Month: October 2019
McNeese State University history junior Grant Leonards received hands-on experience in his field with an internship at the 1911 Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center’s special exhibit, “The Pelican State Goes to War: Louisiana in World War II.” The exhibit was hosted by the National WWII Museum in New Orleans to highlight Louisiana’s contributions…
Read MoreMcNeese State University’s rodeo teams swept the Northeast Texas Community College 23rd annual rodeo in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, with first place championship title wins for both the men’s and women’s teams. The teams faced more than 300 competitors from other colleges and universities in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Southern region. On the men’s team,…
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McNeese State University students Hailey Goodwin, a nursing senior from Lake Charles, and Steven Gros, an agricultural sciences senior from Napoleonville, have been named McNeese’s 2019 Homecoming Queen and King. The royal pair and court were presented during halftime ceremonies at the McNeese Cowboys vs. Houston Baptist Huskies football game on Saturday, Oct. 19, in…
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Students can go online now to view the class schedules for the spring 2020 semester at McNeese State University at www.mcneese.edu/schedule. Priority registration will begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, for graduate students, seniors, student-athletes and veterans. Junior priority registration begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, while sophomore priority registration begins at 1…
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Fall 2019 GradFest will be held for fall graduating students at McNeese State University from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Parra Ballroom in the Holbrook Student Union Annex (New Ranch). The McNeese Alumni Association sponsors this event. GradFest is a “one stop shop” for students to make sure they’re prepared…
Read MoreMcNeese State University will host the 2019 Lake Charles Toyota Gulf Coast Marching Band Championship from 1 – 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Cowboy Stadium. 30 high school bands from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas will perform before a panel of music educators from Alabama, Maryland, Louisiana and Texas. Each team will receive written and…
Read MoreMcNeese State University will hold a workshop titled “2019 Tax Update Seminar for Practitioners” from 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the SEED Center. The workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese and is held for the benefit of CPAs, independent accountants and enrolled agents. Representatives from the Louisiana…
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As a part of the fall 2019 SAGE series, author Mary Ann Sternberg will present a lecture titled, “River Road Ramblings” at 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, in the McNeese State University SEED Center. For two decades, Mary Ann Sternberg explored the many different cultures and traditions of the areas surrounding the river road between…
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The College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics at McNeese State University recently hosted a workshop for over 27 middle and high school teachers from across the state of Louisiana to continue their computer science education training using the Code.org curriculum in their classrooms. McNeese is partnered with Code.org to serve as Louisiana’s only Code.org regional…
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If you travel through southwest Louisiana, you may be seeing some familiar names and faces on billboards. McNeese is spotlighting some of our alumni that are making a difference in our communities, our state and the world. Look for the digital billboards at various locations in Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake and Jennings. We welcome your…
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