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New York Times bestselling author Kristen Arnett will give a free fiction reading at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Burton Conference Center at McNeese State University. Arnett is the author of the collection, “Felt in the Jaw” (2017), and the novel, “Mostly Dead Things” (2019). Her work has appeared in The New York…
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As a part of the fall 2019 SAGE series, author Pamela Arceneaux will present a lecture titled, “Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans,” at 3:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, in the McNeese State University SEED Center. Between 1897 and 1917, a legal red-light district of Storyville thrived at the edge of…
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McNeese State University Master of Fine Arts alumnus Tyler Robert Sheldon was featured in the 2019 Festival of Words held in Grand Coteau. The annual festival features award-winning writers from across the U.S. who conduct community readings and writing workshops. Sheldon was one of three artists featured, along with novelist Yuri Hererra and spoken word…
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The Kay Doré Counseling Clinic (KDCC) at McNeese State University hosted a First Responders Day to bring attention to the mental health needs of police officers, firefighters and EMTs. The event was sponsored by Lake Charles Memorial Archer Institute Behavioral Health Hospital. Dr. Kevin Yaudes, assistant professor of psychology, and Misty Kelly, the director of behavioral…
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The Maureen Bates College of Nursing Instructional Fund has been established through the McNeese State University Foundation from the proceeds of a sale of land donated by Dr. Anita Fields-Gold and her husband, Maurice Gold, along with Anita’s brother and sister-in-law, Susan and Mid Ray Clark, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, in memory of Anita…
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Indorama Ventures has donated $25,000 to the McNeese State University Men’s Basketball Program for operations and program enhancement. Indorama Ventures is a global chemicals company serving diverse end-use markets with locations worldwide including its Louisiana company, Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC in Westlake.
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Jennifer Barrow is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and began her career at McNeese in 2011. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from McNeese, a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix and is currently working on her doctorate in nursing from the LSU Health Sciences Center. She is a recipient of…
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As a prelude to the 65th Annual McNeese Collegiate Rodeo, over 700 Pre- K through 5th grade students were treated to a wild ride during a special rodeo field trip at Burton Coliseum. The national championship team members wowed the crowd of students – along with teachers and parents – with their skills in a number of…
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Dr. David Buttross III and Scott Doyle have been honored for their outstanding commitment to McNeese State University athletics with the renaming of the End Zone Room to the Buttross-Doyle End Zone Room. Dr. Buttross and Scott led the planning and fundraising campaign to renovate and expand the Jack V. Doland Field House that began…
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Erica Young, a 1999 mass communication graduate of McNeese State University, has always loved telling stories. For the last 14 years she’s been able to do just that with the NBC affiliate KPRC in Houston, Texas, as a news producer. While she enjoys every moment of her career, Young has been behind the scenes on…
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