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Christy Papania-Jones, educator and founder and executive director of the St. Nicholas Center for Children in Lake Charles, will serve as the grand marshal for the 2024 McNeese State University Homecoming parade. The parade is scheduled to roll down Ryan Street on a Tuesday this year at 7 p.m. Oct. 29. More than 85 businesses,…
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The McNeese State University rodeo men’s team is in second place in the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association after two rodeos. The men’s team took first place at the Panola College rodeo in Tatum, Texas, where Kash Krogman placed first in bull riding. In Saddle Bronc event, Izaah Bartles, of New Underwood,…
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McNeese State University junior, Christabel Simon-Alade, got an early start working in the medical field conducting research at Louisiana State University. Simon-Alade, a biological sciences major from Nigeria, chose to study at McNeese because of its academic rigor and affordability for an international student. “I want to study medicine to become a symbol of hope…
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McNeese State University senior, Elijah Adediran, spent his summer immersed in biotechnology as an intern at Roche Diagnostics. Roche Diagnostics is a corporation developing diagnostic products for cancer, cardiac health, infectious diseases and women’s health. Adediran, an electrical engineering major from Lagos, Nigeria, interned for one of the company’s teams. “I became familiar with software…
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McNeese State University’s 2024 homecoming week “Pokes on the Bayou” is set for Oct. 27 through Nov. 2. All students, alumni and Cowboy fans are invited to attend festivities throughout the week. On Sunday, Oct. 27, the “Bayou Bounce” at Urban Air Adventure Park will be from 8:30-11:30 p.m. All attractions, including a ropes course…
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High school students and their families are invited to McNeese State University’s Preview Day on either Saturday, Oct. 19, or Saturday, Nov. 23, in Bulber Auditorium, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. This free event is hosted by the McNeese Recruiting Office. Preview Day is a campus-wide open house where students and families can learn about…
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McNeese State University’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing is hosting poet, Dilruba Ahmed, for a poetry reading on Friday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. in Bulber Auditorium. The reading is free and open to faculty, staff, students and the public and is sponsored by the Juliet Hardtner Endowed Professorship Ahmed is the…
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The McNeese Cowboy Club presents the ninth annual Cowboy Gallop 5K road race on Saturday, Oct. 12, with proceeds benefiting the McNeese Track and Field program. Participants can choose between a 5k run/walk flat loop course that covers McNeese athletics and main campus, or a virtual 5K where they pick the course. There will also…
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McNeese State University sophomores, Warner Levy Jr. and Braylon Fuselier, have been selected for the fourth cohort of the Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program sponsored by the University of Louisiana System. The three-year Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program enhances the collegiate experience of exemplary Black male students by providing educational programs and mentoring opportunities. One…
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McNeese State University civil engineering students Francis Chukwuemeka, Brant Courville and Tyler Tran laid the groundwork for their future careers during their summer internships. Chukwuemeka, a junior from Nigeria, interned for AECOM, an infrastructure consulting firm, in Michigan. He explained that asking questions in class helped him learn quickly during his internship. “I gained valuable…
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