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The McNeese State University campus will be “rocking out” Oct. 17-23 as students, alumni and the community prepare for 2021 homecoming activities. “Rowdy Rocking Through the Decades” is this year’s theme and is inspired by the traditions and pop culture of years past. On Sunday, Oct. 17, students will go back in time while at…
Read MoreThe Market Basket Charitable Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the Market Basket Academic Scholarship.
Read MoreIBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon Bank, has donated $100,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation with a $15,000 commitment to the McNeese Athletics Director’s Fund.
Read MoreMcNeese’s graduate psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner program has been ranked in the Top 10 for both affordability and best online degree program by edumed.org. Edumed.org based both its rankings on affordability, return on investment and program availability and offerings. The College of Nursing and Health Professions provides three concentration areas – family nurse practitioner, nursing…
Read MoreThe Office of Enrollment Management is hosting a series of October workshops for future students and their families on how to fill out the 2022-23 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The FAFSA form is used to determine if students qualify for scholarships, including TOPS, grants, work-study programs and financial aid. The first…
Read MoreLake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter, a 2007 history graduate, has been presented with the Shining Example Award for Governmental Tourism Leadership by the Southeast Tourism Society. The award recognizes Mayor Hunter’s consistent vision and passion for developing partnerships with the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau and other tourism-related entities to promote the city…
Read MoreMcNeese’s graduate psychology program has again been recognized as one of the best in the nation. The applied behavior analysis concentration ranks in the Top 25 by appliedbehavioranalysis.com and the psychology program is in the Top 12 online programs by besthealthdegrees.com The websites based the rankings on student/faculty ratio, affordability, accreditation, reputation and salary potential.…
Read MoreThe McNeese State University Alumni Association will present its 2021 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year awards during halftime ceremonies at the Cowboys vs. the Southeastern Lions football game Saturday, Oct. 2. The three McNeese alumni who have been named recipients this year are: Janie Doucet Frugé, CEO at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur; Burnis…
Read MoreFor the 11th consecutive year, the U.S. News and World Report has ranked McNeese State University as one of the top universities in the South in its 2022 Best Colleges list. The university also ranks among the Top 50 Public Schools in the southern region as well—one of five Louisiana institutions to make the Top…
Read MoreThe W.R. Grace Foundation has donated $7,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the Colleges of Business and Science, Engineering and Mathematics.
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