Month: October 2023
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at McNeese State University exceeded its goals for fiscal year 2023 ending Sept. 30. Small businesses benefited from more than $15 million in capital infusion—which is funding for business operations and growth. The U.S. Small Business Administration and Louisiana Economic Development set the goals each year for the SBDC.…
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Lake Charles students Anna Broussard, a radiologic sciences senior, and Beau Dobson, a mass communication senior, have been named as McNeese State University’s 2023 Homecoming Queen and King. The royal pair and court will be presented during halftime ceremonies of the McNeese Cowboys vs. Houston Christian University Huskies football game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov.…
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LAKE CHARLES – McNeese’s homecoming football game against Northwestern State has been canceled due to the NSU football program cancelling the remainder of its season following the sudden passing of team member Ronnie Caldwell. “It’s unfortunate that we announce the cancellation of our upcoming homecoming football game against Northwestern State this Saturday,” said Heath Schroyer, McNeese…
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McNeese State University’s rodeo team will host its 2023 rodeo Oct. 27-28 in the Burton Arena. On Thursday, Oct. 26, Rodeo School Day begins with 750 elementary students dropping by the arena at 10 a.m. to watch and learn about the sport of rodeo from McNeese rodeo team members. Then a special Halloween rodeo will be…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts opens the fall McNeese Theatre season with the performance of the play “Love/Sick” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1-4 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m in Squires Recital Hall. “Love/Sick” by Jon Cariani is a collection of nine slightly twisted…
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Dennis Stine, CEO of Stine Lumber Co., will serve as the grand marshal for the 2023 McNeese State University homecoming parade scheduled to roll down Ryan Street at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26. Stine graduated from McNeese in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree and in 1992 with a Master of Business Administration…
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McNeese State University’s 2023 homecoming week “Pokechella” is happening Oct. 23-28. Students, alumni and Cowboy fans are welcome to participate in the many campus activities taking place throughout the week. On Monday, Oct. 23, students can have one parking ticket under $25 forgiven for Amnesty Day. The Student Government Association sponsors this popular event which will be…
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Nicole Callihan, a poet and author of This Strange Garment, will give a reading on Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Bulber Auditorium at McNeese State University. Callihan’s book, This Strange Garment, was published by Terrapin Books in 2023. Some of the poetry in the book, Callihan wrote while receiving treatment for a breast cancer.…
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Two members of the McNeese State University faculty and staff, Dr. Srinivasan ‘Vasan’ Ambatipati and Curtis Rogers, are serving on the University of Louisiana System’s Management and Leadership Institute. The Management & Leadership Institute for the Universities of Louisiana is a program that develops potential executive level professionals from within the universities of the system.…
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McNeese State University juniors, Jeremy Richard Ikediashi and Yvonne Ariri, caught an inside look at the code, programming and inner workings of Google and Meta this summer. Ikediashi, a computer science major in McNeese’s College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics from Nigeria, worked remotely for Google as a Student Training in Engineering Program (STEP) intern.…
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