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Finance and accounting students are helping community members navigate tax season by interning for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program through the United Way of Southwest Louisiana. This first-hand knowledge prepares students to pass IRS certifications and for their careers after graduation. For more information call 337-433-1088 or visit the United Way VITA website…
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Student-athletes joined McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel to celebrate National Read Across America Day with students at Nelson Elementary School. The event celebrated the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) and is designed to encourage children to read. The McNeese group visited different classes to read from several Dr. Seuss classics, including…
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Musician Elias Faingersh brings his award-winning off-Broadway hit, “Solo from the Pit,” to McNeese State University as part of the Banners 2020 Cultural Season at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, in Tritico Theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex. Combining music, comedy and candor, this show offers a peek into a composing artist’s mind…
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McNeese talent is well represented in the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana’s current exhibit honoring 15 local legends on display through April 11 in the Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center. Eleven McNeese art faculty and alumni are among the 15 area artists selected for the “Twofold: Lake Charles Legends” exhibit. They…
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IBERIABANK is a partner in the First Choice Campaign and a strong supporter of McNeese Athletics. IBERIABANK employees were recognized at a recent basketball game where Phil Earhart, IBERIABANK Southwest Louisiana Market President, and Jason Martinez, Retail Market Manager and Commercial Relationship Manager, presented Coach Heath Schroyer a donation to support the Men’s Basketball Platinum…
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As part of the Banners 2020 Cultural Season at McNeese State University, Haitian-American artist Leyla McCalla will perform at 7 p.m. March 13 in historic F.G. Bulber Auditorium. A founding member of Our Native Daughters and cellist with the Grammy award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, Leyla McCalla has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects…
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Banners at McNeese State University will hold a free lecture by art historian Christa-Maria Lerm-Hayes followed by a screening of the documentary film “Beuys” at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, in Tritico Theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Center. One of the most influential German sculptors of the post-World War II era, Joseph Beuys’…
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E-Week at McNeese wrapped up with a special banquet sponsored by the Department of Engineering and Computer Science where several students and a faculty member were recognized for their outstanding work. Matt Richard, Grand Chenier, received the American Society of Civil Engineers Academic Achievement award for outstanding achievement and commitment to the ASCE student chapter;…
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The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present a free senior recital by Amorahh Wesley, violin, at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 9, in Squires Recital Hall. Wesley will perform “Sonata in F Major” by George Frederic Handel, “La Folia” by Arcangelo Corelli and “Chaconne in G Minor” by Tomaso…
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McNeese State University’s robotics team took home the Design Award in the recent VEX U Robotics Competition held in Houston, Texas. The “Gladiators” team is composed of team captain and mechanical engineering junior Sangam Chapagain, mechanical engineering junior Abiral Mainali and electrical engineering senior Shiva Acharya, all from Kathmandu, Nepal; mechanical engineer senior Dinesh Upadhyay,…
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