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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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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 I wanted to help others in the best way possible and I’m so grateful I can do this as a nurse,” says Sutherland. For the…
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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. This scholarship is presented annually to a McNeese senior radiologic sciences student. McNeese Photo
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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 Sconyers, who is spearheading a virtual wind symphony event involving 21 university and college bands and five high school bands from across the nation. “As…
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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 protective equipment for staff in local hospitals during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. A major challenge that health care providers currently face is the risk…
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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 media, corporate and governmental responses to the pandemic as a jumping off point in teaching public relations, organization communication and social media. “Case studies are…
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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 to help address shortages. “In the past, hospitals have donated supplies to us for students to use,” says Dr. Peggy Wolfe, college dean. “Thanks…
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