker, of Lake Charles, is receiving vital hands-on experience through an internship with CITGO in Lake Charles. At CITGO, Hacker works in process data, including updating the quarterly reports for units by providing data such as unit outlet and inlet temperatures and the weight percentages of the…
Read MoreMcNeese State University senior agricultural sciences student Mackenize Martinez, from Zwolle, is spending her summer serving as a communications intern with the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF). Martinez previously served as an intern with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture. During that time, she received a fellowship with the NAAF before applying for,…
Read MoreMcNeese State University and Visit Lake Charles, the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, have signed an agreement that will bring large national competitive youth baseball tournaments to the Lake Area for the next four years. “This is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the McNeese campus, our baseball facilities and Southwest Louisiana to thousands of…
Read MoreSarah Stafford, a junior marketing major at McNeese State University, is one of 15 students from around the state spending the summer in Baton Rouge as part of the Governor’s Fellows Program in Louisiana Government. The program offers college and university students the opportunity to experience public policy in action, learn the rich history of…
Read MoreOver half of the spring 2020 health systems management graduates at McNeese State University have accepted full-time employment with a health care agency or been admitted into a graduate school program. “We are incredibly proud of these students and are excited these employers and graduate schools have made our students their First Choice,” says Dr.…
Read MoreCaitlyn Kudrecki, a student in McNeese State University’s counseling psychology master’s degree program and intern with the Kay Doré Counseling Center (KDCC), has taken on a new role as Suicide Education and Prevention Coordinator in conjunction with McNeese’s Suicide Education and Prevention Program. The program is an outgrowth from McNeese’s involvement with Sam Houston High…
Read MoreThe McNeese State University Honor Roll for the 2020 spring semester has been announced. The honor roll lists undergraduate students earning at least a 3.0 or B average while carrying 12 or more semester hours. Honor Roll is as follows: LAKE CHARLES: Abigail Audra Abraham, Nicholas R. Abshire, Rachel C. Ackman, Katelynn M. Adrian,…
Read MoreThe President’s Honor List for the spring 2020 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 GPA or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours is also…
Read MoreMcNeese State University’s medical laboratory science program has supplied Southwest Louisiana with quality graduates since 1954. The program’s statistics also report that 100% of graduates are employed within six months of commencement, with over half of those offers made before the graduation date. “Our program provides students with the skills needed to understand how the…
Read MoreMcNeese State University track and field student-athlete Haile Gilroy has been awarded the 2020 F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarships, according to Southland Conference Commissioner Tom Burnett. The F.L. McDonald Scholarship is the league’s ultimate academic honor for graduating student-athletes. The award is presented annually to one female student-athlete and one male student-athlete and is selected by…
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