Month: February 2025
The McNeese State University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions accepted an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) from the Junior League of Lake Charles. “The Junior League of Lake Charles has been actively working to place AEDs in educational institutions throughout our community,” explained Jennifer Pugh, Junior League of Lake Charles executive vice president. “These devices…
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Charles Stevenson, a 2011 McNeese State University graduate, is the new director of the McNeese Alumni Association. Stevenson received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Advertising Design. For the past eight years, he volunteered with the board of directors of the alumni association and the McNeese Mavericks, a dedicated group of volunteers…
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McNeese State University’s on-campus Master of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) earned full reaccreditation for a three-year cycle from the Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board (ABAI). The on-campus ABA graduate program has been accredited by ABAI since 2013 and is currently the only program in the state of…
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The McNeese State University College of Nursing and Health Professions is hosting a summer High School Round Up July 14-18 9 a.m. until noon. High school students in grades 9-11 who want to become nurses are invited to the Round Up. During the week students will learn four skills that are vital to nursing practice:…
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The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams enter the spring 2025 season both ranked nationally in several categories by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) after competing in five rodeos in the fall. For the men’s rodeo team in saddle bronc riding, Izaah Bartels, of New Underwood, South Dakota, is ranked third, Jace…
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The McNeese State University Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in creative writing is hosting a fiction reading by Kent Quaney on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Stream Alumni Center. This event is free and open to the public. Quaney is the creative writing coordinator at Auburn University Montgomery. His novel One…
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McNeese State University revived the Miss McNeese LaBelle, Miss McNeese LaBelle Teen and Mr. McNeese LeBeau Titleholders event this year. McNeese freshman, Avery Carnahan of Longville was crowned Miss McNeese LaBelle. Priscilla Caldwell, a junior at Barbe High School, was crowned Miss McNeese LaBelle’s Teen. McNeese freshman, Xavier Thomas of Mamou was crowned Mr. McNeese…
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The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Performing Arts Department will present a free piano concert featuring Dr. Lina Morita, McNeese professor of music, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, in Tritico Theatre. The concert will open with “Miniaturas” and “Mazurka Española” by the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. Morita was recently invited by…
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Ashton Landry, McNeese State University alumna, is well on her way to becoming a veterinarian after completing McNeese’s agricultural sciences program. Her path is one that current pre-veterinary students, like junior Madison Watson and sophomore Jade Bel, want to follow. From the start of her college career, Landry knew she wanted to attend veterinary school.…
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McNeese State University is kicking off National Engineers Week with an open house on Monday, Feb.17, from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. in Drew Hall, 500 Joe Dumars Drive in Lake Charles. The Department of Engineering and Computer Science, part of the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, will offer students of all ages and their…
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