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A team of civil engineers from McNeese State University’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) chapter have brought back a McNeese tradition – building a canoe out of concrete for the ASCE’s Gulf Coast Student Conference, hosted this year by Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The concrete canoe team was composed of six members, all…
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Jaylan Jones, junior flute performance major at McNeese State University, was recently named the winner of the young adult division of the Rapides Symphony Concerto competition. Held in Alexandria, this biannual competition is intended to inspire and encourage developing instrumentalists on winds, percussion and strings. As the winner of the young adult division, Jones was awarded a cash…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present the McNeese Choirs, Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers in a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Ralph Squires Recital Hall under the direction of Dr. Darryl Jones, who is retiring this spring after 22 years as director of choral…
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With just two rodeos left in the regular season, McNeese State University’s men’s rodeo team is currently ranked first in the Southern Region, with the women’s team in third place. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Southern Region includes 14 member colleges and universities in Louisiana and Texas. For the men’s team, Ryder Sanford is ranked…
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By Hayden FoolkesStudent Reporter Connor Moyer, a civil engineering major at McNeese from Westlake, has received valuable experience working in the field through a co-op internship with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD). Following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, who both work in local industry, Connor realized from a young age that…
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As part of the spring 2022 Women and Gender Studies Lecture Series, visiting assistant professor of English Alicia Mariano will give a presentation titled “The Machine for Freedom: How Cycling Like A Maniac Taught Me To Be A Better, Community-Minded Feminist” Thursday, April 14 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the McNeese Room of Frazar Memorial Library.…
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McNeese and SOWELA Technical Community College have signed articulation agreements for four programs, making it easier for students to transfer credits from SOWELA to McNeese. SOWELA students who complete 60 hours and graduate with an Associate of Applied Science degree in criminal justice, an Associate of General Studies degree in English literature, an Associate of…
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The Children’s Clinic of SWLA has given $5,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Dr. Patrick J. Unkel Scholarship. Unkel founded the Children’s Clinic along with Dr. Richard “Dick” Calhoun. The scholarship is designated for junior and senior pre-medicine students. On hand for the presentation are from left, Dr. Bruce Thompson, Dr. Wade…
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Carlee Reeves, a graduate student in McNeese State University’s Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) program, is preparing to present her research on effective treatments for harmful autism spectrum disorder behaviors at the annual Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Conference in Dallas, Texas. From Dry Creek, Reeves’ journey to the ABA program was very different than that…
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McNeese State University’s Preview Day for prospective students and their families will take place from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9. This event is sponsored by the McNeese 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…
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