Month: March 2022

McNeese to Host Award-Winning Alumni for Master of Fine Arts 40th Anniversary

March 31, 2022

McNeese State University is home to the oldest Master of Fine Arts program in Louisiana and one of the oldest in the southeast. In celebration of the program’s 40th anniversary,…

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Dr. Keagan LeJeune with book cover

McNeese Professor Explores Louisiana’s Outlaw Past in Special Presentation

March 29, 2022

Dr. Keagan LeJeune, professor, head of the Department of English and Foreign Languages at McNeese State University and author of “Legendary Louisiana Outlaws: The Villains and Heroes of Folk Justice,”…

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Ross Theriot graduation picture from 2012

McNeese Graduate Chosen as Horatio Alger Alumnus of the Year

March 25, 2022

McNeese State University alumnus Ross Theriot, a 2012 graduate in mass communication, has been selected as the Horatio Alger Association Alumnus of the Year, a national award intended to recognize…

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Dr. Louis Markos and his book, “On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis”

Literary Expert Presents the Classical Virtues of “Lord of the Rings” in Upcoming Lecture

March 24, 2022

McNeese State University will host a lecture by Dr. Louis Markos, an internationally recognized expert on J.R.R Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, on Friday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in the…

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Three McNeese Students Receive Scholarships from Leading Marketing Academy

March 23, 2022

Three McNeese State University marketing students have each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS), one of the leading academic organizations in the marketing discipline. Dr.…

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Check presentation to McNeese by First Horizon Bank

McNeese Receives Donation from First Horizon Bank

March 23, 2022

First Horizon Bank has committed $100,000 to various McNeese State University programs and initiatives. The McNeese Foundation recently received a $32,5000 donation with a $5,000 commitment to the McNeese President’s…

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"Nights Upon the Deep Blue Sea" by Christopher Luhar-Trice, found paper, ink, acrylic and thread on archival inkjet print

McNeese 2022 Works on Paper Exhibit Set to Open

March 22, 2022

The 35th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition will open with a reception honoring the exhibiting artists from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in the Grand Gallery of the…

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Dietetics Student Discovers Her Niche in the Medical Field

March 18, 2022

Kimberly Boliek, a nutrition and dietetics student at McNeese State University from Annapolis, Maryland, knew that she wanted to go into the medical field when she first attended college, but…

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On hand for the presentation are, from left, Philip Earhart, executive vice president and Southwest Louisiana Market president, Steven Perez, senior vice president and commercial relationship manager, Alana Vincent, McNeese finance student and First Horizon Bank intern, and Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president. McNeese Photo

McNeese Receives Donation from First Horizon Bank

March 16, 2022

First Horizon Bank has committed $100,000 to various McNeese State University programs and initiatives. The McNeese Foundation recently received a $32,5000 donation with a $5,000 commitment to the McNeese President’s…

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A masters degree student has her photo taken at gradfest.

Spring 2022 GradFest Set at McNeese

March 16, 2022

Spring 2022 GradFest will be held for all McNeese State University graduating students from 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 31,…

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