Month: March 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, McNeese’s Department of English and Foreign Languages will host three readings by notable alumni Eric Nguyen, Morri Creech and Adam Johnson April 7-9. These events…
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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,” will hold a special author Q&A on March 31 at 6 p.m. at the Lake Charles Country Club. The winner of the Brian McConnell…
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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 exceptional leaders who have overcome adversity and go above and beyond in their service to the organization and their communities, as well as for their…
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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 La Jeunesse Room. The event is open free to the public. Titled “Rehabilitating the Virtues: Courage, Temperance, Wisdom and Justice in Narnia and Middle Earth,”…
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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. Cassandra Ditt, assistant professor of marketing at McNeese, is a member of AMS and encouraged her students to apply. Kaitlyn MacNamara and Sarah Palermo, Sulphur,…
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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 Fund, $15,000 reserved for the First Horizon Bank Faculty/Staff Awards and $12,500 designated for the McNeese First Choice Campaign. On hand for the presentation are,…
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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 Shearman Fine Arts Annex at McNeese State University. The exhibit, which runs through May 6, is sponsored in part by the McNeese Student Art Assessment.…
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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 she wasn’t sure what area she wanted to pursue. Originally a student at Northwestern State University, she began in radiology before switching to exercise science,…
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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 Fund, $15,000 reserved for the First Horizon Bank Faculty/Staff Awards and $12,500 designated for the McNeese First Choice Campaign.
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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, in the La Jeunesse Room in the Old Ranch. The McNeese Alumni Association sponsors this event. GradFest is a “one-stop shop” for students to make…
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