Month: April 2022
Mona White has been named vice president for business affairs at McNeese State University. White has served as the university’s chief financial officer since 2001 and was responsible for managing and supervising all of the university’s accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and cash management, preparing annual fiscal reports and working with the…
Read MoreThe Student Government Association recently held elections and the results are in! Samuel Gil, Essence Means and McKenzie Marks, who ran on the same ticket, are the 2022-2023 president, vice president and treasurer, respectively. Other results from the spring elections are: Speaker of the Senate:Trey Gregory Speaker Pro Temp:Beau Dobson Senators: College of BusinessAdepoju AdetunjiAlanna…
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Ashley Patin, from Vinton, is continuing a family tradition this May as she prepares to graduate with her degree in secondary education with a concentration in English education from McNeese State University. “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve wanted to be a teacher,” Patin says. “My mom, Vicky Patin, graduated from McNeese with…
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McNeese State University’s Kay Doré Counseling Clinic (KDCC) will host a special QPR Suicide Prevention Training on Tuesday, May 3, at 6 p.m. in the SEED Center. QPR, which stands for Question, Persuade, Refer, is an innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training that helps reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives, according to April Broussard,…
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A team of civil engineers from McNeese State University’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) chapter have brought back a McNeese tradition – building a canoe out of concrete for the ASCE’s Gulf Coast Student Conference, hosted this year by Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The concrete canoe team was composed of six members, all…
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Jaylan Jones, junior flute performance major at McNeese State University, was recently named the winner of the young adult division of the Rapides Symphony Concerto competition. Held in Alexandria, this biannual competition is intended to inspire and encourage developing instrumentalists on winds, percussion and strings. As the winner of the young adult division, Jones was awarded a cash…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present the McNeese Choirs, Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers in a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Ralph Squires Recital Hall under the direction of Dr. Darryl Jones, who is retiring this spring after 22 years as director of choral…
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With just two rodeos left in the regular season, McNeese State University’s men’s rodeo team is currently ranked first in the Southern Region, with the women’s team in third place. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Southern Region includes 14 member colleges and universities in Louisiana and Texas. For the men’s team, Ryder Sanford is ranked…
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By Hayden FoolkesStudent Reporter Connor Moyer, a civil engineering major at McNeese from Westlake, has received valuable experience working in the field through a co-op internship with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD). Following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, who both work in local industry, Connor realized from a young age that…
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As part of the spring 2022 Women and Gender Studies Lecture Series, visiting assistant professor of English Alicia Mariano will give a presentation titled “The Machine for Freedom: How Cycling Like A Maniac Taught Me To Be A Better, Community-Minded Feminist” Thursday, April 14 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the McNeese Room of Frazar Memorial Library.…
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