McNeese Events Calendar
Spring Preview Day
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesMcNeese State University’s Preview Day for prospective students and their families will take place from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, in the Recreation Complex. This free event is sponsored by the McNeese Admissions and Recruiting Office. Preview Day is a campus-wide open house where participants can: meet with faculty and staff for majors you’re…
Summer and Fall 2022 priority registration opens at 1:00 p.m. for graduate students, seniors, athletes and veterans
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesSummer and Fall 2022 priority registration opens at 1:00 p.m. for juniors
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesSummer and Fall 2022 priority registration opens at 1:00 p.m. for sophomores
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesSummer and Fall 2022 registration opens at 1:00 p.m. for all students
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesGood Friday | University Offices Closed
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesUniversity offices are closed in observance of Good Friday on April 15, 2022.
Easter Monday | University Offices Closed
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesUniversity offices are closed in observance of Easter on Monday, April 18, 2022.
Spring Break | University Offices Open
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesLast Date to Withdraw from Spring 2022 Courses or Resign
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United States2022-2023 Priority Financial Aid Deadline | Please Submit FAFSA by May 1
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesMay 1 is the Priority Financial Aid Application Deadline for the 2022-2023 academic year for all new and continuing students. Please file your FAFSA by the May 1 deadline to avoid delays in processing financial aid awards. Delays can result in out-of-pocket expenses in August for incomplete files. Visit www.fafsa.gov to complete your 2022-2023 FAFSA…
Final Exams Spring 2022 and Book Buy Back
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesSpring 2022 Commencement Ceremonies
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesMcNeese State University will hold two ceremonies Friday, May 13, to confer degrees on the graduates at the university’s 158th commencement in Burton Coliseum. The ceremony for the Burton College of Education and colleges of nursing and health professions and science, engineering and mathematics will be held at 9 a.m. and the ceremony for the…
Memorial Day | University Offices Closed
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesUniversity offices are closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, 2022.
2022 Summer Semester Classes Begin
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesJuneteenth Holiday | University Offices Closed
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesUniversity offices are closed on Friday, June 17, 2022 in observance of Juneteenth.
Independence Day, Fourth of July | University Offices Closed
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesUniversity offices are closed on Monday, July 4, 2022 in observance of Independence Day.
2022 Summer Semester Classes End
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesLast Day to Apply for Admission, Fall 2022
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesWe're thrilled you've decided to become a Cowboy and join the thousands of others who have made McNeese their first choice. Apply today!
Fall 2022 Classes Begin
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesWelcome Back Fest and Cowboy Community Day
New RanchHosted by the Office of Student Services - provides students a chance to interact with student services offices, university departments and student support services.
Fall 2022 Class Registration Ends
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesStudent Organization Fair and Meet the Greeks
The QuadProvides students with the opportunity to become acquainted with the over 100 recognized student organizations and the 12 Greek fraternities and sororities on campus. Have some fun with free activities in the Quad and music. This event is hosted by the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life.
Welcome Back Wednesday
The QuadThe Student Life Coalition will hand out free novelties and food and provide music.
Community Day
New RanchLocal businesses and community service agencies will have informational booths in the New Ranch about their products and services, as well as opportunities for part-time employment or internships for students.
Campus Ministries Day
New RanchMcNeese’s campus ministry student organizations will distribute information to students regarding worship services, meetings and free lunch programs.
SGA and SLC Day
The QuadThe McNeese Student Government Association and the Student Life Coalition will host a day of free food, music and cool giveaways to show its appreciation for the McNeese student body.
Wellness Wednesday
New RanchMcNeese Intramurals will be on hand to promote student wellness and provide resource information
Labor Day | University Offices Closed
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesUniversity offices are closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 5, 2022.
Fall 2022 Career Expo
McNeese Recreational Complex LAMcNeese students and alumni can participate in the Career Expo at the McNeese Recreational Complex. More than 90 organizations will be looking for employees. More Information.
Fall 2022 GradFest
McNeese Alumni Center LAFall 2022 GradFest will be held for all McNeese State University graduating students from 2-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the William Gray Stream Alumni Center. The McNeese Alumni Association sponsors this event. GradFest is a “one-stop shop” for students to make sure they’re…
Judah Art Exhibition
La Jeunesse Room, Old Ranch LAChristina Brown is a self-taught artist from Gibson, Louisiana. She started creating artwork for the Judah Exhibition in 2016. Driven by a deep passion for history and the arts, she combined the two and created a visual learning experience by presenting African American stories and historical accounts in an art form of large wood burnings.…
Fall 2022 GradFest
McNeese Alumni Center LAFall 2022 GradFest will be held for all McNeese State University graduating students from 2-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the William Gray Stream Alumni Center. The McNeese Alumni Association sponsors this event. GradFest is a “one-stop shop” for students to make sure they’re…
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Tritico Theatre LAMcNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts opens the 2022-2023 McNeese Theatre season with the fall production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-22 and 2 p.m. Oct. 23 in Tritico Theatre. The play is a collaboration with Lake Charles Little Theatre. “You’re a Good Man,…
Poet Writer Julia Koets Visits McNeese
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesThe McNeese State University’s Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing will host the poet and creative nonfiction writer Julia Koets for a free reading and book signing at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 in the Stokes Auditorium in the Hardtner Hall. Julia Koets is the author of “PINE,” “Hold Like Owls" and…
Rowdy’s Haunted Homecoming
4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesLake Charles beware! Halloween ghouls and goblins will “haunt” the McNeese State University campus during homecoming week Oct. 23-29. This year’s theme is “Rowdy’s Haunted Homecoming” so students, alumni, Cowboy fans and the community should get ready for some scary fun. Sunday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. Movie Under the Stars featuring Disney’s 1998 “Halloweentown.” Lot…
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Tritico Theatre LAMcNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts opens the 2022-2023 McNeese Theatre season with the fall production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-22 and 2 p.m. Oct. 23 in Tritico Theatre. The play is a collaboration with Lake Charles Little Theatre. “You’re a Good Man,…
Annual McNeese NIRA Rodeo
Burton Arena 7001 Gulf Hwy, Lake Charles, LA, United StatesAnnual McNeese State University NIRA Rodeo at the Burton Coliseum. Support your National Champions! Halloween Rodeo, Thursday, Oct 27, at 8:00 p.m. Slack, Friday Oct 28, noon Rodeo Performance, Friday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. Slack, Saturday, Oct 29, 9 a.m. Rodeo Performance, Saturday, Oct. 29, 5 p.m. Free Admission to all students and faculty. Just…
The Arena Reading Featuring Poetry and Fiction
Stokes Auditorium LAMcNeese chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, in collaboration with So You Like to Write are hosting The Arena Reading. The event will feature poetry and fiction by writers published in this year's edition of the campus literary magazine The Arena, along with members of the creative writing club So You Like to Write.
Women & Gender Studies Lecture Series
McNeese Room, Frazar Memorial Library LAA Night at the Opera: Minette Ferrand, Mixed-Race Actress and Singing Superstar of 1780s Haiti Presented by Dr. Philippe Girard The next Women and Gender Studies event is a lecture on Tuesday 8 October by Dr. Philippe Girard, who will present "A Night at the Opera: Minette Ferrand, Mixed-Race Actress and Singing Superstar of 1780s…
McNeese Jazz Band Concert
Squires Recital Hall LA
McNeese Faculty/Guest Concert The Dorian Quintet
Tritico Theatre LAThe Dorian Wind Quintet The Dorian Wind Quintet is based in New York and tours all over the world. They will perform Sunday in Tritico Theatre at McNeese. Monday morning members of the Quintet will host masterclasses for McNeese students, one class for flutes, one for reed woodwinds and one for French horns. The students…
McNeese Wind Symphony Concert
Tritico Theatre LAThe McNeese Wind Symphony Concert titled Pictures will include music by Leonard Bernstein, Moren Lauridsen, and Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Tritico Theatre, admission is free.
The Pride of McNeese Marching Band: The Soundtrack Concert
Tritico Theatre LARelive the music of football season at The Soundtracks Concert will feature The Pride of McNeese playing music from all three of its halftime productions this fall - Binge Watch, Top Gun Maverick and Panic at the Disco - as well as some popular stand tunes and traditional McNeese spirit tunes. The concert will be on…