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McNeese State University student Sarah Lognion presented a paper at the Sigma Tau Delta convention and won first place in British Literature presentations. Lognion, a senior from Bell City majoring in history, authored a paper titled, “Measuring Prester John’s Footprint: Analysis Between Travel Narratives and Much Ado About Nothing.” “I originally wrote this paper for…
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McNeese State University theater students earned exclusive scholarships, awards and major praise at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Abilene, Texas, in February. At the festival, students can attend various workshops by theater educators and watch performances by universities from across the region. Juliet Riviere, a chemical engineering major from Lake Charles, and…
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McNeese State University civil engineering students were successful with their concrete canoe built from scratch at the Gulf Coast American Society of Civil Engineers Student Symposium in New Orleans. The symposium hosted universities from across the gulf coast where students competed in engineering competitions, including the concrete canoe race. The McNeese team placed in four…
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The speech and debate team at McNeese State University came home with a national title from the Pi Kappa Delta Comprehensive National Tournament in Arizona. Pi Kappa Delta is the oldest national speech and debate organization in the country. The tournament had over 50 schools attending and 1000 competitive entries across various categories. First place…
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Since 2001, the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic (KDCC) at McNeese State University has offered quality and affordable counseling services to communities in Southwest Louisiana. In addition, the KDCC is a site placement for programs focusing on learning through growth, training and experience to students earning a Master of Science degree in clinical mental health counseling from…
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McNeese State University hosted more than 500 high seniors and their families for Cowboy Commitment Day on Thursday, March 28. The students, already fully accepted into McNeese, had the opportunity to register for fall classes, get a student ID card, a parking pass, meet their advisers, tour housing and explore campus. “This is our opportunity…
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From the Poke Press Special Game Day Edition Junior Christian Shumate, whose Shu-slams have delighted Cowboys fans this season, said the team is looking forward to making the McNeese community proud today. The No. 12-seed Cowboys will face No. 5 Gonzaga at 6:25 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tournament…
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High school students got a taste of the professional agriculture industry during the FFA invitational at the McNeese State University farm recently. Nearly 1,500 students from Louisiana and Texas attended the event for its 60th year, making it the most attended practice contest in Louisiana. The event featured contests in dairy foods, floriculture, meat identification,…
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A team of five McNeese State University civil engineering students competed in Denver, Colorado, at the 2024 National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) Foundation Student Competition and received second place. The team members included junior Kallie Broussard of Lake Arthur, junior Todd Cormier of Iowa, junior Brant Courville of Lake Charles, junior Matthew Hennigan of Westlake…
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McNeese State University is working with EAB Moon Shot for Equity to identify challenges and barriers that prevent students from earning a degree. Moon Shot for Equity opens discussions on campus to determine how to put the student’s needs first. This shift in thought and processes can lead to a thriving student environment. For example,…
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