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Lake Charles will experience a night of new wave and classic jams with Leif Pedersen’s Jazz ‘n Bossa at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, in McNeese State University’s F.G. Bulber Auditorium as part of the 2019 Banners at McNeese season. Audiences are sure to be swept away by a night of classic jazz and Bossa…
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ISC Constructors, LLC, has donated $30,000 to the First Choice Campaign at McNeese State University. Local industry partners and contractors are investing in McNeese and the future of Southwest Louisiana through this initiative to raise $1 million per year for the next three years. ISC Constructors will contribute $10,000 per year over the three-year period…
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Twenty-eight students are currently attending McNeese State University thanks in part to the Horatio Alger William J. Doré Louisiana Scholarship. This award is changing the lives of students by allowing them to invest in their education without worrying about the financial burden many families face to pay for college, according to Ralynn Castete, scholarships director…
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GradFest Spring 2019 will be held for graduating students at McNeese State University from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, in Parra Ballroom in the Holbrook Student Union Annex (New Ranch). The McNeese Alumni Association sponsors this event. Gradfest is a “one stop shop” to help prepare students for graduation. Students can…
Read MoreGreek Week gets underway at McNeese State University March 11-15 as 15 Greek sororities and fraternities representing more than 500 students prepare for a week of activities, sponsored by the Greek Unity Board. This year, in addition to daily events, Greek Week’s Change Wars will be held Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. – 2…
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McNeese State University Sulphur seniors Lauren Breaux, a radiologic sciences major, and Austin Pottorff, a criminal justice major, have been selected Miss and Mr. McNeese on the 2019 Spring Court. Other court members are: Khristian Anthony, Sulphur, Andrew Eakin, Sulphur, Shelby Smith, Kingwood, Texas, and Shay Walker, Lacassine, seniors; Tyler Daigle, Welsh, Jillian Engel, Vermilion,…
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The first free lecture for the 2019 Banners at McNeese State University arts and heritage cultural season, titled “Ilse N. Bulhof: The Tree Between Heaven and Earth,” will be on Tuesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in Stokes Auditorium of Hardtner Hall. Ilse N. Bulhof was an internationally acclaimed academic, philosopher, visionary and bestselling author…
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Bridget McDaniel, assistant professor of art history at McNeese State University, will present a lecture titled, “Vincent van Gogh: His Life and Art” at 3 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the McNeese SEED Center as part of the Spring 2019 SAGE Series. Lasting only a decade, van Gogh’s short career as an artist produced a…
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Bluegrass prodigy and rising star Billy Strings will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in McNeese State University’s F.G. Bulber Auditorium as part of the opening weekend of the 2019 Banners Cultural Season. Named a “Top 10 New Country Artist” by Rolling Stone, the 26-year-old guitarist and his band made their debut appearance at…
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The Banners at McNeese State University arts and heritage cultural season will kick off with a tour de force production of “Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play”at 7 p.m. Friday, March 8, in Tritico Theatre. “Josephine”is a one-woman biographical musical that combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker,…
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