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A team of civil engineers from McNeese State University’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) chapter have brought back a McNeese tradition – building a canoe out of concrete for the ASCE’s Gulf Coast Student Conference, hosted this year by Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The concrete canoe team was composed of six members, all…
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Jaylan Jones, junior flute performance major at McNeese State University, was recently named the winner of the young adult division of the Rapides Symphony Concerto competition. Held in Alexandria, this biannual competition is intended to inspire and encourage developing instrumentalists on winds, percussion and strings. As the winner of the young adult division, Jones was awarded a cash…
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With just two rodeos left in the regular season, McNeese State University’s men’s rodeo team is currently ranked first in the Southern Region, with the women’s team in third place. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Southern Region includes 14 member colleges and universities in Louisiana and Texas. For the men’s team, Ryder Sanford is ranked…
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By Hayden FoolkesStudent Reporter Connor Moyer, a civil engineering major at McNeese from Westlake, has received valuable experience working in the field through a co-op internship with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD). Following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, who both work in local industry, Connor realized from a young age that…
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McNeese and SOWELA Technical Community College have signed articulation agreements for four programs, making it easier for students to transfer credits from SOWELA to McNeese. SOWELA students who complete 60 hours and graduate with an Associate of Applied Science degree in criminal justice, an Associate of General Studies degree in English literature, an Associate of…
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Carlee Reeves, a graduate student in McNeese State University’s Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) program, is preparing to present her research on effective treatments for harmful autism spectrum disorder behaviors at the annual Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Conference in Dallas, Texas. From Dry Creek, Reeves’ journey to the ABA program was very different than that…
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Officers and students from the McNeese chapter of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) recently traveled to the 48th National NSBE Convention in Anaheim, Calif. During this convention, students received opportunities to attend workshops and informational chapter meetings, as well as participate in the Boeing flight and glider competitions. Two of NSBE’s graduate engineering students,…
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McNeese State University alumnus Ross Theriot, a 2012 graduate in mass communication, has been selected as the Horatio Alger Association Alumnus of the Year, a national award intended to recognize exceptional leaders who have overcome adversity and go above and beyond in their service to the organization and their communities, as well as for their…
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Three McNeese State University marketing students have each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS), one of the leading academic organizations in the marketing discipline. Dr. Cassandra Ditt, assistant professor of marketing at McNeese, is a member of AMS and encouraged her students to apply. Kaitlyn MacNamara and Sarah Palermo, Sulphur,…
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First Horizon Bank has committed $100,000 to various McNeese State University programs and initiatives. The McNeese Foundation recently received a $32,5000 donation with a $5,000 commitment to the McNeese President’s Fund, $15,000 reserved for the First Horizon Bank Faculty/Staff Awards and $12,500 designated for the McNeese First Choice Campaign. On hand for the presentation are,…
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