Month: February 2020
Pianist and composer Robin Spielberg kicks off McNeese State University’s 2020 Banners Cultural Season with her presentation, “The Healing Power of Music,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Benjamin Mount Theatre at Central School Arts & Humanities Center, followed by a piano performance at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at McNeese’s F.G. Bulber…
Read MoreMcNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present an evening of chamber music featuring McNeese faculty member Jan Scott on clarinet, along with some of her friends, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in Squires Recital Hall. This free event is part of the department’s Spring Faculty/Guest Recital Series. The program…
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A McNeese State University Biological Science Junior is helping unlock a mystery about American eels in Louisiana waterways. Biological science junior Valeria Faria is getting hands-on experience in laboratory science through a special research project with assistant professor of biology Dr. Amber Hale. Found all over the state, American eels are caught by The Louisiana…
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The McNeese State University 2020 Spring Career Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the Recreational Complex on campus. All McNeese, as well as alumni, can participate. “The Career Fair is an opportunity for employers and students to connect on job and internship opportunities, which in turn…
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The McNeese State University Alumni Association is partnering with JCPenney to provide exclusive discounts on career apparel for McNeese students and alumni during the Suit Up sale from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in Prien Lake Mall in Lake Charles. “We’re very excited to continue work with JCPenney to provide this one-on-one shopping experience for…
Read MoreZonaDale Taylor, a 1969 counseling and guidance graduate and former faculty member in the Department of Home Economics at McNeese State University, has donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish the ZonaDale Taylor Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is designated for undergraduate students whose field of study provides direct care or support to the community.…
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The McNeese State University Department of Visual Arts is hosting a gumbo fundraiser from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, March 6, in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex Atrium. Participants can purchase a bowl of gumbo for $10.00 and receive a ceramic bowl handmade by ceramics students and faculty members. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used…
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The annual Frank Granger Poetry Reading will feature poet David Kirby at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, in the McNeese State University Business Conference Center. This free reading is sponsored by the McNeese Master of Fine Arts program. Kirby is the award-winning author of “The Ha-Ha” (2003), “The House on Boulevard St.” (2007), “Talking about…
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The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present a free senior recital by David Billodeau, saxophone, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, in Ralph Squires Recital Hall. Lina Morita will accompany on piano. Billodeau will perform “Tableaux De Provence” by Paule Maurice, “Fantasie für Sopran-Saxophone und Klavier op.…
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John Singleton, a 1972 engineering (mechanical) graduate, has donated $45,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Mary Arthur Singleton Memorial Scholarship in memory of his wife. Mary was a 1965 secondary education graduate and a 1976 Master of Education graduate who taught in Calcasieu Parish for 33 years. The scholarship is designated…
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