Month: December 2020

On hand for the donation are McNeese Baseball Head Coach Justin Hill and Jace Peterson.

Cowboy Baseball Supported by Major League Baseball Players

December 14, 2020

Major League Baseball players Jace Peterson, of the Milwaukee Brewers, and Wade LeBlanc, of the Baltimore Orioles, recently made a donation to the Hurricane Relief Fund through the McNeese Foundation…

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Brandon Dever

McNeese Graduate Elected Sulphur City Marshal

December 14, 2020

Brandon Dever, a 1999 criminal justice graduate, has been elected as the new Marshal for the City of Sulphur. Brandon previously served as a patrol officer and detective with the…

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L-R: Louisiana State Nurses Association President, Ecoee Rooney, Dr. Tari Dilks, Professor of Nursing, and Dr. Peggy Wolfe, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Dr. Tari Dilks Inducted Into LSNA Hall of Fame

December 14, 2020

Dr. Tari Dilks, Professor of Nursing, is the first member of the McNeese nursing faculty to be inducted into theLouisiana State Nurses Association Hall of Fame. Ecoee Rooney, LSNA President,…

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A McNeese graduate holds his diploma cover high as his peers look on.

McNeese to Hold Six Ceremonies for 2020 Fall Commencement

December 14, 2020

McNeese State University will hold six ceremonies Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 17-19, to confer degrees on graduates at the university’s 155th Commencement in Burton Coliseum. Due to state COVID-19 regulations on the…

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McNeese State University President Dr. Daryl Burckel, center, is presented with keys by Keith DuRousseau, Keiland Contruction president, left, and Buddy Ragland Jr., Coleman Partners Architects LLC owner, as a symbolic celebration of Frasch Hall, Frasch Hall Annex and the Frazar Memorial Library being released back to the university by Keiland Construction.

McNeese Key Transfer Ceremony

December 11, 2020

McNeese State University is roaring back after direct blows from Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Three buildings – Frasch Hall, Frasch Hall Annex and Frazar Memorial Library – were released by…

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Dr. Christine Duff

McNeese Professor to Present Research at International Conference

December 8, 2020

Dr. Christine Duff, assistant professor of education at McNeese State University, will present her research proposal, Neurodiverse Assessment and Expression of Empathy, at the 22nd International Conference on Autism, Intellectual…

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Moquita Winey stands in front of a red white and blue banner for Ascension Parish Schools

McNeese Graduate to Lead New Ascension Parish School

December 8, 2020

Moquita Chretien-Winey, a 2000 family and consumer sciences education graduate at McNeese State University, will begin the 2021-22 school year as a first time principal and the inaugural principal for…

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Student examining X Rays

Radiologic Sciences Grads Score Perfect Grade

December 8, 2020

Radiologic sciences graduates have once again scored a perfect 100% passage rate on the 2020 national certification examination in radiography. McNeese students have held a 97% first-time passage rate on…

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McNeese Radio to Present “It’s A Wonderful Life”

December 8, 2020

McNeese State University’s radio station KBYS 88.3 FM will present the beloved American holiday classic, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, with rebroadcasts at 7 p.m.…

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Willian Vanderlick, left, being presented with the scholarship check by Dr. Mark Strain, right

McNeese Agricultural Sciences Student Awarded State Scholarship

December 7, 2020

William Vanderlick, a senior agribusiness major at McNeese State University, has received the Eric Lee Memorial Scholarship, funded by the Louisiana Egg Commission through the Louisiana Poultry Industries Educational Foundation.…

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