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5/21/2012 McNeese Hosts Cyber Security Workshop for Small Businesses
 

A free seminar titled "Cyber Security Is Good Business Workshop 2012” will be offered to small business owners from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 21 at the Calcasieu Parish Public Library on 301 W. Claude St.

5/19/2012 McNeese Presents MFA Readings
 

Five students in the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at McNeese State University will graduate at 10 a.m. this Saturday, May 19, at Burton Coliseum and four will celebrate with a free reading from their works at 7 p.m. Saturday in Stokes Auditorium at Hardtner Hall.

5/19/2012 McNeese Spring Commencement Set
 

McNeese State University will hold its spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Burton Coliseum.

5/18/2012 McNeese Alumni Golden Scholar Society Weekend Scheduled
 The Class of 1962 will be honored during the annual celebration of the McNeese State University Alumni Association's Golden Scholar Society on Friday and Saturday, May 18-19.

5/17/2012 McNeese Facing Possible Budget Cuts
 If the budget bill (HB1) currently moving through the Louisiana Legislature is not amended, McNeese State University is slated to lose $8.8 million in state appropriations.

5/14/2012 McNeese Offers Online Pump Reliability Engineering Certificate Program
 

A new online Pump Reliability Engineering Certificate Program will be offered this fall by the McNeese State University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology in collaboration with Flowserve Corp. out of Irving, Texas.

5/9/2012 McNeese Beta Gamma Sigma Initiates and College of Business Award Winners
 

Twenty-one business students and faculty members have been initiated into the McNeese State University chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma Scholastic Business Honor Society.

5/9/2012 McNeese Sets Orientation Sessions
 Five orientation sessions are offered this summer for incoming freshmen for the 2012 fall semester at McNeese State University. All first-time freshmen are required to attend a one-day orientation, which includes a campus tour, skits from McNeese Blue and Gold Peerleaders and information about the first year of college.
5/9/2012 McNeese Summer Electronic Learning Courses Offered
 

McNeese State University will offer a variety of electronic learning courses for academic credit during the 2012 summer sessions. The summer class schedule is now available online at www.mcneese.edu/schedule.

5/9/2012 McNeese Visual Arts Student Wins Award
 

Tiffany Pruitt, a McNeese State University visual arts student from Vinton, won the Outstanding Merit in Photography award at the Juried Student Art Exhibition held in conjunction with the inaugural Academic Summit held recently on the McNeese campus.

5/7/2012 McNeese Offers Summer Reading Program for Elementary Students
 

The McNeese State University Summer Reading Clinic will be offered from 9-11:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, June 4-28, for elementary students entering grades 1-6.

5/7/2012 Summer Engineering Camp at McNeese
 McNeese State University's College of Engineering and Engineering Technology will offer a summer engineering academy July 16-Aug. 3 for high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing science and engineering careers.
5/4/2012 Summer and Fall Registration Underway at McNeese
 

Registration for McNeese State University's summer sessions is currently underway through May 30, while registration for the fall semester is underway through Aug. 8.

5/4/2012 University of Louisiana System Publication Features McNeese
 

The University of Louisiana System has released Beyond Economic Impact, a companion publication to its economic and community impact report. The electronic publication features workforce impacts, profiles of faculty members, events on campuses, service-learning activities, and an inside look at days in the life of faculty at the nine universities.

5/3/2012 Spring McNeese Ring Recipients
 Thirty-seven students received their official McNeese State University rings during the recent spring ring ceremony detailing the meaning and symbolism of the ring.
5/2/2012 McNeese 2012 Student Employee of the Year
 

Gabrielle Basone, a Lake Charles chemistry senior at McNeese State University, has been named as McNeese's 2012 Student Employee of the Year. Basone works in the Admissions and Recruiting office.

4/26/2012 McNeese Spring Senior Exhibition Set
 The McNeese Department of Visual Arts will host the Spring Senior Exhibition April 26 – May 17 in the Abercrombie Gallery of the Shearman Fine Arts Center at McNeese State University.
4/24/2012 McNeese Presents Professor Emeritus Award
 

Dr. Harold J. Aymond, retired professor and head of the Harold and Pearl Dripps Department of Agricultural Sciences at McNeese State University, was recently honored by the university with Professor Emeritus status.

4/24/2012 National Works on Paper Winners Announced at McNeese
 Award winners for the 25th annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition have been selected. This year's competition attracted 700 entries from 215 artists from throughout the United States and is part of the McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series.
4/10/2012 McNeese Burton College of Education Hosts Summer Conference for Teachers
 

Registration is underway for the 2012 Teaching and Learning Conference for PK-12 educators July 26-27 sponsored by the McNeese State University Burton College of Education.

4/4/2012 McNeese Arts Briefs
 

Nancy Correro, McNeese Master of Fine Arts graduate student, participated in the Creative Panel at the Louisiana Conference on Literature, Language and Culture on "Media, Technology and the Imagination” at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

4/4/2012 McNeese People Briefs
 

Dr. Cheryl Northam, professor of health and human performance at McNeese State University, received the 2012 Honor Award presented by the Southern District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at the annual district conference in Orlando, Fla.

4/2/2012 Louis Bonnette Retirement Announcement
 

Louis Bonnette, the legendary McNeese sports information director, has announced his retirement after 46 years at the university. An event to celebrate Bonnette's career will be held on July 24.


   

 

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