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Kip Hanks, a 1997 biological sciences graduate of McNeese State University, planned to attend professional school after graduation, but his McNeese degree led him to a career involving human tissue for transplant and research. “I entered McNeese with the idea that I would go on to dentistry school,” says Hanks. “One of my professors had…
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The Lake Charles Messiah Chorus and Orchestra will present a holiday tradition here in Southwest Louisiana with the 80th performance of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, in historic F.G. Bulber Auditorium at McNeese State University. The tradition began in 1940 when a new young college teacher – Dr. Francis G.…
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The McNeese Cowboy Club has donated $66,124 to the McNeese Foundation for several athletic programs. The funds will provide support for women’s soccer, softball and tennis, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and the McNeese rodeo team. Since its inception in 1974, the Cowboy Club has donated over $3 million in support of…
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Phillips 66 has committed $30,000 to the McNeese First Choice Campaign. The campaign is an initiative with a goal of raising $1 million per year to provide necessary resources to sustain growth in high demand academic areas.
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Author Stephanie Soileau will give a free fiction reading at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in Stokes Auditorium in Hardtner Hall at McNeese State University. This reading is sponsored by the McNeese Master of Fine Arts program and a Juliet Hardtner Endowed Professorship. A Lake Charles native, Soileau is the author of the short story…
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The McNeese State University Department of Visual Arts is hosting the Fall Senior Exhibition Nov. 18-Dec. 10 in the Shearman Fine Arts Center’s Abercrombie Gallery. The spring graduating seniors are graphic design majors Claire Chang, Plaucheville, Bryce Rachal, Lake Charles, and Matlin Starnes, Winnie, Texas; graphic design and ceramics major Katie Talbot, Moss Bluff; graphic…
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Chad Lapointe, Erath, a senior health and human performance major at McNeese State University, knew the medical field would provide him with a meaningful career but he also wanted to know his patients on a personal level. He found the best of both worlds in the pre-physical therapy program in the H.C. Drew School of…
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The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana has donated $10,000 to the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic through the McNeese State University Foundation. The funds support the ongoing counseling sessions for Southwest Louisiana residents affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
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The online master’s degree program in psychology is ranked among the 15 Best Online Psychology Master’s Degree Programs for 2022 by BestHealthDegrees.com, an online platform that provides information on health care careers. McNeese’s psychology program in applied behavior analysis (ABA) continues to rank high in online ratings based on affordability, accreditation, reputation and salary potential…
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A McNeese art history professor has been named a recipient of a 2021 Mayor’s Arts Award sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana and the city of Lake Charles. Bridget McDaniel, a specialist in ancient sculpture, has been named Art Educator of the Year for her outstanding work teaching new generations of…
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