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Future producers, video game and movie audio engineers and sound designers are getting their start with the new music production concentration at McNeese State University. The music production concentration is one of three concentrations in the Bachelor of Music degree program. The music production curriculum equips students with the skills needed for careers as music…
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McNeese State University’s online literary magazine, Boudin, goes to Hollywood with its chapbook contest launch party Thursday, March 27 from 5-7 p.m. PDT in West Hollywood. Readers attended the event in person or by livestream at https://www.youtube.com/@McNeeseMFA. The event will feature readings by Lynn Mundell, Lori Sambol Brody, Rae Cline, J. Bruce Fuller, Aimee Delong,…
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Last spring, the McNeese State University Biology Department began exploring the idea of establishing a native Cajun prairie somewhere on campus. Firestone Polymers offered to collaborate on the project. Cajun prairie is part of the Western Gulf Coast Prairie ecosystem which historically spanned the entire shoreline in Louisiana and Texas. Less than 1% of this…
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Hard work is paying off with generous offers to graduate school programs in philosophy for Marisa Moreno, a McNeese State University history and humanities graduate. Moreno, of Elton, graduated in the fall 2025 semester with bachelor’s degrees in history and humanities. She has decided to continue her education by pursuing a master’s degree in philosophy. …
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McNeese State University’s Department of Visual Arts is hosting the 38th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition now through May 2 in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex Grand Gallery. The opening reception will be on Thursday, March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. with the juror’s talk and awards at 7 p.m. Erika Olinger,…
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McNeese State University students will present their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, March 27, from 10 a.m. until noon in Henning SEED Center. Thirty-eight McNeese students will be making presentations at the symposium. Tanner Broussard, a senior from Toomey, will present research that includes acquiring and assessing preliminary data on coyote spatial…
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Live storytelling by McNeese State University students will make the past “come alive” as they portray real people in 18th century Haiti as documented through a 2024 book written by Dr. Philippe Girard, McNeese associate professor of history, for a free McNeese Banners event Tuesday, March 25. A Day in Colonial Haiti in the Age…
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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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