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Registration for the 2021 McNeese State University Homecoming Parade is now open for community entries at www.mcneese.edu/campus-life/homecoming. The fee is $50 per unit. The homecoming parade is scheduled to roll down Ryan Street at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, and this year’s theme is “Rowdy Rocking Through the Decades.” The Cowboys are playing the University…
Read MoreMcNeese and Boudreaux’s New Drug Store will hold a flu vaccination clinic for students, faculty and staff on Thursday, Oct. 14, and Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 9-11 a.m. in the Old Ranch where the computer lab was located. The flu vaccination will be at no cost to those with insurance. For anyone without insurance the…
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The McNeese State University Alumni Association is partnering with JCPenney to provide exclusive discounts on career apparel for McNeese students and alumni during the Suit Up Event Sept. 26 from 4-7 p.m. in Prien Lake Mall in Lake Charles. “We’re very excited to continue working with JCPenney to provide this virtual shopping experience for our…
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The McNeese State University 2021 Fall Career Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in the Recreational Complex on campus. All McNeese students, as well as alumni, can participate. Participating students should dress professionally and bring copies of their resume to give to recruiters upon request. Students can…
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Dr. Anita Fields-Gold has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Maureen Bates College of Nursing Instructional Fund. The fund was established in 2016 by Fields-Gold, her husband, Maurice, and her brother, Mid Ray Clark, in memory of Anita and Mid Ray’s mother, Maureen Bates. The monies are designated to be used…
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McNeese State University’s Preview Day for prospective students and their families will take place from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in the Recreation Complex. This free event is sponsored by the McNeese Admissions and Recruiting Office. Following COVID-19 guidelines, face coverings must be worn at all times indoors and social distancing is encouraged. Preview Day…
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McNeese State University mass communication major Presleigh Ruiz, from Sulphur, had the experience of a lifetime thanks to a semester spent studying at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. “I didn’t realize McNeese offered so many opportunities to study abroad,” says Ruiz. When she learned about McNeese’s International Student Exchange Program, she first started…
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The Contractors Educational Trust Fund (CETF) has donated $50,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to support the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. The funds are dedicated to establishing a course workshop for engineering students preparing to graduate to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
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Bane Cook, a 1957 mathematics graduate of McNeese State University, has donated $100,000 to the McNeese Foundation for the department of mathematics. Cook, who recently turned 96, is a World War II veteran, and after earning his degree at McNeese, he had a successful career as an engineer with CitCon Oil Corp. He also championed…
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McNeese State University health and human performance major Isaiah Johnson and biological sciences major Malaki Johnson, both from Opelousas, have been selected for the inaugural Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program by the University of Louisiana System (ULS). This program is part of the commitment by the UL System to produce Louisiana’s most educated generation by the…
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