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McNeese State University will hold six ceremonies Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 17-19, to confer degrees on graduates at the university’s 155th Commencement in Burton Coliseum. Due to state COVID-19 regulations on the number of people who can be in the coliseum at one time, separate ceremonies for each of the six colleges will be held over three…
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McNeese State University is roaring back after direct blows from Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Three buildings – Frasch Hall, Frasch Hall Annex and Frazar Memorial Library – were released by the contractor, Keiland Construction, back to the university on Dec. 11, nearly one month before the target date of Jan. 8. Frasch Hall and the…
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Dr. Christine Duff, assistant professor of education at McNeese State University, will present her research proposal, Neurodiverse Assessment and Expression of Empathy, at the 22nd International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities in January 2021 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Duff’s research focuses on the diverse cognitive function of students with autism spectrum disorder…
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Moquita Chretien-Winey, a 2000 family and consumer sciences education graduate at McNeese State University, will begin the 2021-22 school year as a first time principal and the inaugural principal for Sugar Mill Primary School in Ascension Parish. Sugar Mill is the third primary school to be developed in the parish. “It’s exciting to have these…
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Radiologic sciences graduates have once again scored a perfect 100% passage rate on the 2020 national certification examination in radiography. McNeese students have held a 97% first-time passage rate on the national exam since the radiologic sciences program started in 1978. The radiologic sciences program has been nationally accredited since 1979 and is one of…
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McNeese State University’s radio station KBYS 88.3 FM will present the beloved American holiday classic, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, with rebroadcasts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, and 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The production is a collaboration between McNeese and the Lake Charles Little Theatre. The broadcast…
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William Vanderlick, a senior agribusiness major at McNeese State University, has received the Eric Lee Memorial Scholarship, funded by the Louisiana Egg Commission through the Louisiana Poultry Industries Educational Foundation. From Mansura,Vanderlick is a second-generation agribusiness student. He says that the career flexibility that the degree gave his father inspired him to pursue the major,…
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McNeese State University men’s head basketball coach, Heath Schroyer, who has held the role of interim director of athletics since mid-June, has been named permanent director, announced McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel on Thursday following approval by the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. Schroyer has served as the McNeese men’s basketball…
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The Fritz Lang Foundation has given $60,000 to the McNeese Foundation to establish three endowed scholarships – Fritz Lang Foundation Endowed Scholarships #1-3 – designated for agricultural sciences majors. The donation came from the Fritz Lang Foundation’s fund that is established through the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana.
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McNeese’s engineering program is ranked among the Top 25 public and private institutions in the nation for salary potential for its engineering majors by the 2020-2021 College Salary Report by PayScale.Com. McNeese is the only Louisiana engineering program that is listed in the Top 25 ranking. PayScale.Com is the world’s leading provider of on-demand compensation…
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