Month: November 2017
McNeese State University has been designated a 2018 Military Friendly School for the third consecutive year by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds and publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse. Victory Media provides service members and their families with data-driven sources about post-military education and career…
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The venue for the 77th performance of Handel’s “Messiah” scheduled for 3 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 3, has changed – the performance is moving back into the historic F.G. Bulber Auditorium at McNeese State University. The Lake Charles Messiah Chorus and Orchestra presentation is a long-standing tradition marking the start of the holiday season in…
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The McNeese State University Student Art Association’s annual holiday art sale will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the Grand Gallery of the Shearman Fine Arts Annex. Over 300 artworks by McNeese visual arts students and faculty will be for sale, all produced during the fall 2017 semester. Available works include…
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A 2017 Tax Workshop will be offered from 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Dec. 1, at the SEED Center at McNeese State University. The workshop will be presented by the IRS and the Louisiana Department of Revenue and is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese. Cost is $30 per person and includes continental…
Read MoreThe 2017 Fall McNeese State University Sage Series concludes with a lecture from Dr. Robert Carriker, professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, titled “Adventures with ‘Dr. Boudin’ and the Accidental Invention of the Boudin and Cracklin King Cake” at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in the McNeese SEED Center. Carriker, or…
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McNeese State University has partnered with the Calcasieu Parish School System and CITGO to bring STEM education to over 900 elementary students in 23 participating elementary schools through a national program called Engineering is Elementary. EiE is a national STEM education program developed by the Museum of Science in Boston, Mass., that is designed to…
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Lee Boyer, Jim Boyer and Martha Boyer LaBorde have given $30,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the William and Margaret Boyer Scholarship in memory of their parents, William and Margaret Boyer. On hand for the presentation are from left Lee Boyer, Jim Boyer, Martha Boyer LaBorde, Richard H. Reid, vice president for…
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The McNeese State University Department of Visual Arts is hosting the Fall 2017 Senior Thesis Exhibition Nov. 16-Dec. 7 in the Abercrombie Gallery located in the Shearman Fine Arts Center. A public reception for the graduating seniors featured in the exhibit will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Abercrombie Gallery. The featured…
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The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will host a free vocal recital featuring McNeese alumnus Fred C. VanNess Jr. at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Tritico Theatre. VanNess, a tenor noted for his domineering voice, is a native of Kinder. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in…
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Cops and Jocks has donated $18,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation – $15,000 for the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Academic Scholarship #6 and $3,000 for women’s golf – from its recent golf tournament held at L’Auberge Casino Resort. On hand for the presentation are from left: Richard H. Reid, vice president for university…
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