Events
The Lake Area community is invited to meet the McNeese State University theatre program’s faculty, production directors and students at the annual Theatre Roundup at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in Tritico Theatre. Information will be available about the season’s productions, auditions and technical work and directors will give an overview of the upcoming theatre…
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Thaddeus Richard, a psychology senior from Eunice at McNeese State University, has been recognized as the national student of the year by Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Richard is the 2018 recipient of the Dr. Phillip M. Summers Student of the Year award that is presented to one student among the 187 national chapters who demonstrates leadership…
Read MoreStudents can still register for the fall 2018 semester at McNeese State University online or with their faculty adviser during late registration Aug. 17-21. 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 State University’s Theta Rho chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity received nine national awards at the 2018 Kappa Sigma Leadership Conference in New Orleans. The McNeese fraternity received the coveted the Founders’ Award of Chapter Excellence for the second year in a row. The McNeese chapter was one of 21 chapters among the 320 national…
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Dr. Chris Thomas has been named interim vice president for student affairs and dean of students at McNeese State University. Thomas has been serving as assistant vice president for university services at McNeese since 2015. His appointment is pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. “In our effort to enhance the…
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McNeese State University will host the fourth annual Cowboy Kickoff Showcase fundraiser for the Pride of McNeese Marching Band travel fund at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, in Burton Coliseum. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and concessions will be sold during the event. The showcase will feature several presentations, including performances by the McNeese Marching…
Read MoreStudents who have registered online for McNeese State University’s 2018 fall classes have until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 15 to pay fees. Fall classes begin Aug. 20. McNeese offers an installment plan for paying tuition and fees that is divided into three payments. Students are required to pay one-third of the total amount plus a $30…
Read MoreAn orientation and information session for new and enrolled student veterans attending McNeese State University this fall will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 13, in the La Jeunesse Room in the Holbrook Student Union. At the session, representatives will be on hand to cover such topics as the veterans education benefits…
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Registration for the 2018 regular fall semester at McNeese State University is currently underway through Aug. 13. The fall class schedule is available online at www.mcneese.edu/schedule and all students should see an adviser, if required, to get their alternate PINS prior to registration. Classes begin Aug. 20 and students can go online to www.mcneese.edu and…
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The second annual Drums & Drafts fundraiser to benefit McNeese State University’s Pride of McNeese Marching Band will be held from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Crying Eagle Brewery in Lake Charles with proceeds going to the band’s travel fund. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and include admission, entertainment…
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