Events
The McNeese State University Department of Visual Arts is hosting a Gumbowl fundraiser from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex Atrium. Tickets are $20 and proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to help defray costs of McNeese ceramics students attending the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference in Detroit, Michigan. There will be no pre-sale. All tickets…
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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available for the 2026-2027 academic year. McNeese State University is hosting a FAFSA Pop-Up on Saturday, Jan. 10, to help current and incoming students complete the application. The McNeese Financial Aid Office will host a FAFSA Pop-Up on campus in the Frazar Memorial Library from 1 to 4 p.m. No appointment is needed. McNeese students can stop by and renew their FAFSA and incoming students and their families can get assistance in filing the FAFSA. Students can qualify for federal…
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The Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) at McNeese State University is inviting entrepreneurs in southwest Louisiana to a free training in January titled “Winning 2026: Strategic Planning Made Simple for Small Business Owners.” The sessions will take place in multiple locations and online. Dates include Jan., 14, at Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce or…
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McNeese State University will hold two ceremonies Friday, Dec. 19, to confer degrees on the graduates at the university’s 165th commencement in McNeese’s Townsley Law Arena. The ceremony for the colleges of business and nursing and health professions will be held at 9 a.m. and the Burton College of Education and colleges of engineering and…
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The McNeese State University Rodeo Team is hosting a Celebrity Fight Night on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. in the McNeese Recreation Center. “We decided to make this a sister event to the successful boxing event each spring. Fight Night will have a cage instead of a ring and feature some professional fighters, as…
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McNeese State University will host Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winner and former McNeese faculty member, for a book reading on Friday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Noland Conference Room located in the Henning SEED Center. He will read from his new book: Twice Around a Marriage. This event is sponsored by the Master…
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McNeese State University will host McNeese alumna Kelly Hines for a talk on Friday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the McNeese Alumni Center. This event is sponsored by the Honors College and is free to the public. Hines will present “My Journey Through Kinesiology: More Than Resistance Training and Rehab.” She has co-authored 12…
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McNeese State University’s Honors College is hosting an open house for prospective students and their families on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Drew Hall room 234, located on Joe Dumars Dr. Qualifications for the Honors College for incoming first-year students are a 27 or higher on the ACT (or about 1250…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts presents the McNeese Theatre production of the play “Buried Child” at 7 p.m. Oct. 29-31 and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in Tritico Theatre. “Buried Child” by Sam Shepard won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama. The play is set in…
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McNeese State University will host author Rae Cline for a fiction reading on Friday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Stokes Auditorium, located in Hardtner Hall. This event is sponsored by the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in creative writing and a Juliet Hardtner Endowed Professorship. This reading is free to the public. …
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