Month: December 2017

Professor Martin Bee stands with students as they work on a project.

Augmented Reality Project at McNeese

December 15, 2017

Imagine the reaction by students in an introductory engineering course when the professor says, “Open your textbook to page 50 and scan the page with your tablet or smartphone,” and…

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Richard Reid of McNeese accepts a check from Gayle Pearce, Stephanie Pearce Helms and Gary L Pearce Jr.

McNeese Receives Donation to Establish Pearce Scholarship

December 15, 2017

Gayle T. Pearce has donated $15,000 to establish the Gary L. and Gayle T. Pearce Scholarship in Accounting in memory of her husband, Gary, with the McNeese State University Foundation.…

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Austin Young, Ty Ellender, and Joseluis Botello-Esquivel of McNeese pack instruments into a large box.

McNeese Marching Band Preparing for London New’s Years Day Parade

December 15, 2017

A group of 127 members of the McNeese State University Pride of McNeese Marching Band and Cowgirl Kickers will be flying out of Houston on Dec. 28 to take part…

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McNeese Team Wins First Place in Poster Competition

December 15, 2017

A team of students from McNeese State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science took first place in the recent poster competition at the Annual High Altitude Conference at the…

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Richard Reid

McNeese Names in the News and on Campus

December 15, 2017

Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement at McNeese State University and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation, has been appointed to a one-year term on the President’s Advisory…

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Dr. Burckel of McNeese stands with Dr. Henderson of University of Louisiana System wearing graduation regalia and holding the made

Investiture and Commencement

December 14, 2017

McNeese State University President Dr. Daryl V. Burckel, right, was officially installed as the seventh president of the university by Dr. James B. Henderson, president and CEO of the University…

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Statue of horse and rider in front of McNeese plaza.

Spring 2018 Fee Deadline Set at McNeese

December 14, 2017

Students who have registered online for McNeese State University’s 2018 regular spring semester have until 4:30 p.m. Jan. 10 to pay fees. Spring classes begin Jan. 16. McNeese offers an…

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McNeese BRIDGES Program Now Offered Year Round

December 14, 2017

The McNeese State University Autism Program will now offer its BRIDGES program year round. Enrollment is open for ages 13 and up for those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum. BRIDGES –…

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Graduates lined up and walking in to the ceremony

Fall 2017 McNeese Commencement and Presidential Investiture Set

December 11, 2017

With traditional pomp and circumstance, McNeese State University will hold its fall commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Burton Coliseum. At commencement, McNeese President Dr. Daryl V.…

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Lola Grichendler stands with Dr. Peggy Wolfe, and Dr. Amy Bufford of McNeese.

McNeese’s first graduate in health systems management

December 9, 2017

Lola Grichendler, of Lake Charles, was awarded the first health systems management degree by McNeese State University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions at fall commencement on Saturday. Grichendler, center,…

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