College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Lake Area Industries/McNeese Engineering Partnership

The Partnerships

Purpose of the Partnership

• To provide technology transfer to the area industries

How the Purpose is Implemented

• By seminars held on the McNeese campus
• By workshops held on the McNeese campus
• By in-house seminars/workshops held on industry site

Methodology of Operation

• All operations supervised by the Board of Trustees
• Board of Trustees composed of one representative per industry member and five MSU engineering faculty
• A McNeese faculty member volunteers to coordinate those seminars in which he has expertise. Industry personnel serve with the faculty member to search nationwide for top expert(s) to lead the seminars.
• McNeese facilities are used for the seminars/workshops