Month: July 2024
Join the McNeese Athletic Foundation (MAF) for a fun day of golf and camaraderie at the third annual William A. Oliver Memorial Golf Tournament! Conveniently scheduled the day before LegisGator, the tournament will be held on Thursday, Aug. 15, at The Country Club at Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel & Casino. Presented by Ochsner Health,…
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Calcasieu Parish Police Jury needed a robot and McNeese State University students delivered. Students in the department of engineering and computer science worked with Calcasieu Parish litter manager, Wyvette Pryor-Cousin and the O’Carroll Group to turn a trashcan into a robot. Trashformer, as it’s called, is the new mascot for the Pick It Up Calcasieu…
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McNeese State University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the new McNeese Student Union. “This is a big day for McNeese. We are ready to get started on this long-awaited project for the university,” said Kevin Martin, director of facilities at McNeese. The day was so big that rain could not keep people from…
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Sometimes life just gets in the way and a student may stop going to college before earning a degree. It’s not too late to finish with a general studies degree from McNeese State University. Students may be closer to graduation than they think, according to Jodi Willis, department head of interdisciplinary studies. Erin Willis, McNeese…
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The culmination of a semester’s hard work for a team of McNeese State University engineering students took place this summer in Ragley in a balloon launch for the NASA LaACES project, “Development of Radiation Detection Payloads for the 2024 Solar Eclipse Events.” Mechanical engineering senior Clara Rosini and project mentors Dr. Bei Xie, associate professor…
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A free workshop titled “Building Wealth Through Government Contracting” will be offered to Southwest Louisiana small business owners from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, at the McNeese State University SEED Center. The workshop, sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese, will be led by Louisiana district Small Business Administration representatives.…
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Dr. Kedrick Nicholas has been named senior vice president of student affairs at McNeese State University. His appointment was approved at the June meeting of the University of Louisiana System (ULS) Board of Supervisors. “Dr. Nicholas is a vital part of the McNeese community and his experience and innovative thinking are catalysts for momentum on…
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It’s the dawning of a new era at McNeese State University as Dr. Wade Rousse took the reins as president on Monday, July 1. Rousse, the eighth president of McNeese, hosted a news conference and reiterated that his first goal is to stabilize enrollment. He explained that in the next 45 days objectives will be…
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