Month: April 2021

Cowboy competing at McNeese

McNeese to Hold 66th Annual Rodeo

April 26, 2021

The McNeese State University’s 66th annual rodeo will be held at Burton Coliseum Thursday, April 29, and Friday, April 30, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and noon on Friday. Seating will…

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The front entrance of Hardtner Hall welcomes guests to the College of Nursing and Health Professions

McNeese to Offer Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree

April 26, 2021

Beginning this fall, the legacy of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at McNeese State University will continue to change lives with the addition of a Doctor of Nursing…

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Family Science major Meg Marshall

McNeese Family Sciences Major Changes Lives Through Internship

April 26, 2021

McNeese State University senior family science student Megan Marshall, from DeRidder, is giving back to her community through an internship with the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV) in Baton Rouge.…

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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business, Griff and Russ Godwin and Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president. McNeese Photo

McNeese Receives Donation from Godwin Family

April 23, 2021

Russ Godwin, Griff Godwin and Louanna Godwin Goolsby have given $100,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Fred R. and Jeaneal W. Godwin Memorial Scholarship in memory…

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"Recovery" by Kaitlyn Langley, Archival inkjet print

Students Showcase Artwork in Spring 2021 Senior Thesis Exhibit

April 21, 2021

The McNeese State University Department of Visual Arts is hosting the spring 2021 Senior Thesis Exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery, located above the Grand Gallery in the Shearman Fine Arts…

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Dan Fruge

Medical Laboratory Scientists Change Lives

April 19, 2021

Medical laboratory scientists don’t meet the patients that visit their labs, but Dan Fruge, a 1979 graduate of McNeese State University, says even behind the scenes he knows he’s made…

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Louisiana Poultry Federation Logo

McNeese Agricultural Sciences Students Are First Choice for Scholarships

April 15, 2021

Four students in the Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences are recipients of $1,800 scholarships from the Louisiana Poultry Industries Educational Foundation. The students are Caleb Chiasson, Brennan…

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Things We Lost to the Water Cover

McNeese MFA Graduate’s Debut Novel Published

April 13, 2021

McNeese State University 2015 Master of Fine Arts graduate Eric Nguyen’s debut novel, “Things We Lost to the Water,” has been published by Knopf. “Things We Lost to the Water”…

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Danielle Guillory

McNeese Professor to Serve on National Diversity Task Force

April 8, 2021

Danielle Guillory, associate professor of nursing at McNeese State University, has been selected to serve a two-year term on a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force for the National…

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On hand for the donation are, from left, Rebecca F. Boniol, Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business, and Kay C. Barnett, CFRE, executive director of development for the CHRISTUS Ochsner Foundation.

McNeese Receives Donation for New Scholarship Fund

April 8, 2021

Rebecca Boniol and the CHRISTUS Ochsner SWLA Foundation have partnered to create a $10,000 scholarship fund through the McNeese State University Foundation for Lake Charles Charter Prep graduates attending the…

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