Month: July 2022
Dr. Frederick “Chip” LeMieux has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management at McNeese State University, according to Dr. Daryl Burckel, McNeese president. LeMieux has been serving in the interim role since July 2021. His appointment has received approval from the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. “Dr. LeMieux…
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McNeese State University will host the upcoming theatre production of August: Osage County by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tracy Letts July 27-31 in Tritico Theatre. All performances are at 7 p.m. except for Sunday’s show, which is at 2 p.m. This play is for mature audiences The play revolves around a vanished father, a pill-popping mother…
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The Inaugural William A. Oliver Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Golden Nugget Country Club in Lake Charles. All proceeds from this event will benefit the McNeese State University Athletic Foundation. Fifteen team spots are available at a cost of $2,500 per four-man team. Several sponsorship opportunities are available: …
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The McNeese State University football team will host its first “Victory Day” in Cowboy Stadium Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 9-11 a.m. This event will provide cognitively and physically impaired children ages 8-18 the opportunity to play football or cheer, as well as participate in several game-day activities. Participants will be partnered up with a McNeese…
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AMERISAFE has donated $1,000 to the McNeese Foundation in support of the Cowboy Closet. The Cowboy Closet provides students with free, gently used, professional clothing for interviews, internships, career fairs and other professional events. On hand for the presentation are from left: Andrea Burton, McNeese director of career and professional development services; AMERISAFE employees Andrew…
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Over the past two years, many McNeese State University students have had their college careers disrupted by campus closures due to COVID-19, two devastating hurricanes, a major flood and freeze. However, Jack Zelezinski, a sports and wellness management major and Cowboy offensive lineman from Houston, Texas, had another overwhelming event: a cancer diagnosis. Zelezinski originally…
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Paul Rainwater, a 1985 McNeese graduate and founder of Rainwater Consulting, LLC, has donated $10,000 to the McNeese Women’s Soccer Team in honor of their resilient nature during the Lake Charles area’s four natural disasters in 2020 and 2021 and the Covid-19 pandemic. On hand for the presentation are from left: Kiana Kukaua, senior midfielder…
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The McNeese State University Cowboy Club will present the first annual Cowboy Couture Bingeaux on Friday, July 29 at 5 p.m. at The Legacy Center. This event is a ladies-only bingo where participants will compete for the chance to win one of 20 designer purses, including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel purses. A number of…
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