Events

McNeese MFA Program to Host Free Reading

January 23, 2019

Author Amina Gautier will give a free fiction reading at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in the McNeese State University Business Conference Center as the Ada Vincent Visiting Writer. This reading is sponsored by the McNeese Master of Fine Arts program and a Juliet Hardtner Endowed Professorship. Gautier is the award-winning author of  “The Loss…

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McNeese Fall 2018 President’s Honor List

January 14, 2019

The President’s Honor List for the fall 2018 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours…

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McNeese Fall 2018 Honor Roll

January 14, 2019

The McNeese State University Honor Roll for the 2018 fall semester has been announced. The honor roll lists undergraduate students earning at least a 3.0 or B average while carrying 12 or more semester hours. Honor Roll is as follows: LAKE CHARLES: Azeez I. Abbasi, Jasmine Noell Abel, Nicholas R. Abshire, John Adam Agee, Marie…

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McNeese Small Business Workshop Offered

January 11, 2019

A workshop titled “Marketing Strategies for Your Small Business” will be held from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at the McNeese State University SEED Center. The workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese. Presented by state LSBDC communications specialist DeRon Talley, this workshop will guide business owners on how to…

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McNeese Hosts Louisiana Intercollegiate Honor Band

January 11, 2019

McNeese State University will host the 2019 Louisiana Intercollegiate Honor Band Jan. 18-20. Over 80 college musicians representing 11 universities from across the state will converge on the McNeese campus for this event. The honor band will perform in a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, in Tritico Theatre. The group will be…

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McNeese Sets Late Registration for Spring Semester

December 12, 2018

Students can still register for the spring 2019 semester at McNeese State University online or with their faculty adviser during late registration Jan. 11-15. Students must be admitted to the university and should see an adviser to get their alternate PIN, if required, prior to registration. To register, students can go online to www.mcneese.edu and…

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McNeese Small Business Workshop Scheduled

December 12, 2018

A workshop titled “Starting and Financing Your Business Idea: Using SASOL’s Small Business Resource Guide” will be held from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the McNeese State University SEED Center. This workshop is presented in partnership with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese, SASOL and the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance. Topics…

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McNeese Spring Musical Set

December 12, 2018

McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts opens the 2019 spring McNeese Theatre season with the musical production of “Songs for a New World” Jan. 9-13 at Tritico Theatre. Times are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9-12 and 2 p.m. Jan 13. Written by Tony-Award winner Jason Robert Brown, “Songs for a New…

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2018 Fall McNeese Honor Grads

December 12, 2018

Eleven McNeese State University students received the Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00) designation in fall commencement ceremonies held Saturday, Dec. 8, at Burton Coliseum. Two students were recognized for earning a 4.0 grade point average throughout their college careers. Meghan Ashley Levens, Houston, Texas, in elementary education Alla Voth, Temiktau, Kazakhstan, in accounting   The other…

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McNeese Graduate Playing Trumpet for Touring Broadway Production

December 7, 2018

McNeese State University music performance major Victor Medina was not  among his 562 classmates who donned their blue and gold caps and gowns for this Saturday’s 2018 fall commencement in Burton Coliseum. Medina, who is graduating in absentia, has gotten a jump-start on his career as a professional musician. He was tapped in mid-November to…

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