Month: April 2018
Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $15,000 to McNeese State University to establish Coco-Cola Scholarship #8 through the McNeese Foundation. On hand for the presentation are from left: Ken Francis, sales center manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola, Blaine Royer, on-premise sales manager for Lake Charles Coca-Cola, and Eddie Meche, McNeese vice president for business…
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Spring Fling 2018 hits the McNeese State University campus for students April 15-19 with several events planned throughout the week. This year’s Spring Fling will include a bowling night, bubble soccer, a variety show, community service and Rowdy’s Barbershop. Dave Kelly, a professional speaker, trainer, motivator and team builder, will be at McNeese on Wednesday,…
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McNeese State University students, Thaddeus Richard, a psychology senior from Eunice, and Rachel Zachary, a political science senior from Sulphur, have been selected as Mr. and Miss McNeese on the 2018 Spring Court. Richard is the son of Thaddeus and Tricia Richard. He is treasurer of the Student Government Association, a Blue and Gold Peerleader…
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Zeb Hogan, freshwater ecologist and host of National Geographic’s “Monster Fish” television show, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the Parra Ballroom in McNeese State University’s Holbrook Student Union Annex as part of the 2018 Banners at McNeese season. This event is open free to the public. Hogan works to preserve the…
Read MoreA free workshop on government contracting will be offered from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, on the second floor of the McNeese State University SEED Center. The workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese, Sasol and the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance. The goal of this workshop is to…
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The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present British flutist and composer Ian Clarke in a free concert at 7 p.m. Monday, April 16, in Tritico Theatre. Clarke will be accompanied by McNeese faculty members Lina Morita on piano and Judy Hand on flute. His program will consist of…
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The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present a joint senior recital featuring Jacob Bridges, trumpet, and Roxie Jo Davis, French horn, at 5 p.m. Monday, April 16, in Tritico Theatre. Bridges will perform “Boutade” by Pierre Gabaye, “Concerto in E-flat Major” by Johann Baptist Georg Neruda, “Sonata for…
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A free public screening of the 2017 documentary film, “Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS,” will be presented at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in the Stokes Auditorium in McNeese State University’s Hardtner Hall as part of the 2018 Banners at McNeese season. The R-rated film chronicles Syria’s descent…
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Extreme storm chaser Reed Timmer will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in McNeese State University’s Tritico Theatre as part of the 2018 Banners at McNeese season. Having intercepted over 1,000 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes since he started chasing 20 years ago, Timmer is well known as the most successful and extreme…
Read MoreMcNeese State University’s Career and Student Development Center will host the 2018 Spring School District Recruitment Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 10, in the Ward Arena of the Recreational Sports Complex. Representatives from 18 school districts in Louisiana and four districts from Texas are expected to attend, including representatives from Calcasieu…
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