News
McNeese’s psychology and business administration programs have been recognized with top national and state rankings for online learning excellence for graduate students. The master’s degree program in applied psychology ranks 12th in the nation by Online-Psychology-Degrees.org. Programs were ranked based on average cost of graduate attendance, recent U.S. News & World Report rankings and accreditation. …
Read More
Meghan Bennett, of Sulphur, and Emma Bertrand, of Kinder, radiologic sciences seniors at McNeese State University, received first and second place for their research on imaging at the 62nd annual meeting of the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists. “These awards are a testament to the quality education our students receive,” says Allison Puente, clinical assistant…
Read More
The Olive Tupper Foundation has donated $20,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Dr. Michael M. Kurth Scholarship in honor of retired McNeese professor Dr. Michael Kurth. The scholarship is open to all students in the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. Kurth was a professor of economics and received professor emeritus…
Read More
The Market Basket Charitable Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Market Basket Academic Scholarship.
Read More
McNeese State University Master of Fine Arts alumnus Tyler Robert Sheldon was featured in the 2019 Festival of Words held in Grand Coteau. The annual festival features award-winning writers from across the U.S. who conduct community readings and writing workshops. Sheldon was one of three artists featured, along with novelist Yuri Hererra and spoken word…
Read More
The Kay Doré Counseling Clinic (KDCC) at McNeese State University hosted a First Responders Day to bring attention to the mental health needs of police officers, firefighters and EMTs. The event was sponsored by Lake Charles Memorial Archer Institute Behavioral Health Hospital. Dr. Kevin Yaudes, assistant professor of psychology, and Misty Kelly, the director of behavioral…
Read More
The Maureen Bates College of Nursing Instructional Fund has been established through the McNeese State University Foundation from the proceeds of a sale of land donated by Dr. Anita Fields-Gold and her husband, Maurice Gold, along with Anita’s brother and sister-in-law, Susan and Mid Ray Clark, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, in memory of Anita…
Read More
Indorama Ventures has donated $25,000 to the McNeese State University Men’s Basketball Program for operations and program enhancement. Indorama Ventures is a global chemicals company serving diverse end-use markets with locations worldwide including its Louisiana company, Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC in Westlake.
Read More
Dr. David Buttross III and Scott Doyle have been honored for their outstanding commitment to McNeese State University athletics with the renaming of the End Zone Room to the Buttross-Doyle End Zone Room. Dr. Buttross and Scott led the planning and fundraising campaign to renovate and expand the Jack V. Doland Field House that began…
Read More
Erica Young, a 1999 mass communication graduate of McNeese State University, has always loved telling stories. For the last 14 years she’s been able to do just that with the NBC affiliate KPRC in Houston, Texas, as a news producer. While she enjoys every moment of her career, Young has been behind the scenes on…
Read More