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  • 2022-2023 Priority Financial Aid Deadline | Please Submit FAFSA by May 1

    4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United States

    May 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…

  • Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremonies

    4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United States

    McNeese 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…

  • Last Day to Apply for Admission, Fall 2022

    4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United States

    We're thrilled you've decided to become a Cowboy and join the thousands of others who have made McNeese their first choice.  Apply today!  

  • Welcome Back Fest and Cowboy Community Day

    New Ranch

    Hosted by the Office of Student Services - provides students a chance to interact with student services offices, university departments and student support services.

  • Student Organization Fair and Meet the Greeks

    The Quad

    Provides 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 Quad

    The Student Life Coalition will hand out free novelties and food and provide music.

  • Community Day

    New Ranch

    Local 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 Ranch

    McNeese’s campus ministry student organizations will distribute information to students regarding worship services, meetings and free lunch programs.

  • SGA and SLC Day

    The Quad

    The 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 Ranch

    McNeese Intramurals will be on hand to promote student wellness and provide resource information

  • Fall 2022 Career Expo

    McNeese Recreational Complex LA

    McNeese 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 LA

    Fall 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 Exhibit Christina Brown

    Judah Art Exhibition

    La Jeunesse Room, Old Ranch LA

    Christina 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 LA

    Fall 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 LA

    McNeese 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 States

    The 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 States

    Lake 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 LA

    McNeese 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 States

    Annual 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 LA

    McNeese 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.

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