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McNeese State University students Sydney Broussard, a nursing senior from Hackberry, and Gunnar Goodwin, an engineering senior from Lake Charles, have been named McNeese’s 2018 Homecoming Queen and King. The royal pair and court will be presented during halftime ceremonies of the McNeese Cowboys vs. Central Arkansas Bears football game at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct.…
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Several contests were held in conjunction with Homecoming activities on the McNeese State University campus this week. The homecoming float competition winners are: University Large Division 1st place—College of Engineering and Computer Science 2nd place—Radiologic Technology Organization 3rd place—Chi Omega University Small Division 1st place—Cowboys for Christ 2nd place—Pi Kappa Phi 3rd place—Psi Chi…
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The McNeese State University student orientation organization – the Blue and Gold Peerleaders – will serve as grand marshals for the 2018 Homecoming parade scheduled to roll down Ryan Street at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. The Peerleader group is celebrating its 20th anniversary and between 150-200 former Peerleaders plan to attend reunion activities during…
Read MoreStudents can go online now to view the class schedules for 2019 spring registration at McNeese State University at www.mcneese.edu/schedule. Priority registration will begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, for graduate students, seniors, student-athletes and veterans. Junior priority registration begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, while sophomore priority registration begins at 1 p.m.…
Read MoreMcNeese State University is celebrating the careers and accomplishments of former rodeo coach John J. Smith and former rodeo members – and brothers – Philip and David Fournier by inducting them into the 2018 McNeese Rodeo Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony and reception for the recipients and their families and friends will be held…
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Magnolia LNG has donated $2,000 to the First Choice Campaign underway at McNeese State University. McNeese has launched this three-year First Choice Campaign with local industry partners with a goal of raising $1 million per year for those three years for sustaining growth and self-sufficiency. On hand for the presentation are Tammy Truax, left, Magnolia…
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Ten students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science at McNeese State University have been selected as Ambassadors, a new student organization established to assist the college with its recruiting efforts. Among the responsibilities for the team of juniors and seniors are conducting tours, participating in local and regional science fairs, helping with Engineering…
Read MoreThe McNeese State University women’s rodeo team placed second and the men’s team took third at the recent Southwest Texas Junior College Rodeo in Uvalde, Texas. In goat tying, Mia Manzanares, Opelousas, took first and Kaylee Cormier, Iowa, placed second. In breakaway roping, Kelsey Brashear, Iowa, placed second and Kolbie Brashear, Iowa, tied for fifth.…
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The 2018 McNeese State University radiologic sciences graduates had a 100 percent passage rate on the national certification examination in radiography administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology. Since the radiologic sciences program’s inception in 1978, McNeese students have held a 98.4 percent first-time passage rate on the national certification exam, according to Greg Bradley,…
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Dr. Tari Dilks, professor of nursing at McNeese State University, has been elected president-elect of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Board of Directors. Dilks will begin her term at the APNA 32nd Annual Conference Oct. 24-27 in Columbus, Ohio. Dilks is co-coordinator of McNeese’s Master of Science in Nursing programs and director of the psychiatric/mental…
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