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The McNeese State University Rodeo Team is sponsoring its third annual celebrity boxing challenge fundraiser on Saturday, May 4, in the Health and Human Performance arena on campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the first match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Fourteen bouts are scheduled with each contest consisting of three one-minute rounds. Competitors…
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McNeese State University student Khristian Anthony, of Sulphur, has been recognized as the McNeese 2019 Janet Delaine Student Employee of the Year. Anthony works in the Community Services and Outreach Office, which oversees the early admissions and dual enrollment programs for high school students. Ashley Hesnor, of Ville Platte, is the other finalist. Hesnor works…
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ReCon Management Services Inc. has donated $15,000 to the First Choice Campaign underway at McNeese State University. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese and the future of Southwest Louisiana through the campaign, a three-year initiative with a goal of raising $1 million per year for the next three years. This commitment from…
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More than two-thirds of all new jobs in science, technology, engineering and math will be computing occupations by 2022, according to Code.org, a national non-profit organization focused on increasing access to computer science education in schools. McNeese State University is partnering with Code.org to serve as Louisiana’s only Code.org regional partner. This collaboration will promote…
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Banners at McNeese State University is annually supported by donations from area corporate sponsors. Entergy has donated $10,000 for the spring 2019 Banners Series program that runs this season through April 30. On hand for the presentation are from left McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel, Brook Hanemann, Banners director, and Chip Arnould, Entergy senior region…
Read MoreA $45,000 donation has been given to McNeese State University to establish the Sylvia McGuire and David C. Elks Scholarship through the McNeese Foundation. David C. Elks, a 1969 McNeese history graduate who lives in Stonington, Connecticut, has established the scholarship on his behalf and in memory of his wife, Sylvia, who attended McNeese and…
Read MoreMcNeese State University is hosting two Pakistani students this spring semester as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Pakistan. McNeese is the only university in Louisiana selected to host students through the program, according to McNeese’s Director of International Programs Preble Giltz Girard. “This is a tremendous honor for…
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Not only is Southwest Louisiana home to various oil and gas industries but this region also offers an expanse of marsh and green lands that truly make it a sportsman’s paradise. McNeese State University chemistry graduate, Lance Chapman, is enjoying the best of both worlds. Chapman works full time as a technical sales representative in…
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The 1,000 Trees in 1,000 Days program comes to a close this Saturday, March 30, with the planting of the 1,000th tree at 10:30 a.m. in Tuten Park. A wrap-up celebration for the community and volunteers will follow. Since the program began in 2016, 845 trees have been planted by 585 volunteers. Volunteers are still…
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Cynthia Young Rougeou has donated $20,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Cynthia Young Rougeou History Scholarship. Rougeou – a 1978 history graduate of McNeese – is the executive director of LASERS, the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System that serves over 89,000 members. On hand for the presentation are from left Rougeou…
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