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McNeese College of Nursing and Health Professions Awarded Workforce Grant

January 6, 2021

McNeese State University has received a $1.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities initiative in partnership with the Delta Regional Authority…

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Dr. Ann Warner

Warner Named Interim Dean of College of Nursing and Health Professions

January 6, 2021

Dr. Ann Warner, professor of nursing and co-coordinator of the graduate nursing program at McNeese State University, has been named interim dean of the McNeese College of Nursing and Health…

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2020 Fall Honor Graduates

January 5, 2021

Twenty McNeese State University students received the Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00) designation in fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 17-19 in Burton Coliseum. Six students were recognized for earning a 4.0…

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Fall 2020 Graduate List

January 5, 2021

McNeese State University conferred 511 degrees on 507 graduates during six college ceremonies Dec. 17-19 in Burton Coliseum. Due to state COVID-19 regulations on the number of people who could…

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On hand for the donation are McNeese Baseball Head Coach Justin Hill and Jace Peterson.

Cowboy Baseball Supported by Major League Baseball Players

December 14, 2020

Major League Baseball players Jace Peterson, of the Milwaukee Brewers, and Wade LeBlanc, of the Baltimore Orioles, recently made a donation to the Hurricane Relief Fund through the McNeese Foundation…

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McNeese State University President Dr. Daryl Burckel, center, is presented with keys by Keith DuRousseau, Keiland Contruction president, left, and Buddy Ragland Jr., Coleman Partners Architects LLC owner, as a symbolic celebration of Frasch Hall, Frasch Hall Annex and the Frazar Memorial Library being released back to the university by Keiland Construction.

McNeese Key Transfer Ceremony

December 11, 2020

McNeese State University is roaring back after direct blows from Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Three buildings – Frasch Hall, Frasch Hall Annex and Frazar Memorial Library – were released by…

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Dr. Christine Duff

McNeese Professor to Present Research at International Conference

December 8, 2020

Dr. Christine Duff, assistant professor of education at McNeese State University, will present her research proposal, Neurodiverse Assessment and Expression of Empathy, at the 22nd International Conference on Autism, Intellectual…

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Moquita Winey stands in front of a red white and blue banner for Ascension Parish Schools

McNeese Graduate to Lead New Ascension Parish School

December 8, 2020

Moquita Chretien-Winey, a 2000 family and consumer sciences education graduate at McNeese State University, will begin the 2021-22 school year as a first time principal and the inaugural principal for…

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Willian Vanderlick, left, being presented with the scholarship check by Dr. Mark Strain, right

McNeese Agricultural Sciences Student Awarded State Scholarship

December 7, 2020

William Vanderlick, a senior agribusiness major at McNeese State University, has received the Eric Lee Memorial Scholarship, funded by the Louisiana Egg Commission through the Louisiana Poultry Industries Educational Foundation.…

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Heath Schroyer named new McNeese Athletics Director

December 3, 2020

McNeese State University men’s head basketball coach, Heath Schroyer, who has held the role of interim director of athletics since mid-June, has been named permanent director, announced McNeese President Dr.…

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