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As part of the fall 2019 SAGE series, author Viola Fontenot will present a lecture titled, “A Cajun Girl’s Sharecropping Years,” at 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, in the McNeese State University SEED Center. Living as tenants on tracts of farmland in exchange for a one-third share of the profit generated from their crops, sharecroppers…
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Louisiana poet laureate and McNeese State University alumnus John Warner Smith will give a free poetry reading at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, in Stokes Auditorium of Hardtner Hall at McNeese. Smith is the author of “Muhammad’s Mountain” (2018), “Spirits of the Gods” (2017), “Soul Be a Witness” (2016) and “A Mandala of Hands” (2015).…
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McNeese State University invites the community to campus for the first Pokes in the Oaks celebration to be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, in front of F.G. Bulber Auditorium. This event is sponsored by the McNeese Student Government Association. Pokes in the Oaks will feature live music from McNeese’s Zyde-Pokes, Rusty Metoyer…
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Westlake Chemical has donated $20,000 to McNeese State University’s College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics for the engineering student study center through the McNeese Foundation.
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Cops and Jocks has donated $51,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Law Enforcement Scholarship No. 15 and No. 16, the Don Dixon and Alan Heisser Academic Scholarship No. 8, the women’s golf team and the baseball team. The funds for the donation were raised at the recent…
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McNeese State University’s Preview Day for prospective students and their families will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. This event is sponsored by the Admissions and Recruiting Office. Preview Day is a campus-wide open house where participants can tour campus, learn about admissions, colleges and offered majors and see why McNeese is…
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Volunteers are needed for McNeese State University’s premier food and wine event, Rouge et Blanc, which is set to return to downtown Lake Charles on Saturday, Oct. 12. This year, the event will be held on the grounds of the 1911 Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center at 1001 Ryan St. There are a…
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Dr. Angelique M. Ogea, associate professor of education professions, has been named dean of the Burton College of Education at McNeese State University, according to Dr. Mitchell Adrian, provost and vice president for academic affairs and enrollment management at McNeese. Please unmute video “It is with great enthusiasm that I accept the opportunity to serve…
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The McNeese State University 2019 Fall Career and Internship Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Recreational Complex on campus. McNeese students of all majors and classifications, as well as alumni, can participate. “The career and internship fair is a great opportunity for students and alumni…
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The McNeese State University 2019 theatre season will open with the fall production of Robert and Willie Reale’s musical “A Year with Frog and Toad” Sept. 25-28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. in Tritico Theatre. Based on Arnold Lobel’s beloved children’s book series from the 1970s, the play follows the happy-go-lucky…
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