Month: September 2022

McNeese State University and Second Harvest Food Bank celebrated the grand opening of the first community kitchen in Southwest Louisiana located on the McNeese campus on Friday. The community kitchen aims to make a meaningful difference in the fight against hunger by preparing thousands of meals weekly for food insecure families. In March 2022, McNeese…

For the 12th consecutive year, the U.S. News and World Report has ranked McNeese State University as one of the top universities in the South in its 2022-2023 Best Colleges list. The university also ranks among the Top Public Schools (#42) in the southern region as well—one of six Louisiana institutions to make the Top…

Registration for the 2022 McNeese State University Homecoming Parade is now open for community entries at www.mcneese.edu/homecoming. The fee is $50 per unit. The homecoming parade is scheduled to roll down Ryan Street at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, and this year’s theme is “Rowdy’s Haunted Homecoming.”The Cowboys are playing the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions…

Halloween is around the corner and McNeese State University’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing will host horror writer Jess Hagemann for a free reading and book signing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 1 in Ralph Squires Recital Hall in the Shearman Fine Arts building. Hagemann will be reading from a new work…

The McNeese State University Office of Financial Aid will present several free financial aid workshops at area high schools in October for students and their parents to explain financial aid application procedures. “We encourage all high school seniors and anyone wishing to attend McNeese for the 2023-24 school year to complete their FAFSA (Free Application…

Cops and Jocks has donated $10,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to benefit the baseball, soccer, track and volleyball programs. The funds for the donation were raised at the recent Cops and Jocks Golf Tournament held at L’Auberge Casino Resort. On hand for the presentation are from left: Brendon Gilroy, McNeese men and women’s…

Southwest Beverage Company, Inc. has pledged $300,000 over three years to the McNeese State University Athletic Foundation for a corporate sponsorship. The sponsorship will provide funding to enhance student-athlete and fan experiences and advance McNeese Athletics. On hand for the presentation are from left, Heath Schroyer, McNeese athletic director; Ben Marriner, Southwest Beverage Company president;…

Cops and Jocks has donated $65,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Scholarships and to the McNeese football program. The funds for the donation were raised at the Cops and Jocks Golf Tournament held at L’Auberge Casino Resort earlier this year. On hand for the presentation are from…