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McNeese State University’s Lacie Wentzel, director of the McNeese Recreation Complex, was named Rising Professional of the Year at the Louisiana Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (LACUSPA)…

The Market Basket Charitable Foundation has given $10,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Market Basket Academic Scholarship. The funds for the donation were raised at the Market…

First Federal Bank of Louisiana has donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the First Federal Bank of Louisiana Scholarship. The scholarship is designated for junior, senior or…

Two McNeese State University students won the Leaders of Tomorrow essay contest at the Americas LNG and GAS Summit and Exhibition that took place in Lake Charles recently. Alicia Vieira…

McNeese State University students’ artwork received Best of Show and Honorable Mention awards at the College Juried Art Exhibition at the Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas. Madison Poindexter,…

McNeese State University President Dr. Daryl Burckel received a Positive Growth Community Recognition Award recently. The Alliance for Positive Growth (APG) honored Burckel for his efforts in getting McNeese facilities…

McNeese State University celebrated the careers and accomplishments of the 1980 Reserve National Champion men’s rodeo team members by inducting them into the 2022 McNeese Rodeo Hall of Fame. The…

McNeese State University’s Information Technology Office received an Innovation Award from EdScoop for efforts in rebuilding the online dashboard after the outdated system crashed following two hurricanes. The EDScoop 50…

Lake Charles students Ali Davis, a criminal justice senior, and Clophus “CJ” Semien, a nursing senior, have been named as McNeese State University’s 2022 Homecoming Queen and King. The royal…

McNeese State University’s College of Business has initiated an Undergraduate Certificate in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Business that is the first of its kind in the state of Louisiana and…