Month: December 2018
Sasol has donated $75,000 to the First Choice Campaign at McNeese State University. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese and the future of Southwest Louisiana through the campaign, a three-year initiative with a goal of raising $1 million per year for the next three years. Sasol will contribute $25,000 per year over…
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The Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences at McNeese State University has received a $1,390 grant from the USPOULTRY Foundation as part of its Industry Education Recruitment Funding program, which provides annual recruiting and retention funds to colleges and universities to attract students to their poultry programs. One of the benefits of the…
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Three agricultural sciences students at McNeese State University were among 13 Louisiana students to receive the American Future Farmers of America Degree at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The award recipients, who are members of the Collegiate FFA chapter at McNeese, are: Gabrielle Gobert, Elton; Colin Vincent, Lacassine; and Ashlee Sebren, Monroe. Only…
Read MoreStudents can still register for the spring 2019 semester at McNeese State University online or with their faculty adviser during late registration Jan. 11-15. Students must be admitted to the university and should see an adviser to get their alternate PIN, if required, prior to registration. To register, students can go online to www.mcneese.edu and…
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A workshop titled “Starting and Financing Your Business Idea: Using SASOL’s Small Business Resource Guide” will be held from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the McNeese State University SEED Center. This workshop is presented in partnership with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese, SASOL and the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance. Topics…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts opens the 2019 spring McNeese Theatre season with the musical production of “Songs for a New World” Jan. 9-13 at Tritico Theatre. Times are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9-12 and 2 p.m. Jan 13. Written by Tony-Award winner Jason Robert Brown, “Songs for a New…
Read MoreEleven McNeese State University students received the Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00) designation in fall commencement ceremonies held Saturday, Dec. 8, at Burton Coliseum. Two students were recognized for earning a 4.0 grade point average throughout their college careers. Meghan Ashley Levens, Houston, Texas, in elementary education Alla Voth, Temiktau, Kazakhstan, in accounting The other…
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McNeese State University awarded 580 diplomas to 562 candidates at the university’s fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 8, at Burton Coliseum. Fall 2018 graduates were: Master of Fine Arts CREATIVE WRITING: Sarah E. Matalone, Great Falls, Va. Education Specialist EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: Ashley De Shon Brooks, Loreauville. Master of Arts ENGLISH: Michelle L.…
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Triad Electric and Controls has donated $15,000 to the First Choice Campaign underway at McNeese State University. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese and the future of Southwest Louisiana through the campaign, a three-year initiative with a goal of raising $1 million per year for the next three years. This innovative plan…
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McNeese State University music performance major Victor Medina was not among his 562 classmates who donned their blue and gold caps and gowns for this Saturday’s 2018 fall commencement in Burton Coliseum. Medina, who is graduating in absentia, has gotten a jump-start on his career as a professional musician. He was tapped in mid-November to…
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