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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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The rapid switch from face-to-face classes to online delivery has not been easy for many McNeese State University students, but Lissette Tersiev, a business management senior, is going the extra mile to help her peers succeed. “She has been a star in helping her classmates,” says Dr. Lonnie Phelps, professor of management. “For this course,…
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What started as a single act of kindness has become a community project spearheaded by Dr. Ann Warner, professor of nursing and co-coordinator of the graduate nursing program at McNeese State University, and McNeese graduate Terry Collins. The coronavirus outbreak has caused a shortage of protective face masks often worn by health care providers. Many…
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McNeese State University’s Master of Arts degree in psychology with a concentration in applied behavior analysis has been recognized as being one of the top programs in the country by Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Guide and Online Schools Report. Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Guide ranks the program at No. 15 in its “40 Best Applied…
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McNeese State University sophomore Leighton Chamblee, from Sulphur, is finding ways to keep his sports photography skills sharp from home during the coronavirus outbreak, as shown by a short video that has since gone viral. The video was first posted on Chamblee’s personal Twitter account, but has since been retweeted by Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports…
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