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L’Auberge Casino Resort has donated $5,937.16 to the McNeese State University Foundation. Each month L’Auberge guests contribute their extra change to casino floor donation boxes. The contributions are collected and matched up to $1,000 by the resort and then donated to a deserving nonprofit organization.
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William Scheufens, chief of police for the McNeese State University Police Department, has been recognized with the Outstanding Staff Member award by the University of Louisiana System. The annual award is presented to one member among the System’s nearly 10,000 faculty and staff members across the System’s nine campuses. Scheufens was nominated by Dr. Chris…
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McNeese State University student Jassmine Sims, a senior health systems management major, not only received her COVID-19 vaccine at McNeese’s first on-campus clinic but she also helped organize the operation as an intern with Student Health Center nurse practitioner Dr. Troy Hidalgo. Leading up to the vaccination clinic, Sims reviewed recommendations from the Centers for…
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The McNeese State University Student Government Association has created the 2021 Cowboy Court to combine both the Homecoming and Spring courts for the 2020-21 academic year. Both courts were presented during halftime ceremonies at the McNeese Cowboys vs. Lamar Cardinals football game on Saturday, March 13, in Cowboy Stadium. Homecoming King and Queen are education…
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To view the press conference go to: youtube.com/McNeeseStateU The McNeese State University Foundation and McNeese State University have submitted a proposal to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for a $2.75 million grant to create a Center of Excellence to support the local and national liquid natural gas (LNG) industry. If approved, the center will…
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McNeese State University hosted its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus Friday, March 12, for eligible students, faculty and staff. McNeese’s vaccination site was approved through the Louisiana Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Eighty-three members of the McNeese community received their vaccines at the clinic spearheaded by the Student…
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Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Co. has donated $30,000 to the McNeese Foundation for Coca-Cola Scholarship #10.
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McNeese State University sociology senior Roishetta Sibley is changing lives in Southwest Louisiana through a mutual aid initiative called the Vessel Project. The Vessel Project came to life during the record-breaking cold temperatures in the southern region of the country experienced in late February. “During Hurricane Laura, I was helped by a fellow mutual aid…
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Turner Industries has contributed $100,000 to the McNeese State University First Choice campaign to provide necessary resources to sustain growth in high demand academic areas that support the economic expansion and quality of life in Southwest Louisiana. The national industrial contractor is one of several local industry partners and contractors that are investing in McNeese…
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IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, has committed $100,000 to various McNeese State University programs and initiatives. The funds are dedicated to the McNeese First Choice Campaign, Bridge the Gap and College of Liberal Arts scholarships, McNeese athletics programs, the College of Business and President’s Awards for Excellence in Service for faculty and staff.
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