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Sasol has donated $70,000 through the McNeese Foundation for the Sasol Imperial Calcasieu Engineering Scholarship ($10,000) and the Sasol College of Engineering and Computer Science Scholarship ($10,000), Banners at McNeese ($10,000) sponsorship and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese ($40,000).
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With the cancellation of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s College National Rodeo Finals this year due to coronavirus, McNeese State University’s men’s and women’s rodeo teams have officially ended the season. “We were on track to take 10 individuals to the national finals this year and I was 100% confident our team was ready to…
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Dr. Wade Rousse has been named vice president for university advancement at McNeese State University effective July 1 pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. Rousse is replacing the retiring vice president Richard Reid. “I am so thankful for this opportunity to build on the successes of the Office of University…
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Dr. Janet Allured, professor of history and director of women’s studies at McNeese State University, has received her second prestigious ATLAS (Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars) grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents. ATLAS grants are intended to build the artistic, educational and research foundations of Louisiana institutions and are competitively awarded to state and…
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Sasol has completed its second installment of a $75,000 pledge to the McNeese First Choice Campaign. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese State University and the future of Southwest Louisiana through the First Choice Campaign that provides necessary resources to sustain growth in high demand academic areas.
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The Royer family has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Royer Family Scholarship for a music education major.
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McNeese State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences faculty, staff and students are helping to combat student food insecurity through the on-campus food pantry. The food pantry was started in 2019 as a class project in professor of agricultural sciences and dean of the college Chip LeMieux’s Current Topics in Animal Science class. “In this class,…
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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 criminal justice in 1989. While at McNeese, he participated in the ROTC program and received a U.S. Army commission. As he rose to the rank…
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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 at home. Malveaux is a fourth-grade teacher at Oak Park Elementary. While she may not see her students in person each day, she communicates with…
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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 have stayed on to provide crucial care for the more than 1,000 acres of agricultural land and three farming operations. Senior animal science students Brandon…
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