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McNeese State University’s robotics team took home the Design Award in the recent VEX U Robotics Competition held in Houston, Texas. The “Gladiators” team is composed of team captain and mechanical engineering junior Sangam Chapagain, mechanical engineering junior Abiral Mainali and electrical engineering senior Shiva Acharya, all from Kathmandu, Nepal; mechanical engineer senior Dinesh Upadhyay,…
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A McNeese State University Biological Science Junior is helping unlock a mystery about American eels in Louisiana waterways. Biological science junior Valeria Faria is getting hands-on experience in laboratory science through a special research project with assistant professor of biology Dr. Amber Hale. Found all over the state, American eels are caught by The Louisiana…
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John Singleton, a 1972 engineering (mechanical) graduate, has donated $45,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Mary Arthur Singleton Memorial Scholarship in memory of his wife. Mary was a 1965 secondary education graduate and a 1976 Master of Education graduate who taught in Calcasieu Parish for 33 years. The scholarship is designated…
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The Board of Directors of the McNeese State University Foundation has established the McNeese Athletic Foundation for the purpose of promoting and raising funds to strengthen the financial condition of all athletic programs. “The McNeese Athletic Foundation will support the entire athletic program, including the over 400 student-athletes competing in 16 NCAA sports,” Dr. Daryl…
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Cameron LNG has donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish the Cameron LNG Scholarship designated for sophomore, junior and senior engineering majors.
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Waste Management officials Rene’ Faucheux, Gulf Coast Area manager for government and community affairs, and Todd Washburn, Gulf Coast Area director for disposal operations, presented the second installment of a three-year pledge to McNeese State University President Dr. Daryl Burckel. This three-year campaign supports the mission of the University by providing much needed capital for immediate academic needs and priorities including hiring faculty for growing programs,…
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McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams enter the spring 2020 season both ranked in the top 10 nationally by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association after competing in five rodeos in the fall. The women’s team is ranked No. 4 while the men’s rodeo team is ranked No. 10. McNeese competes in the NIRA…
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Dr. and Mrs. Lehrue Stevens Jr. have completed their pledge of $75,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Dr. and Mrs. Lehrue Stevens Jr. Scholarship in Medical Laboratory Science. The scholarship, designated for junior and senior students in medical laboratory science, was created in 2010 by the Pathology Laboratory in honor of Dr.…
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McNeese State University and SOWELA Technical Community College have made the transition easier for SOWELA students completing two-year associate degrees in business administration to pursue four-year bachelor’s degrees in business at McNeese. Through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), SOWELA transfer students who meet the minimum admission requirements to enter McNeese and who have completed the…
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