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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, Feb. 27, in the Recreation Complex. This free event is sponsored by the McNeese Admissions and Recruiting Office. Following COVID-19 guidelines, the number of guests for the event is limited and temperature checks are required before entering…
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Cameron LNG has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Cameron LNG Scholarship designated for sophomore, junior and senior engineering majors.
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McNeese State University engineering graduate student Simbarashe Mambiri, from Concession, Zimbabwe, is one of 20 winners of the Reimagine Challenge 2020 created by Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy. Part of a $1 billion commitment by Schmidt Futures to identify and support global talent, the Reimagine…
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Breanna Cross, a Lake Charles engineering major, is one of 10 Louisiana university recipients awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). The scholarships are given to talented civil engineering juniors and seniors with an interest in the transportation field who will bring their dedication to pursuing their career goals…
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McNeese State University senior Tate Helms, an electrical engineering major from Sweet Lake, is gaining practical hands-on experience through an internship at Louisiana Pigment Co. Originally attracted to the engineering program at McNeese because of its affordability and proximity to home, Helms says that Associate Professor of Engineering Brent Garner and Assistant Professor of Engineering…
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McNeese State University’s SAGE series returns this spring with a taped lecture by Dr. Jeroen Dewulf titled, “From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians.” The presentation will be available to view at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, on the…
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Meeyana Richard, a nursing student at McNeese State University, is preparing to change the lives of young people just like the Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana did for her. “I went to the Granberry Club in Lafayette for the first time in 2009,” says Richard. “I was involved in afterschool and summer activities until…
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Dr. Cheryl A. Harris, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and a 1985 criminal justice graduate of McNeese State University, was commissioned from McNeese’s ROTC program and has had a successful 30-year career in military service. Harris, a DeRidder native, credited McNeese with providing her a solid education and a foundation to build the life she…
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Hamza Gheith, a graduate engineering student, is attending McNeese State University this spring semester as the university’s first Fulbright U.S. Student Program participant. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program – established in 1946 – offers research, study and teaching opportunities for one academic year in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students. Gheith, from…
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McNeese State University Professor of Art Kenneth Baskin’s solo exhibition of ceramic sculptures titled “Mechanical Movements” is currently on display at the Ameen Art Gallery at Nicholls State University until Feb. 5. Baskin says that “Mechanical Movements,” which features 18 sculptures, was inspired by Baskin’s own past working as a maintenance technician at a bleach…
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