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McNeese State University senior, Kayla Warner, is a finalist among students from across the country for the National Student of the Year Award after receiving the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) South Central Regional Student of the Year Award. Warner, from Houston, Texas, is a senior health and human performance major with…
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McNeese State University’s department of English and Foreign Languages is hosting a reading on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in Stokes Auditorium located in Hardtner Hall. The department head, Dr. Keagan LeJeune, will read from his newly released book titled Finding Myself Lost in Louisiana. In this memoir, LeJeune searches for his sense of…
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McNeese State University’s Honors College and English and Foreign Languages Department are hosting a lecture on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the La Jeunesse Room. The 2023 Joe and Lydia Cash Lecture will be Jonathan Evans, professor of medieval languages at the University of Georgia. He will present “Following Galadriel: Female Agency…
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by Kelsea Ernst, Poke Press Samuel Gil, Student Government Association president at McNeese State University, was tapped as a Rhodes Scholarship finalist, one of only 216 students from around the world to compete for the program. Gil, a senior majoring in mass communication, will travel to Denver, Colorado, in mid-November, where he will meet the…
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McNeese State University’s Honors College is hosting an open house for prospective students and their families on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Drew Hall room 234, located on Joe Dumars Dr. Qualifications for the Honors College for incoming first-year students are a 27 or higher on the ACT (or about 1250…
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McNeese State University Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Kedrick Nicholas, was awarded the Dan Seymour Award for Outstanding Commitment to Student Affairs at the 48th annual Louisiana Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (LACUSPA) Conference in Baton Rouge. The LACUSPA Conference presents several awards to recognize individuals throughout the state with extraordinary achievement…
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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at McNeese State University exceeded its goals for fiscal year 2023 ending Sept. 30. Small businesses benefited from more than $15 million in capital infusion—which is funding for business operations and growth. The U.S. Small Business Administration and Louisiana Economic Development set the goals each year for the SBDC.…
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Lake Charles students Anna Broussard, a radiologic sciences senior, and Beau Dobson, a mass communication senior, have been named as McNeese State University’s 2023 Homecoming Queen and King. The royal pair and court will be presented during halftime ceremonies of the McNeese Cowboys vs. Houston Christian University Huskies football game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov.…
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LAKE CHARLES – McNeese’s homecoming football game against Northwestern State has been canceled due to the NSU football program cancelling the remainder of its season following the sudden passing of team member Ronnie Caldwell. “It’s unfortunate that we announce the cancellation of our upcoming homecoming football game against Northwestern State this Saturday,” said Heath Schroyer, McNeese…
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McNeese State University’s rodeo team will host its 2023 rodeo Oct. 27-28 in the Burton Arena. On Thursday, Oct. 26, Rodeo School Day begins with 750 elementary students dropping by the arena at 10 a.m. to watch and learn about the sport of rodeo from McNeese rodeo team members. Then a special Halloween rodeo will be…
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