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The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System voted unanimously to name Dr. Wade Rousse as the next president of McNeese State University. “I would like to thank the System Board and President Gallot for the opportunity to serve McNeese State University’s students, faculty and staff, and the Southwest region as the University’s…
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McNeese State University is pleased to be selected as one of the 71 recipients of the 2023-24 Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KBL) Trash Receptacle Grant Program made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and Office of the Lieutenant Governor. McNeese will install 10 trash receptacles on campus. Through the 2023-24 Trash Receptacle Grant Program,…
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McNeese will move to modified operations tomorrow, Monday, April 29 due to a very strong storm front forecasted to move through our area around 8:00 a.m. Finals scheduled for 8:00 a.m. tomorrow will be rescheduled to Friday, May 3 at 8:00 a.m. Finals scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday are still planned to take place as…
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The McNeese State University Presidential Search Committee voted unanimously to name two finalists to present to the full Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. The finalists are: Andy Benoit, Jr. Vice President of Enrollment Management, Texas A&M University, Wade Rousse, Executive Vice President, McNeese State University The Board will hold a special meeting Thursday,…
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The McNeese State University rodeo team is in good standing with two more rodeos this season. Currently, the men’s team is in first place in the Southern Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and the women’s team is in fourth place. Isaac Richard, Eunice, is in the top spot in saddle bronc riding, and…
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Dear McNeese Community, The Presidential Search Committee met last week to review applicants and select semifinalists to bring to campus. Those four semifinalists are: The Committee needs your help at this next step in the search process. Each candidate is coming to campus April 16 to meet with you—faculty and staff, students, and alumni/community leaders—before…
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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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