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One of the new bee hives of The Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences to educate both students and the community about the benefits of bees.

McNeese Bee Program

December 5, 2018

McNeese State University is doing its part to help promote the benefits of bees as pollinators through a partnership with local beekeepers and the Harold and Pearl Dripps School of…

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Michael Casteel

McNeese Student Cracks Code in IBM Challenge

December 5, 2018

Michael Casteel, a double major in computer science and computer engineering at McNeese State University, placed among the top 10 scorers in IBM’s national online interactive code cracking challenge, The…

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Wayne Ahrens, Westlake Chemical vice president, Operations Region 1; Curtis Brescher, Westlake Chemical plant manager, North and South Plants; Dr. Mitchell Adrian, McNeese provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management; McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel; Steve Jones, Westlake Chemical human resource manager, Region 1; Joe Andrepont, Westlake Chemical principal, community and governmental affairs; and Dr. Nikos Kiritsis, college dean.

McNeese Foundation Receives Westlake Chemical Donation for Student Study Center

December 5, 2018

Westlake Chemical presented a $20,000 donation to McNeese State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science through the McNeese Foundation for the engineering student study center. On hand for the…

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Butch Ferdinandsen, center, president-elect for the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors, accepts the donation from SWLA Chapter of API board members, from left, A.J. Vincent, James Nugent, Pat Hay and Todd Hine.

McNeese Foundation Receives API Donation for Scholarships

December 4, 2018

The Southwest Louisiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute recently donated $75,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the American Petroleum Institute Endowed Scholarship for students. Butch Ferdinandsen, center,…

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Undergraduate students in blue gowns smile for the camera as they anticipate the start of graduation.

McNeese Fall 2018 Commencement Set

December 3, 2018

McNeese State University will hold its 151st commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Burton Coliseum. The fall class of 2018 includes 586 candidates from 35 parishes, 22…

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McNeese People on Campus

December 3, 2018

Kedrick Nicholas, associate dean of students at McNeese State University, has been elected as the 2018-2019 president of the Louisiana Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators at its…

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McNeese Arts Briefs

December 3, 2018

McNeese State University Master of Fine Arts poetry student Tyler Robert Sheldon recently had his poetry chapbook “Consolation Prize” published by Finishing Line Press, a short story, “The Clay,” published…

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Check presentation with: Marshall Watkins, CITGO general manager operations and maintenance, Jerry Dunn, CITGO vice president and general manager, Gov. John Bel Edwards, McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel and Ryan Vining, CITGO general manager engineering and technical services.

CITGO Donates to McNeese First Choice Campaign

November 28, 2018

CITGO Lake Charles has made a $300,000 contribution to the First Choice Campaign for McNeese State University. McNeese has launched a three-year First Choice Campaign with its local industry partners…

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McNeese Rodeo at Sam Houston State

November 28, 2018

The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams both placed second at the Sam Houston State University Rodeo competition in Huntsville, Texas. In saddle bronc riding, Lathan Lyons, Eunice,…

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Dr. Daryl Burckel and Willie Mount

McNeese Foundation Donates to McNeese First Choice Campaign

November 19, 2018

The McNeese State University Foundation has donated $25,000 to support the First Choice Campaign at McNeese. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese and the future of Southwest…

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