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The four semifinalists selected by the McNeese State University Presidential Search Committee will be on campus Tuesday, April 16, to meet with faculty, staff, students and alumni/community leaders. Those semifinalists are: Andy Benoit, Jr., Vice President of Enrollment Management, Texas A&M University Shadow Robinson, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, University of Arkansas Wade…
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The McNeese State University rodeo team is hosting the Celebrity Boxing Challenge on Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Burton Coliseum. The main event will be Aaron Davis vs. Grant Navarre, plus 16 other boxing matches. Tickets are available through ticketmaster.com, or table can be purchased by calling 337-476-4037. All proceeds benefit the…
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The McNeese State University rodeo team is in good standing with two more rodeos this season. Currently, the men’s team is in first place in the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and the women’s team is in fourth place. Isaac Richard, Eunice, is in the top spot in saddle bronc riding, and…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts presents the McNeese Theatre production of the play “Kimberly Akimbo” at 7 p.m. April 17-20 and at 2 p.m. April 20 in Tritico Theatre. “Kimberly Akimbo” by David Lindsay-Abaire is a hilarious and heartrending play about a teenager with a rare condition causing her…
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Dear McNeese Community, The Presidential Search Committee met last week to review applicants and select semifinalists to bring to campus. Those four semifinalists are: The Committee needs your help at this next step in the search process. Each candidate is coming to campus April 16 to meet with you—faculty and staff, students, and alumni/community leaders—before…
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McNeese State University student Sarah Lognion presented a paper at the Sigma Tau Delta convention and won first place in British Literature presentations. Lognion, a senior from Bell City majoring in history, authored a paper titled, “Measuring Prester John’s Footprint: Analysis Between Travel Narratives and Much Ado About Nothing.” “I originally wrote this paper for…
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McNeese State University theater students earned exclusive scholarships, awards and major praise at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Abilene, Texas, in February. At the festival, students can attend various workshops by theater educators and watch performances by universities from across the region. Juliet Riviere, a chemical engineering major from Lake Charles, and…
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McNeese State University civil engineering students were successful with their concrete canoe built from scratch at the Gulf Coast American Society of Civil Engineers Student Symposium in New Orleans. The symposium hosted universities from across the gulf coast where students competed in engineering competitions, including the concrete canoe race. The McNeese team placed in four…
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The speech and debate team at McNeese State University came home with a national title from the Pi Kappa Delta Comprehensive National Tournament in Arizona. Pi Kappa Delta is the oldest national speech and debate organization in the country. The tournament had over 50 schools attending and 1000 competitive entries across various categories. First place…
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Since 2001, the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic (KDCC) at McNeese State University has offered quality and affordable counseling services to communities in Southwest Louisiana. In addition, the KDCC is a site placement for programs focusing on learning through growth, training and experience to students earning a Master of Science degree in clinical mental health counseling from…
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