McNeese PRIME

McNeese PRIME students are hard at work this summer with staying active! Special thanks to Alex Rozas with the HC Drew School of Kinesiology in the McNeese Burton College of Education for agreeing to spend your summer with the McNeese PRIME students! Thank you for taking the time to show them how to stay active and healthy! This is another critical skill that will greatly enhance their quality of life!

We are set up and ready to welcome incoming McNeese State University students! We can’t wait to show them the opportunities available to be involved with McNeese PRIME! Fostering and facilitating inclusion with the PRIME students is a major part of the McNeese PRIME experience!

McNeese PRIME wants to extend a very special congratulations to our very own intern, Shelly Simmons! She will be graduating with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in Family Science! Fun fact: upon graduation, she will also be eligible to apply for her certification as a Family Life Educator! Mrs. Shelly is off to pursue a master’s degree, and she is going to crush it! The time we spent with her this semester was so fun and special, and we sure loved having her around! She is going to do great things!!

For more information on pursuing this degree, please visit this webpage!

https://www.mcneese.edu/academics/undergraduate/family-science/

Drop a 👏🏼 in the comments for Mrs. Shelly! She deserves all the applause!

And that’s a wrap for the second semester of McNeese PRIME! We are halfway there!!! The students ended their semester by using what they learned in their PRIME 102-Career Readiness and PRIME 104-Functional Writing courses to complete a mock job interview! Students located job listings, completed resumes, provided references, completed mock job applications—all to bring with them to a face-to-face interview with their PRIME teacher! The students celebrated the end of the semester with a pizza party! It was well-deserved—they worked HARD. Good luck to our students taking finals next week! Summer break is almost here!

Did you know that a proclamation was issued today, May 4, 2026, as Disability Awareness Day at the Louisiana State Capitol?! Check it out!! McNeese PRIME is listed in the proclamation, along with several other organizations and entities committed to the advocacy for individuals with disabilities! McNeese PRIME is proud to work alongside y’all!

Thank you to the McNeese Autism Program for having us as your first Meaningful Activities and Partnerships group! We enjoyed our time with everyone, and the students learned what it means to engage in meaningful outreach!

We can’t wait for our next endeavor with y’all! 💙💛💙💛💙💛

McNeese PRIME has arrived at the capital and is ready to represent and advocate at Disabilities Awareness Day! Being able to network and be part of lasting policy change is instrumental in ensuring the longevity of opportunities for individuals with disabilities! 💙💛💙💛

An Enchanted Evening is an understatement! McNeese PRIME had an amazing time at the inclusive prom! It was so heartwarming to see everyone dressed up and out there on the dance floor! Thank you to Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana, The Missing Piece, Inc., Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority, Families for Inclusion, and the countless other organizations and individuals that came together to make this night happen!

McNeese PRIME students assembled the envelopes for their cards that are being mailed to residents at The Gardens & Guardian House! Once anything was assembled, the students mailed the cards from McNeese State University’s post office! Enjoy these pictures from today’s Functional Writing class!