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Dr Jay Sconyers and McNeese students demonstrate fundamental band skills

McNeese Bands Create Virtual Guides for High School Students

August 12, 2020

McNeese State University Bands is providing a new resource for high school band students to develop their skills through a series of virtual guides to marching band fundamentals. The 11-video…

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Lt. Col. Tommy Marks in front of the American Flag and Executive seal.

Changing Lives for a Lifetime

August 10, 2020

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tommy Marks, a 1977 McNeese State University health and physical education graduate, attended McNeese on a track scholarship. He was a cadet in the ROTC…

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James Landreneau, head softball coach, Kimberly Griffin, David Griffin, Heath Shroyer, interim athletics director and head basketball coach, and Kason Kimbrell, assistant athletics director for development and fundraising.

Griffin Family Support Develop the Diamond Campaign

August 10, 2020

Kimberly and David Griffin of Lake Charles have pledged $50,000 over four years to the Develop the Diamond Campaign to benefit renovations to the McNeese Softball Press Box. The Develop…

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Kevin Romero headshot

McNeese Engineering Student Helps Design the Next Generation of Spacesuits at NASA Internship

August 4, 2020

Kevin Romero, a senior electrical engineering student at McNeese, is gaining valuable skills through a second internship with NASA in Houston, Texas. Raised in a military family, Romero now calls…

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William J. Doré Sr. (center) recently presented a $500,000 donation to (L) McNeese State University’s Dr. Wade Rousse, vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business, and McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel as part of a $1 million commitment to the McNeese First Choice Campaign.

Doré Family Supports First Choice Campaign

August 3, 2020

William and Kay Doré have madea $1 million commitment to McNeese State University’s First Choice Campaign. Donations to the McNeese First Choice Campaign from individual donors and business and industry…

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McNeese Brings STEM Education to Local High Schools

August 3, 2020

McNeese State University is bringing the Louisiana STEM (LaSTEM) Pathways Pre-Engineering Certification program to local high schools as the result of a partnership with Louisiana State University and the University…

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Oanh Vuong in front of poster

McNeese Food Technology Student Presents Research Results at National Conference

July 31, 2020

McNeese State University senior food technology student Oanh Vuong presented two posters on protein powders as sustainable food sources at the Graduate Research Competition at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)…

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Jessica Rathjen

McNeese Student Experiences Engineering First Hand through Internship

July 29, 2020

McNeese State University student Jessica Rathjen, an engineering major from Westlake, has had the chance to see what civil engineering looks like in the real world thanks to an internship…

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The Petrochem Athletic Association has pledged $110,000 over three years to the Develop the Diamond Campaign. (L-R) Dr. Wade Rousse, vice president for university advancement and dean of the college of business; John Bruney, president of the Petrochem Athletic Association; James Landreneau, head softball coach; and Kason Kimbrell, assistant athletics director for development and fundraising.

Develop the Diamond Campaign to Make Softball First Choice

July 28, 2020

The Petrochem Athletic Association has pledged $110,000 over three years to the Develop the Diamond Campaign for the McNeese State University softball program. Supporters of McNeese softball have launched the…

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Jada Robinson with a microscope in the Bright Minds Studio

Education Graduate Brings STEAM to Preschoolers

July 28, 2020

Jada Robinson, a 2008 elementary education graduate of McNeese State University, is bringing a new enrichment center, Bright Minds STEAM Studio, to the Humble, Texas, community for preschool students. Science,…

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