Month: January 2022
McNeese is collaborating with the City of Lake Charles and the Ward 3 Marshal’s Office to host the “Carry on the Dream” exhibit, which features a rare display of the hearse that carried the body of prominent civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The statewide exhibit tour is presented by the University of…
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Professor of Chemistry Dr. Mark Merchant is the cover story for the Jan. 20 issue of Lagniappe Magazine.Dr. Merchant is a leading researcher specializing in alligator immunology, a field he first began investigating due to a fascination with the alligator’s uncanny healing abilities. The Lagniappe article details Dr. Merchant’s exploration to find what makes an…
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Meeyana Richard, a 2021 nursing graduate of McNeese State University, was hired as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse just weeks after graduation. Seven months later, Richard says her training and education at McNeese has truly augmented her experience at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Lafayette. “The transition from being a student…
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McNeese State University senior civil engineering student Juan Castano recently presented his research at Harvard University’s National Collegiate Research Conference. Castano’s presentation, titled “Effects of Recycled Concrete Aggregates on the Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete for Precast Concrete Applications,” explores how to create more ecologically sustainable concrete. “Two of the biggest issues facing…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present “The Miss Firecracker Contest” Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 16-19, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall. Set a few days before the Fourth of July in the small Mississippi town of Brookhaven, Carnelle Scott is rehearsing furiously…
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Entergy has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the summer 2022 session of the STEM Academy, a summer program focused on science, technology, engineering and math for children entering grades 1-8.
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An art exhibition showcasing the talents of McNeese assistant art professor Jacob Dugas is now on display at the Imperial Calcasieu Museum through March 5. The exhibit, titled “Points of View,” features a collection of screen prints and charcoal drawings inspired by Jacob’s “observation of the world around me.” Jacob, a 2012 McNeese visual arts…
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Charnel Bailey, a 1989 agricultural sciences graduate, is one of the newest members of the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame. Charnel was a Rosepine 4-H member for nine years, Vernon Parish 4-H Livestock Club Leader for 14 years, 4-H parent for 12 years, Vernon Parish 4-H Advisory Committee member for seven years, Vernon Parish 4-H…
Read MoreMcNeese State University will host the 2022 Louisiana Clarinet Symposium Saturday, Jan. 22, in the Shearman Fine Arts Complex beginning at 8 a.m. This annual clarinet festival is a collaboration between McNeese, Northwestern State University, the University of Louisiana – Monroe and Louisiana Tech University and is catered to both high school and college clarinet…
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McNeese has been recognized nationally for 17 top-ranked online programs for 2022 by Intellegent.com., an online university guide for students and parents. Rankings were based on flexibility, faculty, program strength, cost, return on investment, student engagement and reputation. McNeese received top honors for bachelor’s degree programs in criminal justice, general studies, nursing, psychology and sociology…
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