Month: May 2022
McNeese State University will hold two ceremonies Friday, May 13, to confer degrees on the graduates at the university’s 158th commencement in Burton Coliseum. The ceremony for the Burton College of Education and colleges of nursing and health professions and science, engineering and mathematics will be held at 9 a.m. and the ceremony for the…
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McNeese State University is holding its inaugural career clothing drive from 8 a.m. – noon Saturday, May 21, in the Noland Alumni Pavilion. This event is in support of the Cowboy Closet, a new resource to help McNeese students have expanded access to career-ready clothing. “The idea came from special projects coordinator with the office…
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A $125,000 grant awarded this year by the AccessLex Institute to Dr. Shuming Bai, dean of the college of business at McNeese State University, has been helping College of Business faculty teach enhanced financial literacy skills to incoming underserved minority freshmen including women, people of color and economically disadvantaged students. “This grant is aimed at…
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At McNeese State University, Kinder senior Kaleb LeDay continues to explore and develop his musical passions while working on his accounting degree, thanks to McNeese’s very own zydeco band, the Zyde-Pokes. This performing group was created through the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts to preserve the rich Creole culture and keep zydeco…
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By Hayden FoolkesStudent Reporter Tanner Danos “took a shot” on McNeese when he decided to pursue his agricultural sciences degree. From Galliano, Tanner says that while he grew up surrounded by cattle and horses, he never realized that his background could become his career. “I was aware that McNeese was around, but I didn’t realize…
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R. Reed Mendelson Jr. has donated $15,374 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Mendelson Family Scholarship in Marketing and two Fizz & Quiz tickets, a fundraising event for the Dr. Robert Forrest History Scholarship at McNeese. On hand for the presentation are, from left, Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese vice president for university advancement,…
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Jennifer Bushnell, the medical laboratory science program director at McNeese State University, received four awards at the Louisiana Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s (LSCLS) annual conference in New Orleans. The LSCLS is the state chapter of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and furthers the national organization’s mission to make a positive impact in…
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After an excellent showing at the VEX U Qualifying Tournament held in Houston, Texas, the McNeese State University robotics team is preparing to compete with its robot, “The Mystery Machine,” in the VEX U Robotics World Championship May 3-5 in Dallas, Texas. Every year, VEX U competitions present a new challenge to elementary, high school…
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Dr. Timothy Pardue has been named new director of bands at McNeese State University, according to Dr. Lonny Benoit, head of the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts. “Congratulations to our former director Dr. Jay Sconyers, who has accepted a position with the U.S. Air Force Bands. We appreciate his service to McNeese…
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