Events
A group of 127 members of the McNeese State University Pride of McNeese Marching Band and Cowgirl Kickers will be flying out of Houston on Dec. 28 to take part in the 2018 London New Year’s Day Parade and Festival. Large instruments have been packed up and sent ahead of the event and the band…
Read MoreA team of students from McNeese State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science took first place in the recent poster competition at the Annual High Altitude Conference at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. The winning group – Team Event Horizon – was comprised of engineering majors William Dever, Sulphur, brothers Brian and…
Read More
McNeese State University President Dr. Daryl V. Burckel, right, was officially installed as the seventh president of the university by Dr. James B. Henderson, president and CEO of the University of Louisiana System during the 149th commencement exercises held in Burton Coliseum. During the investiture ceremony, Burckel was presented with a traditional symbol of the…
Read More
With traditional pomp and circumstance, McNeese State University will hold its fall commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Burton Coliseum. At commencement, McNeese President Dr. Daryl V. Burckel will officially be installed as the seventh president of the university by Dr. James B. Henderson, president and CEO of the University of Louisiana…
Read More
A field training officer academy will be offered from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Dec. 11-15 in the McNeese SEED Center through McNeese State University’s Economic Development Administration Center and Police Department. Field training officers are key for any agency to develop and to retain competent and professional officers in law enforcement agencies. This 40-hour academy…
Read More
The venue for the 77th performance of Handel’s “Messiah” scheduled for 3 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 3, has changed – the performance is moving back into the historic F.G. Bulber Auditorium at McNeese State University. The Lake Charles Messiah Chorus and Orchestra presentation is a long-standing tradition marking the start of the holiday season in…
Read More
The McNeese State University Student Art Association’s annual holiday art sale will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the Grand Gallery of the Shearman Fine Arts Annex. Over 300 artworks by McNeese visual arts students and faculty will be for sale, all produced during the fall 2017 semester. Available works include…
Read More
A 2017 Tax Workshop will be offered from 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Dec. 1, at the SEED Center at McNeese State University. The workshop will be presented by the IRS and the Louisiana Department of Revenue and is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese. Cost is $30 per person and includes continental…
Read MoreThe 2017 Fall McNeese State University Sage Series concludes with a lecture from Dr. Robert Carriker, professor of history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, titled “Adventures with ‘Dr. Boudin’ and the Accidental Invention of the Boudin and Cracklin King Cake” at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in the McNeese SEED Center. Carriker, or…
Read More
The McNeese State University Department of Visual Arts is hosting the Fall 2017 Senior Thesis Exhibition Nov. 16-Dec. 7 in the Abercrombie Gallery located in the Shearman Fine Arts Center. A public reception for the graduating seniors featured in the exhibit will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Abercrombie Gallery. The featured…
Read More