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McNeese students, faculty and staff and the Lake Charles community enjoyed live music, games and food truck fare at the first Pokes in the Oaks celebration hosted by the Student Government Associaton. McNeese’s Zyde-Pokes, Rusty Metoyer and the Zydeco Crush, and the Chris Crump Trio kept that music playing while the crowd danced and participated…
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The College of Business hosted an open house for all business majors and potential business majors to learn about professional organizations, upcoming career development workshops and internship opportunities. Faculty members were on hand to set up spring advising appointments and offered materials for students to make a plan for next semester.
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The McNeese State University Alumni Association will present its 2019 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year awards during halftime ceremonies at the Cowboys vs. the Southeastern Lions football game Saturday, Oct. 5. The three McNeese alumni who have been named recipients this year are: John M. Miller, senior vice president of sales and sales operations for…
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Lake Charles Toyota has presented McNeese State University Bands with a $12,000 donation through the McNeese Foundation to continue its corporate sponsorship of the Pride of McNeese Marching Band and the band’s annual Lake Charles Toyota Gulf Coast Marching Championship.
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McNeese State University will hold a workshop titled “Starting & Financing Your Business Idea: Using Sasol’s Small Business Resource Guide” from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the SEED Center. The workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese and co-sponsored by Sasol and Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance. This…
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The McNeese State University Black Faculty-Staff Council donated $15,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish the Creating Opportunities for Recruiting Excellence Scholarship. The scholarship is designated for an area freshman from an under represented population. Money for the scholarship was raised through faculty and staff contributions, private funds and a donation from the McNeese Alumni…
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John Alario Jr., president of the Louisiana Senate, has donated $15,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation to establish the Jim Beam Scholarship in Journalism No. 2. This scholarship was established in honor of Jim Beam and his longtime coverage of the Louisiana Legislature as a political columnist for the American Press. Jim began reporting…
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Cops and Jocks has donated $20,000 to McNeese State University athletics for the football program through the McNeese Foundation from its recent golf tournament held at L’Auberge Casino Resort. On hand for the donation are from the left: Alan Heisser, Cops and Jocks; Sterlin Gilbert, football head coach; and retired Lake Charles Police Chief Don…
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The McNeese State University Office of Financial Aid will present several free financial aid workshops in high schools throughout a seven-parish area in October and November for students and their parents and current McNeese students to explain financial aid application procedures. “We encourage all high school seniors, all continuing McNeese students and anyone wishing to…
Read MoreThe McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present a free recital by McNeese faculty members Judy Hand, on flute, and Lina Morita, on piano, at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in Squires Recital Hall. The performance will feature “Allegretto” by Benjamin Godard, “Joueurs de flûte, Op. 27” by Albert…
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