McNeese SAGE Lecture Set

October 27, 2016, 7:15 am

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McNeese SAGE Lecture Set

(October 25, 2016) Louisiana author Richard Crowell will give a lecture titled, “Chenier Plain: From Market Hunting to Sports Hunting” at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, in the McNeese SEED Center as part of the McNeese Fall 2016 SAGE Series. Chenier Plain book cover

In chronicling the Chenier Plain’s transition from a center of market hunting to one of sport hunting in his book, “Chenier Plain,” Crowell draws together over 140 illustrations. He highlights the opportunistic land purchases by a U.S. president, British and American businessmen, a university president and an illiterate French-speaking Acadian whose property became the nexus of The Coastal Club, the oldest hunting lodge in the geographic region.

These events, combined with the background of six hunting clubs established before 1929 and modern methods of waterfowl habitat conservation, illustrate how inextricably linked sport hunting is to the life and preservation of this remote Louisiana world of ridges and marsh.

Crowell is a retired attorney from Alexandria.

SAGE is open to the public and cost is $65 for the series. For more information or to register, call 337-475-5616 or visit www.mcneese.edu/leisure.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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McNeese Alumni Association Receives Donation

October 31, 2016, 9:07 am

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McNeese Alumni Association Receives Donation

(October 30, 2016) Coushatta Casino Resort donated $5,000 to the McNeese State University Alumni Association to help sponsor 2016 Homecoming week activities. On hand for the presentation are from left: Greg Raynor, CFO, Coushatta Casino Resort; Jerold Poncho, Coushatta Tribal Council Secretary/Treasurer; and Stephanie Clark, assistant director for alumni affairs at McNeese.

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Senior Saxophone Recital by Austin Vallot Set at McNeese

November 1, 2016, 9:19 am

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Senior Saxophone Recital by Austin Vallot Set at McNeese

(November 1, 2016) The McNeese State University Department of Performing Arts will present a free senior saxophone recital by Austin Vallot, of Erath, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in Tritico Theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex.

The program includes: Sonata No. 6 in G Minor by Antonio Vivaldi and edited by Josef Marx, “Three Romances” by Robert Schumann/ arranged by Fred Hemke, Sonata for E Flat Saxophone and Piano by Bernhard Heiden and “Iberia Suite” by Ed Calle.

He will be assisted by Nick Bedwell, soprano, Jeremy Jones, tenor, and Alicia Adams, barione.

Vallot, a music education major, is drum major of the Pride of McNeese Marching Band, president of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and a member of the Chamber Singers, Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Service Fraternity, Jazz Band, Wind Symphony, Pep Band, Symphonic Band and the Intercollegiate Honor Band. He has performed with the Lake Charles Symphony and been a member of the Student Government Association.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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Senior Trumpet Recital by Eli Cutler Set at McNeese

November 4, 2016, 7:19 am

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Senior Trumpet Recital by Eli Cutler Set at McNeese

(November 4, 2016) The McNeese State University Department of Performing Arts will present a free senior trumpet recital by Eli Cutler, of Lufkin, Texas, at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in Tritico Theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex.

The program includes: Sonata in C by Henry Purcell, “Fantaisie en mi Bémol” by Camille Saint-Saëns, “Concoctions” by John Cheetham, Double Concerto for Clarinet and Trumpet by Gordon Jacob and Sonata No. 3 by Allen Vizzutti.

He will be accompanied by Lina Morita on piano and on clarinet by Taylor Moore.

Cutler, a music education major, is a member of the Pride of McNeese Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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McNeese to Host Senior Flute Recital

November 8, 2016, 1:42 pm

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McNeese to Host Senior Flute Recital

(November 8, 2016) The McNeese State University Department of Performing Arts will present a free senior flut

e recital by Jeremi Edwards of Lake Charles at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in Tritico Theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex.

The program includes pieces composed by George Telemann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pierre Octave Ferroud and Ernest Bloch. The program also includes Edwards’ arrangement of a piece by Fredric Chopin.

Edwards will be assisted by Dr. Christy Corley on piano.

Edwards, a music education major, has been a member of the Pride of McNeese Marching Band, Kappa Kappa Psi and Pi Mu Alpha and has served as drum major for the marching band.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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SAGE Lecture on Texas Jailhouse Music Set at McNeese

November 10, 2016, 7:03 am

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SAGE Lecture on Texas Jailhouse Music Set at McNeese

(November 10, 2016) Author and musician Caroline Gnagy will give a lecture titled, “Texas Jailhouse Music: A Prison Band History” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, in the McNeese State University SEED Center as a part of the McNeese Fall 2016 SAGE Series. texas jailhouse music book cover

During the mid-20^th century, inmates at the Huntsville unit and neighboring Goree State Farm for Women captured hearts all over Texas during weekly radio broadcasts and live stage performances.

Gnagy’s lecture – based on her book with the same name - reveals the decades-long story of the Texas convict bands, using prison records, radio show transcripts and the words and music of the inmates themselves, that offers a surprising account of ingenuity, optimism and musical creativity.

Gnagy’s prison band research can also be found in her recently published book, “Country Boys and Redneck Women.” She also works as a contributing writer and music editor for many independent publications and has been a member of several music groups that have played both rockabilly and country music.

For more information, call 337-475-5616 or visit www.mcneese.edu/leisure.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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McNeese Marching Band Invited to 2018 London New Year's Day Parade

November 11, 2016, 3:30 pm

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McNeese Marching Band Invited to 2018 London New Year's Day Parade

McNeese State University’s Pride of McNeese Marching Band received a prestigious invitation on Friday to the 2018 London New Year’s Day Parade and Festival from the Former Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster and Senior Parade Patron Catherine Longworth. Surrounding the official invitation to the event are from left: drum major Nick Bedwell, Dr. Jay Jacobs, director of bands, drum major Austin Vallot, Judy Fuller, a member of the McNeese Foundation Board of Directors, McNeese President Dr. Philip Williams and Longworth.

(November 11, 2016) In a grand ceremony, McNeese State University’s Pride of McNeese Marching Band received a prestigious invitation on Friday to the 2018 London New Year’s Day Parade and Festival “across the pond.”

Former Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster and Senior Parade Patron Catherine Longworth – who is representing Queen Elizabeth II - traveled to the McNeese campus in person to present the official invitation to an audience of band members, parents, administrators, faculty, staff and community leaders gathered in Tritico Theatre.

Longworth was accompanied to McNeese by Robert Bone, executive director of the parade. Accepting the invitation on behalf of the Pride of McNeese Marching was President Philip Williams, Dr. Jay Jacobs, director of bands, and student band officers.

“We are honored to receive this invitation,” said Williams. “What a great opportunity for our students and our band program. We our so proud of our Pride of McNeese Marching Band.”

Bone also presented gifts to the university from Buckingham Palace.

Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach presented the key to the city to the Lord Mayor and then presented both Longworth and Bone with honorary citizenships. “This key unlocks the heart of Southwest Louisiana and unites us in spirit with other people around the world.”

Participation in the 32^nd London New Year’s Day Parade and Festival is by invitation only. A music program must be nominated to the selection committee by a previous participant or one of the Regional Directors of Music for consideration to receive an invitation. Then each fall, the Lord Mayoralty decides upon a select number of groups that it wishes to visit in the United States to extend an invitation to the parade. This year 16 American bands have been invited and only two are university marching bands.

This historic parade route includes Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall with a final arena adjacent to the Palace of Westminster, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Over 650,000 spectators will line the parade route and over 350 million people will view the TV broadcast worldwide, according to Bone.

“This will be a tremendous educational opportunity for our students to travel abroad and a great honor to represent McNeese State University, the city of Lake Charles, the state of Louisiana and the United States on an international level,” said Jacobs.

Jacobs said that individual band students will be responsible for the majority of the expenses, which are estimated to be $3,350, which includes six days/six nights in the United Kingdom, as well as two travel days.

“Through a fundraising campaign, we will be attempting to assist the students in easing their individual financial commitment as much as possible,” explained Jacobs. “Our goal is to raise at least $160,000, which would reduce each student’s expenses by $1,000. Every donation, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated."

Individuals, groups or businesses can donate to the band travel fund through the McNeese Foundation. Donations can be made online at www.mcneesefoundation.org or by calling 337-475-5588.

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McNeese Receives Donation from Market Basket

November 14, 2016, 11:25 am

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McNeese Receives Donation from Market Basket

(November 14, 2016) The Market Basket Charitable Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to McNeese State University through the McNeese Foundation for the Market Basket Academic Scholarship. On hand for the presentation are, from left to right: Keith Dauterive, Market Basket senior vice president of buying and advertising; Skylar Thompson, Market Basket president; Steve Cormier, Market Basket senior vice president of retail operations; Russell Saleme, Market Basket director of merchandising; and Richard Reid, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president for the McNeese Foundation.

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Final SAGE Lecture Set at McNeese

November 21, 2016, 1:20 pm

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Final SAGE Lecture Set at McNeese

(November 21 Congo Square book cover

, 2016) Author Freddi Williams Evans will give a lecture titled “Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans” at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in the McNeese State University SEED Center to conclude the McNeese Fall 2016 SAGE Series.

Evans presents accounts and descriptions of the songs, dances, musical instruments, religious beliefs and marketing traditions that epitomized the gatherings in Congo Square, one of the New World's most sacred sites of African American memory and community located in New Orleans. Beginning in the 18^th century, enslaved Africans and free people of color gathered in Congo Square on Sunday afternoons for well over 100 years.

Her lecture is based on her book, “Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans,” which also includes examples of similar practices that existed in Haiti, Cuba and other parts of the West Indies. She will examine New Orleans’ relationship with Caribbean countries while illustrating Congo Square’s role in extending and perpetuating African music and dance in North America.

Evans is the award-winning author of three historically-based children’s books - “A Bus of Our Own,” “The Battle of New Orleans: the Drummer’s Story” and “Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret.”

An alumna of Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Miss., Evans began studying traditional African music in a study-travel program with the University of Ghana at Accra in West Africa. She now resides in New Orleans and works as an arts educator, administrator and independent scholar.

For more information or to register, call 337-475-5616 or visit www.mcneese.edu/leisure.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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McNeese LSBDC Promotes Small Business Saturday

November 21, 2016, 10:10 am

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McNeese LSBDC Promotes Small Business Saturday

Small business owner David Phillips, owner and operator of Lake Charles’ Dairy Barn diner, encourages shopping local on Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26.

(November 22, 2016) The ads are everywhere touting national Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26 – the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Positioned between the traditionally busy shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday aims to help advertise and popularize local businesses.

Donna Little, director of the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese State University, hopes that the popularity of the unofficial Shop Small holiday will pique interest on the other side of the equation, encouraging individuals not just to patronize small businesses but also to start them.

For over 30 years, the LSBDC at McNeese has helped Lake Charles’ thriving small business environment grow and prosper by providing information and guidance to local business owners and hopeful entrepreneurs. The non-profit LSBDC at McNeese is located inside the SEED Center on campus.

“We work with individuals looking to start their own businesses, as well as owners of existing small businesses. We help them solve problems, cope with changes in the economy, get ready to go to the bank - all of these are issues that we help existing and prospective small business owners handle,” says Little.

Besides one-on-one counseling, the center provides regular workshops on many business topics. These programs give individuals an idea of what it takes to start, fund and run a business - everything from managing cash flows to using technology for successful marketing.

The size and complexity of the small businesses served by the LSBDC vary widely. Little has seen enterprises ranging from a very small company made up of a lone jewelry maker to construction companies that have dozens of employees. “No two days,” Little explains, “are ever the same.”

Clients can be very different in their business experience and in their goals. Prospective entrepreneurs range from young adults with business degrees looking to make their mark to senior entrepreneurs with little experience who just want something fun to occupy their time. “We have people here who have just a vague idea of what they want to do and others with step-by-step plans. We assist owners to build their business plan, develop financial projections and plan marketing, whatever it takes to be successful,” she adds.

No problem is too big or too small. The LSBDC has been able to help some people by simply letting them know whether or not a market exists for what goods or services want to provide, the center has assisted others by pointing the entrepreneur towards potential funding sources, based on the LSBDC’s knowledge of local banks’ attitudes and interests.

While the center doesn’t secure funding for any small business, Little says the LSBDC’s efforts make a difference because it prepares the owner to meet with the lender. “We get clients ready so when they talk to a bank, they’re bulletproof.”

In fiscal 2016 the McNeese LSBDC counseled 372 clients and had over 650 attendees at 43 workshops. The Center’s staff helped at least 21 small businesses get started and client capitalization was nearly $5.4 million. At least 70 jobs were created with the help of the LSBDC. For its hard work, the center received the 2016 Small Business Development Center Service Excellence and Innovation Center Award for Louisiana.

David Phillips, owner and operator of Lake Charles’ Dairy Barn diner, says that his experience with the LSBDC was significant when it came time to expand his location. While he has been comfortably running a business for years, the idea of a business plan was daunting. “I had never sat down and tried to get something prepared for investors,” he says. “I found it highly intimidating.”

By providing Phillips with a step-by-step guide and breaking down the sometimes complicated business language into everyday terms, the staff at the LSBDC helped Phillips cross those crucial bridges to securing a loan. “In fact, when I went to the bank, when the lady who initially looked at my loan found out I went to the LSBDC, she said that she wished everybody did,” he says. “I talk to people all the time who are thinking about doing it. It’s a wonderful opportunity, and the free access — you couldn’t ask for more.”

As for Small Business Saturday, Phillips stresses that it’s a mindset that should extend well past the weekend. “It’s one of the things that needs to be higher on everyone’s list, to prioritize where they’re shopping and where they’re buying their merchandise from. It’s going to be the road to recovery for our economy, supporting local and keeping it local.”

Little also emphasizes that small businesses offer buyers not just the opportunity to support the local economy, but to get a truly one-of-a-kind, personalized shopping experience. “Explore small businesses in Southwest Louisiana,” she says. “Support your neighbors, your friends and your family by shopping local. It’s fun, it’s rewarding and you’re doing good for the community. It’s something that’s very worthwhile.”

The LSBDC serves small businesses in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes. For more information, visit the center’s website at www.lsbdc.org/msu call 337-475-5529.

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McNeese Student Holiday Art Sale Set

November 22, 2016, 1:42 pm

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McNeese Student Holiday Art Sale Set

(November 22, 2016) The McNeese State University Student Art Association’s annual holiday art sale will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Grand Gallery on the first floor of the Shearman Fine Arts Annex. Art work

McNeese visual arts students and faculty will be offering over 300 artworks for sale that were produced during the fall semester. Works will include wheel-thrown as well as hand-built ceramic vessels, photographs, drawings, artists books, paintings, mixed media works and a wide range of printing processes.

For more information, contact the McNeese Department of Visual Arts at 337-475-5060.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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2016 Messiah Event Set at McNeese

November 22, 2016, 1:49 pm

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2016 Messiah Event Set at McNeese

(November 22, 2016) The Lake Charles Messiah Chorus and Orchestra will celebrate the holiday season with its 76th performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the historic F.G. Bulber Auditorium at McNeese State University.

The annual performance of Handel's world-renowned oratorio is a long-standing tradition marking the start of the holiday season in the Lake area on the first Sunday of December for over seven decades on the McNeese campus.

The tradition began in 1940 when a new young college teacher - Francis G. Bulber –conducted the first performance of the “Messiah” in the Auditorium of what was then John McNeese Junior College. Bulber was inspired to bring local church choirs together along with students from McNeese to make this an annual event. The current director is Bulber’s daughter, Colette Bulber Tanner.

This year, nine McNeese students will be featured as soloists (pictured below, left to right): Layton Bergstedt, tenor, Lake Charles; Tyler Brumback, tenor, Lake Charles; Kaitlin Colby, soprano, Lake Charles; Kevin Delaney, baritone, Grand Lake; Emmie Lancon, soprano, Lake Charles; Amy Phillips, mezzo-soprano, Goodrich, Texas; April Stone, soprano, Lake Charles; Taylor Trahan, mezzo-soprano, Lake Charles; and Ashley Traughber, soprano, Houston, Texas.

Bergstedt is a sophomore performance major. He has performed in the Gershwin and Bacharach showcases and held a leading role in Mozart’s “Bastien and Bastienne” in Opera Workshop this fall.

Brumback is a junior performance major. He performed in Mozart’s “Bastien and Bastienne” in Opera Workshop and the Gershwin showcase.

Colby is a freshman and an endowed scholarship recipient.

Delaney is a junior performance major. He performed a leading role in Mozart’s “Bastien and Bastienne” in Opera Workshop.

Lancon, a junior performance major, is an endowed scholarship recipient and recently performed in Mozart’s “Bastien and Bastienne” in Opera Workshop.

Phillips is a junior music education major. She has performed as a choir soloist and is an endowed scholarship recipient.

Stone is a senior vocal music education major. She was a soloist for McNeese’s 75th Anniversary Musical Review and a soloist in last year’s production of “Messiah.”

Trahan is a sophomore performance major. She has performed in three showcases: Berlin, Gershwin and Bacharach.

Traughber is a junior performance major. She performed in several productions while attending the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston and was a first place winner at NATS and an On Your Way Classical Voice competition winner. She was also a part of the Houston Grand Opera High School Voice Studio. Last summer she made her musical debut as Kate in “Legally Blonde The Musical” with the Fort Bend Theatre.

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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Fall Commencement Ceremony

December 5, 2016, 8:00 am

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Fall Commencement Ceremony

(December 6, 2016) McNeese State University will hold its fall commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Burton Coliseum, with 646 candidates.

The fall class of 2016 includes students from 37 parishes, 22 states and 17 countries, and 651 degrees will be awarded, including 57 associate degrees, 491 bachelor's degrees and 103 master's degrees.

Dr. Jeanne Daboval, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at McNeese, will serve as master of ceremonies, recognize retiring faculty and confer degrees on candidates. The McNeese Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Jay Jacobs, will perform the processional, national anthem, alma mater and recessional.

McNeese President Dr. Philip C. Williams will welcome the fall class of 2016. McNeese will also award an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to George Swift, president and CEO of the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance.

Kevin Caldwell, president of the McNeese Alumni Association, will address the students on behalf of the association.
Stephanie Tarver, associate vice president for enrollment management, will introduce honor graduates.

The presentation of degree candidates for conferral of degrees will be made by the deans of the six colleges, the Doré School of Graduate Studies and General and Basic Studies.

Vocal music education major April Henry Stone of Lake Charles will lead the students and audience in the alma mater.

All family members and guests attending Saturday's commencement ceremony are encouraged to arrive early. Burton Coliseum has a maximum number of seats, and once the audience reaches capacity, late arriving guests will remain outside until other guests leave and seats are available. This is for the safety and security of all guests and graduation candidates and to comply with Fire Marshal regulations.

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2017 Fee Payments

December 5, 2016, 2:05 pm

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2017 Fee Payments

(December 5, 2016) Students who have registered online for McNeese State University's 2017 regular spring semester have until 4:30 p.m. Jan. 11 to pay fees. Spring classes begin Jan. 17. Spring term bills will be available online to students through the MyMcNeese Portal or their Banner Self-Service account.

Students can go online at www.mcneese.edu/payment to see the payment methods and payment policy on credit card payments and online payment changes.

A fee deferral plan is offered to students through the administrative accounting office. All registration fees, including tuition, special assessments, class-related fees and meal plan charges, are eligible for the fee deferral plan. Students are required to pay one-half of the total fee amount by 4:30 p.m. Jan. 11 and the remaining fee payment is due March 2. There is a $30 processing fee. For more information about payment methods or the fee deferral plan, contact the accounting office at 337-475-5107.

The McNeese bookstore offers an interest-free student charge plan to all students enrolled for the spring to assist with the purchase of books and supplies. The Personal Touch Account allows students that are in good financial standing with the university to establish a student charge account at the bookstore with a photo ID. The account can be used at the beginning of the semester for one month for the purchase of up to $800 in books and supplies. At the close of the purchase deadline, each student is billed for purchases made.

PTAs for the spring open Jan. 2 and close Feb. 10. The PTA payment deadline is April 3. For more information, call the bookstore at 337-475-5494.

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Power Outage on Campus

December 6, 2016, 10:29 am

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Power Outage on Campus

(December 6, 2016 - 5:00pm | Update #2)

Power has been restored to nearly all of the campus and the University will be open as scheduled on Wednesday. The revised final exam schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 7 is posted here: http://www.mcneese.edu/schedule/fall2016/final_exam_schedule

(December 6, 2016 - 1:20pm | Update #1)

Attention Students and Faculty

Final exams for today (Dec. 6) have been rescheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7 due to the power outage on campus. Exam times are different.

New Exam Times

http://www.mcneese.edu/schedule/fall2016/final_exam_schedule

Power to the campus should be restored later today except for the New Ranch.

(December 6, 2016 - 11:30am)

Major power outage today on McNeese main campus. Please do not come to campus at this time. If you have a final scheduled for today more information will be sent shortly.

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Innovation Engineering Program Graduates

May 13, 2016, 7:33 am

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Innovation Engineering Program Graduates

(May 13, 2016) In 2011 McNeese State University became the second university in the United States to offer a minor in innovation engineering management, a unique interdisciplinary program open to students of any major.

McNeese’s first class of innovation engineers recently graduated at spring commencement in Burton Coliseum - Hannah Fogg, Sulphur; Cullen Haymon, Kinder; Gandy Osburn, Lake Charles; and Becca Tudor, Perrysburg, Ohio.

“Through collaboration with the University of Maine, McNeese began offering the innovation engineering minor,” said Bridget McDaniel, the innovation curriculum coordinator and assistant professor of art at McNeese. “The coursework for the innovation minor teaches students how to develop, refine, communicate and implement new ideas.”

For the program, a Student Innovation Center was established on the first floor of the McNeese SEED Center and features an Innovation lab, Student Business Incubation Studio and Innovation classrooms. Students use the Innovation lab to brainstorm, generate ideas, test theories and create solutions, while the Incubation Studio offers students the space, state-of-the art technology - such as 3D printing and Google Glass - and tools to transform their concepts into new businesses.

According to McDaniel, the innovation minor consists of six courses that encourage students to collaborate and generate meaningful ideas as they learn to adapt to changing environments.

Tudor, a marketing major, chose to minor in innovation engineering because of the uniqueness of the program. “I know that there are only a few universities that offer the program in the United States and I wanted to be one of the few students that specialize in innovation.”

Fogg, a chemical engineering senior, has become an ambassador for the program. She has traveled around the country and taught others what innovation engineering management is and the importance of the program for higher education and growing industries. “The coursework provides you with tools that can be used wherever your career takes you,” she said. “It has taught me how to solve any problem that I might encounter.”

The program is designed to help students learn new thinking skills and takes them through the coursework that emphasizes the “create, communicate, commercialize and systems” process.

According to Haymon, a marketing student, the early courses help teach students that every idea has a purpose. “There are no bad ideas,” he said.
After completing the first four courses, the students complete two final courses as a team, focusing on large projects and real life solutions.

Their final project included an in-depth tour of a local business, meetings with the business owner and a semester of planning and problem solving. The students then developed and presented practical solutions for the complications within the business plan, office facilities and employee organization.

The four seniors spent many class sessions dividing their tasks based on their personal strengths. Osburn, a mass communication major, explained, “Hannah is usually our team leader and she runs the create sessions, while Becca works hard in commercializing our concepts. Cullen brainstorms and plans our systems and I focus on communicating our ideas and procedures.”

The members of the first graduating class of innovation engineers have developed into successful problem solvers who approach challenges from a new perspective, says McDaniel. “I am extremely proud of these graduates, each of whom has adapted their learned innovation skill set to their specific goals and interests.”

A new and improved version of the minor that includes more non-traditional coursework is expected to roll out this fall. “Developed by McNeese faculty with input from each college, the coursework has been redesigned to address the needs and interests of our student body, as well as local and regional businesses and industries,” McDaniel explained.

For more information on the innovation engineering program at McNeese, visit www.mcneese.edu/engineering/innovation_engineering_minor.

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McNeese 2016 Fall Graduates

December 12, 2016, 6:05 am

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McNeese 2016 Fall Graduates

(December 10, 2016) McNeese State University awarded diplomas and certificates to 634 students at the university’s fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 10, at Burton Coliseum.

Fall 2016 graduates are:

Graduate Certificates:

ACADEMICALLY GIFTED EDUCATION: Christy Rene Tate, Ville Platte
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Online): Latedra Michelle Collins, Lake Charles
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Jessica Julianti, Garrett Keeney, Amegnona Lawson-Hellu, Lake Charles
EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN: Anita Churchville, Reseda, Calif.; Kellie Nichole East, Lake Charles; Sumaya Elhassouni, Lisa Soileau, Lafayette
READING SPECIALIST: Jaclyn Marcantel Ware, DeQuincy

Master of Arts:

PSYCHOLOGY: Colton Don Peebles, Griswold, Iowa; Andrew Michael Guidry, DeRidder; Kaylee Pitre, Houma; Travis Duane Thomas, Lafayette; Tiffany Lacy David, Kelly S. DeRoche, Oshe Renee' Lewis-Reese, Quinton Kolby Manuel, Mikayla Leshea Slaughter, Lake Charles; Megan Danie'lle Pap Stevens, Westlake, Bianca L. Lilly, Houston, Texas, Sergio Miguel Hayes-Borja, Sulphur

Master of Arts in Teaching:

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GRADES 1-5: Amanda Lynn Carpenter Cooksey, Lake Charles
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12 [SOCIAL STUDIES]: Elizabeth Helen Ritchey, Belle Chasse; Judd Lillerston Meadows, Lake Charles
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12: Hayley Brooke Smith, Kinder; James Francis Dugas, Sulphur

Master of Business Administration:

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Divya Sree Bukka, Hyderabad, India; Patrick Joseph Frey, Eunice; Alanna C. DiVittorio, Harahan; Shakilya D. Gauthier, Mamou; Katie Hinson Eckert, Rosepine; Darion Joseph Stofira, Sulphur; Coral Suwal, Bhaktapur, Nepal; Hien Thao Thu Nguyen, Danang, Vietnam; An Truong Xuan Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam; Jake A. Grode, Katy

Master of Education:

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP: Renee Lynn Richard Fruge, Basile; Maria Del Carmen Garcia Illan, Palma De Mallorca, Spain
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: Scott Ryan Comeaux, Iowa; Victoria Blair Arceneaux, Lake Charles; Brittany Denise Romero, Morse; Aphra Elizabeth Erwin, New Orleans; Connor Scott Lloyd, Marshall, Texas
SCHOOL COUNSELING: Karan C. Brown, DeRidder; LaQuonda Stubblefield Calhoun, Delhi; Lauren Michelle LaFleur, Lake Charles; Maci Guillory David, Vidrine; Gabrielle Ravon Latrese Doucet, Ville Platte

Master of Engineering:

ENGINEERING: Xiao Han, Hangzhou, China; Pradeep Reddy Emmadi, Kalyani Gudimalla, Sai Siddhartha Krishna Gunturu, Dinesh Viswa Teja Gurram, Srija Reddy Kandimalla, Lamb Prashant Kiran Vempati, Hyderabad, India; Kiran Kumar Reddy Goli, Jangaon, India; Prasanna Kumar Dharam, Kanchanapally, India; Vishnu Sharan Tupurani, Kothagudem, India; Trinath Gundavaram, Warangal, India; Priyanka Shahi, Kathmandu, Nepal

Master of Science:

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (Online): John Wesley LeJeune, Hathaway; Courtney Bernard Jacob, Kristen Ann Thibodeaux, Denzel Dionte' Thompson, Lake Charles
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES: Praveen Kumar Alluri, Chaithanya Varma Sri Raja Vatsavai, Hyderabad, India; Christana D. Goff, Crowley; Brittany Nicole Chaumont, DeRidder; Joel M. Jackson, Duson; David S. Fontenot, Eunice; Katie Marie Cantrelle, Lake Arthur; Laurie Elizabeth Theriot Landreneau, Natchitoches; Abigail Rose Arfman, Bonham, Texas
HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE: Ashley Marie Forsyth, Jber, Alaska; Billy J. Taylor, Monte Vista, Colo.; Erin E. Lichter, Topeka, Kan.; Rebecca K. Kusch, Baton Rouge; Sarah Elizabeth Oliver, Lafayette; Chandler H. Falcon, Shreveport; Vanessa Mary Hardy, Sulphur; Simone Johnson, Ville Platte; Jennifer Augusta Breaux, Vinton; Alana Misiura, Holmdel, N.J.; Jeremy Keith White, Vidor, Texas; Luke Alan Betts, Chorley, United Kingdom; Caton Marie Savage, Roanoke, Va.
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Jessica Lester Landry, Covington; Kailey A. Istre, Kinder
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: Jeffry Paul Livingston, Megan Dena Miller, Lake Charles

Master of Science in Nursing:

NURSING: Shelley Ann Henson Belvin, DeRidder; Adam Brian Precht, Grand Lake; Caitlyn B. Boudreaux, Ashlyn Kay Baggett Saucier, Iota; Marilyn F. Gribble, Iowa;
Christian Faith Lewis, Jennings; Toby Alan Wise, Jonesboro; Katelyn Fruge LaFleur, Kinder; Chance M. Arceneaux, Mary Mancuso Hearod, Adam Thomas Huval, Lindsey Chantell Chretien Johnson, Lake Charles; Karen Michelle Lee Koppie, Oak Grove; Brittany S. Pitre, Oberlin; Yvonne Reel Alexander, Starks; Amanda K. Dawson, Westlake; Karli Kay Nelson, Groves, Texas; Ruby Morgan, Kirbyville, Texas; LaChelle Nicole Caillouet, Lumberton, Texas; Monica Michelle Hall, Vidor, Texas

Bachelor of Arts:

ART: Harpal Sukwinder Singh, Mumbai, India; Barbara Jean Hill Bonilla, Baton Rouge; Linda R. Johnson, Eunice; Heidi Marie Reed, Fenton; Jordan Lynn Hebert, Kinder; Erica Michelle Fisher, Sasha Bonet Hollomon, Alexandra Danielle Landry, Theresa Mae Patrick, Jordan D. Polito, Colleen M. Stratton, Lake Charles; Shannon Moore, Leesville
ENGLISH: Larry J. Dugas, Gueydan; Tori R. Hebert, Morgan A. Miller, Victoria L. Stehula, Lake Charles; Paula N. Gomez, Prairieville; Alex David Lopez, Sarah A. Parsons, Sulphur
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Ashlee Bryn Stockwell, Lake Charles
HISTORY: Shauna Amberleigh Mosley, Fort Smith, Ark.; Nia R. Boutte, New Iberia; Sarah V. Thomas, Orange, Texas
LIBERAL STUDIES: Dorie R. Newport, Arvada, Colo.; Chaz Jaye Campbell, Jennings; Sierra Brittany Jones-Demouchet, New Iberia; Ryan Elliott Prouse, Bremerton, Wash.
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Humberto Gonzales, Phoenix, Ariz., Carolina Da Cruz Correa, Orlando, Fla.; Katie M. Sonnier, Franklin; Aliayah Inez Maclin, Lake Charles; Guadalupe Vianey Howell Angier, N.C.
SOCIOLOGY: Darrell J. Bowie, Baton Rouge; Andrew M. Hedlesky, Kaytlen D. Leger, Emily Beth Tanner, Lake Charles
SOCIOLOGY (ONLINE): Derek J. Lee, Abbeville; Rebecca Keating, Bastrop; Kristen L. Cosper, Baton Rouge; Mattie Morgan, Crowley; Brooke Ellen Bertram, Grand Lake; Karli L. Matt, Lacassine; Julie Ann Keith Braxton, Carah E. Mancuso, Cynthia A. Melanson, Amy Sachs Pierrottie, Ty Darrienne Swire, Lake Charles; Ariel Enrique Hargrove, Rosepine; Andrea Danielle Shepherd, Shreveport; Ashley M. Austin, Jacklynn Renee Campbell, Elizabeth Jean Heurtevant, Allison C. Sylvest, Jennifer Ann Waite, Sulphur; Staci Lynn Jones, Ville Platte; Maria Elizabeth Briscoe, Karah Michelle Pierce, Welsh; Sherry Ann Brown, Zachary

Bachelor of General Studies:

GENERAL STUDIES: Trenton E. Pelloquin, Basile; Martial Landry, Breaux Bridge; Taylor J. Bertrand, Crowley; Jessica Lyn Dyson Burch, DeQuincy; Noah O'Bryan Barber, Katelyn M. Moses, Lucas Benjamin Peterson, DeRidder; Christina Dawn Miller Guidrey, Eunice; Clinton M. Granger, Hackberry; Hanna R. LeJeune, Brandi Lea Monceaux Melancon, Iota; Victoria Elizabeth Borzak, Katie Delene Quibodeaux, Iowa; Darrel Thaddeus Jackson, Lafayette; Trent Brice Duplantis, Lake Arthur; Denise A. Barnhart, Cody Wayne Benoit, Elisa S. Bowman, Brittany D. Calbert, Amelia Adeline Caston, Tori Papania Craddock, Kelli L. Cutrera, Kelsy Kay Doucet, Bryanna P. Fruge, Timothy Homan, Tyler C. Lannin, Kristina Marie Latty, Amanda Brooke Manuel, Victoria Paige McFarlain, Christian M. McMorris, Desiree Veillon Mullins, Benjamin R. Perry, Amber Lynn Petry, Karley Marie Picou, Lance Michael Shuff, Sharon Renee Simmons, Marci R. Touvell, Joshua Paul Thompson, Janie Ruth Wallwork, Lake Charles; Christina R. Addison, Jordan Elizabeth Anderson, Leesville; Lakeesha Kenebrew, LeMoyen, Gabriel P. Alexander, Marksville; Hannah Jane Bennett Johnston, Merryville; Lauren Paige Mansell, Amber Leigh Seal, Heidi Mariea Overshiner Smith, Sulphur; Lindsay June Kennedy, Liberty, Tenn.; Austin Lewis, Houston, Texas; Jacob C. Perritt, Longview, Texas
GENERAL STUDIES (ONLINE): Kyra Carter, Torrance, Calif.; Ashley Nichole Pruitt Parker, DeRidder; Lisa Rougeau Litteral, Kellen Jerard Wright, Lake Charles; Kassidy C. Ortego, Walker

Bachelor of Music:

MUSIC: Tyler Michael Reed, Lake Charles

Bachelor of Science:

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: Amanda C. Lehn, Norwich, Conn.; Cole A. LaPoint, Abbeville; Bryan M. Haley, Rachel L. Rickerson, Covington; Chaney M. Guidry, Kortney E. Zaunbrecher, Crowley; Garrett T. Berry, DeQuincy; Richard Allen Ellerbe, Forest; David J. Poole, Grand Lake; Garrett P. Meaux, Gueydan; Warner James Angelle, Bailey JoSee Broussard, Jennings; Courtney Anne Lea, Lafayette; Sabrina M. Gould, Lake Charles; Jasmine A. Vallian, Lockport; Joshua P. Scott, Loranger; Zackary Blake Zaunbrecher, Simmesport; Megan Louise Bush, Swartz Creek, Mich.; Rebecca A. Korenek, El Campo, Texas, Rebecca N. Martin, Port Neches, Texas
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE: Josephine B. Vajko, Windsor, Canada; Zachary R. Hetrick, Central; Michael Hopper, Iowa; Kelsey Deanna Gaspard, Victoria N. Hayes, Alejandra Patricia Mendez, Braden Pierce Ryder, Lake Charles; Elizabeth B. Fox, Welsh
CHEMISTRY: Amelia R. Scanlan, Branch; Sandra Rene Doucet, Lake Charles; Shawn Michael Nunez, Sulphur; Jonathan Luke Hatton, Houston, Texas
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRADES PK-3: Katherine Danielle Lee, DeRidder; Tamara Jo Callais, Iowa; Amy M. Boyett, Kara A. Crowell, Mallory N. Gauthreaux, Catelyn R. Henry, Kaitlin Anastasia Loyd Matthews, Lake Charles; Mylissa Selena Ferro, Shreveport; Jasmine N. Thomas, Beaumont, Texas
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GRADES 1-5: Lacey Ann Porter, Jamie Marie Wentzel, DeRidder; Brittany N. Maddox Greene, Grant; Laken Nicole Hickman, Natasha D. Ryder, Brooklynn Nicole Borel Thornton, Elena C. Williams, Lake Charles; Nicole Page Purtiman, Leesville; Kaily Lynn Glover, Westlake
HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE: Thor Miller, Bradenton, Fla.; Joseph D. Long, Covintgon; Brittany Jenkins Sansone, DeRidder; Robert B. Benton, Denham Springs; Joshua Bell, Glenmora; Paige Alice Granger, Hathaway; James Bertman Sanders, Iowa; Michael Lee Ringuet, Jennings; Andrea Blair Brasseaux, Austin D. Chavanne, Brady M. Estes, Ja'Len Devon James, Daniel P. Landry, Emily Hope McGee, Russell Lynn Victorian, Lake Charles; Ceaira Megan Taylor, Leesville; Randee Nichole Vincent, Maurice; Timothy John Wilcox, Ragley; Emily Brooke Vincent, Jessica Claire Wells, Sulphur; Kaitlyn Elizabeth Guillory, Ville Platte; David Garrett Caraway, Welsh; Haily R. Jenkins, Ben Wheeler, Texas; William A. Ott, Diana, Texas; Danielle A. Epps, Houston, Texas
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRADES K-12: Nathan P. Courville, Kinder; Haley Lakyn Reeves, Oberlin; Bryce Lark Hebert, Ragley; Austin G. Cox, Rosepine; Justin B. Morvant, Grant Domonique Wild, Welsh
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: Erin Burnthorn Aucoin, Samantha Kaye Courville, Sadie Rose Newell, Richard Dean Shetler, Lake Charles; Susan Regmi, Kathmandu, Nepal

MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE: Heather Nicole Crumpler, Iowa; Corine Elaine McInnis, Paige M. Newton, Lauran R. Woodard, Lake Charles; Alexis E. Naquin, Courtney S. Postlewaite, Sulphur; Marley E. Powers, Westlake
NATIONAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT: John Patrick Miers, Crowley; Randi Rachell Preston, DeRidder; Stacy Ann Jefferson, Grand Chenier; Dylan Michael Trahan, Gueydan; Lucas M. Ledoux, Iota; Bethany Lynn LeDoux, Jennings; Quintin Wayne Waguespack, Jennings; Alyssa A. Richard, Lake Charles; Jason Paul Huntington, Slidell
PSYCHOLOGY: Wuke Zhang, Dalian, China; Cameron David Toole, Orlando, Fla.; Jace Michael Verdin, Cut Off; Alanna J. Anderson, Gabriel Sierra Parson, DeRidder; Harmony M. Trahan, Johnson Bayou; Stacy L. Welch, Lake Arthur; Zackary Keithan Ball, Cyanna A. Darbeau, John Wyatt Demarie, Carli Elizabeth Hood, Alexis Michelle Howard, David R. Swire, Lake Charles; Khadijah J. Archangel, Loreauville; Zachary C. Daigle, Oberlin; Cirstie Ravyn Beaubouef, Pineville; Lakeitha Brenae Sims, Shreveport; Aimee Cheree' Goodeaux Domingue, Singer; Liegha Jonea' Clark, Starks; Dylon Scott Benoit, Lauren Leigh Carroll, Haley Elise Johnson, Holli M. Stewart, Sulphur; Austin K. Guillory, Jennifer Marie Guillory, Welsh; Josie Leanne Carter Bertrand, Courtney Paige Carlock, Westlake; Madeline K. Allen, Beaumont, Texas; Lai Duc Nguyen, Trang Bom, Vietnam
PSYCHOLOGY (ONLINE): Jamie Lynn Saucier, Vandalia, Ill.; Donna Claire Williams, Lake Arthur; Andrea Hilt Fahr Ball, Lake Charles
SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TEACHING: Katie Nicole Doxey, Iowa; Tori B. Miller, Maurice; Cassidy L. Johnson, Pitkin; Megan Ortego Vincent, Westlake

Bachelor of Science in Accounting:

ACCOUNTING: Angelica Rachel Shamah, Belize City, Belize; Yazan A. Jamal, Orlando, Fla.; Elizabeth Ann Percival, Wallace Paul Rogers, Anacoco; Jacob Aaron Hollie, DeQuincy; Darbi Kay Montie, Stephanie Diane McBride Stickell, Grand Lake; Bryan J. Lambert, Iowa; Chirayu J. Shah, Jennings; Jarian Trevonne Alexander, Chelsea R. Boudreaux, David Michael Burnthorn, Timothy David Cutrera, Anna Grace Eisen, Ritesh Ashokkumar Gandhi, Alice Temise Guillory, Carrie L. McCraney, Victoria L. Mendoza, Michelle E. Richard, Truc Linh T. Truong, Lake Charles; Savannah Rachelle Johnson, Leesville; Merle Calvin Peterson, Oberlin; Victoria AnnaBelle Fontenot, Roanoke; Jalen L. Bowers, Shreveport; Derek Arden Gaidosek, Julia A. Hairr, Connie LaLonde Myers, Sulphur

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice:

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Courtney LaShea Coleman, Zietha Leatrice Green, Baton Rouge; Evan David Abshire, Hayes; Shelia F. Druilhet, Jeanerette; Jasmine M. Favors, Jennifer N. Ison, Taylor E. King, Lake Charles; Randy Gerald Walters, Rayville; BreAnna N. Maiden, Shreveport; Katelin Michelle Stagliano, Sulphur; Steven Elias Castro, Canovanas, Puerto Rico
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (ONLINE): Lana Elizabeth Benson, DeRidder; Janet M. Jones, Jennings; Jacob P. Johnson, Lacassine; Jana Carlile Crain, Rory Brian Guillory, Lake Charles; Brooke Michelle Hennigan Harrington, Merryville; Randi Lynn Smith, Oakdale; Thessa Lea Esclovon, Sulphur

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science:

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Rahul Ashokkumar Gandhi, Navsari, India; Calvin Scott Arthur, DeRidder; Joseph Gabriel Robicheaux, Jennings; Hoa D. Ho, Kinder; Ethan Eli Jones, Marcus E. Klein, Eugene Robert Maples, Sadie Rose Newell, Lake Charles

Bachelor of Science in Engineering:

ENGINEERING: Xiang Li, Dalan, China; Patrick Budiman, Jakarta, Indonesia; Raimee Elizabeth Miller, Bell City; Joshua K. Hebert, DeRidder; Clint Hunter Manuel, Hathaway; Jenna Nicole Zaunbrecher, Hayes; Logan R. Beville, Connor Scott Castille, Jalen D. Hargraves, Christian B. Kitzmiller, Thomas Cade Leake, Eric S. Menard, Tanner K. Moreau, Jake Benjamen Nixon, Lake Charles; Devyn Wayne Smith, Longville; Jack R. Haller, Mamou; Casey L. White, Ragley; Stephen Chase Billeaudeau, Raymond Daniel Campbell, Philip Robert Dronet, Stephen G. Pennick, Sulphur; Santosh Shrestha, Besishahar, Nepal; Susan Regmi, Pratik Thapa, Kathmandu, Nepal; Klaudia Dorota Gawlik, Nowy Sacz, Poland; Nikolas Ross Melakis, Houston, Texas; James B. Smith, Katy, Texas
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Monique Raquel Southerland, Laveen, Ariz.; Kevin G. Alford, Hackberry; Blake Lee John Vidrine, Iowa; Dylan S. Hanks, Loreauville; Jared Lee McMillian, Merryville; Viesha Marie Richard, New Orleans; Skylar Nichole Young, Reeves

Bachelor of Science in Finance:

FINANCE: Hao Yin, Zhengzhou, China; Diana P. Hollier, Crowley; William Blake Caldarera, Ryan W. Landry, Lake Charles; Savannah Rachelle Johnson, Leesville; Chase S. Vincent, Morse; Joseph C. Lissard, New Iberia; Merle Calvin Peterson, Oberlin; Jonathan A. Graf, Julia A. Hairr, Connie LaLonde Myers, Sulphur; Martin Eriksson, Orebro, Sweden; Michaela Audrianna Malveaux, Beaumont, Texas; Ethan Stremmel, Lake Jackson, Texas

Bachelor of Science in General Business:

GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Stephen Crane, Parker, Colo.; Daniel Alexander Robles, Warner Robins, Ga.; Julia Kral, Teublitz, Germany; Meagan Rachelle Wallace, DeRidder; Natalie Rebecca Irwin, Iowa; Carissa Fruge Mabini, Jeremy J. Marceaux, Jennings; Dylan James Guidry, Lacassine; Zachary P. Cart, Missty L. DeCelle, Garrett Michael Dufrene, Alexander M. Reese, Hunter McKenzie Terrell, Tyler Burton Vincent, Lake Charles; Race Michael Fontenot, Roanoke; Aleksandor Nikolas Duncan, Sulphur; Moriah Brooke Bonnitt Duhon, Vinton; Shea J. Nutt, Brenham, Texas; Jacob Keith Thomas, Keller, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication:

MASS COMMUNICATION: Aleisha Marjorie Crowder Anderson, Atlanta, Ga.; Emily Paige Ogea, Eunice; Jon' Christian Javontae Ward, Houma; Kyla M. Standley, Jeremy Alexander Stevens, Julia Marie Thompson, Lake Charles; Evan Allen Sibley, Dawn Haley Tyler, Merryville; Dwight Deon Gatlin, Shreveport; Rae Ann Lilly, Sulphur; Laiken Thigpen, Nashville, Tenn.; Alexandria Rose Wade, Highlands, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Management:

MANAGEMENT: Jessica Morgan Fuselier, DeQuincy; Kade P. Petry, Gueydan; Haley Paige David, Lacy L. Ellis, Solanshe Del Rosario Espinoza-Heredia, Lake Charles; Devin Christopher Guillory, Jacob P. Scott, Corey R. Hale, Ty Allan Wright, Westlake; Christopher Trent Fontenot, Nederland, Texas; Brenten J. Spikes, Newton, Texas; Tu Thien To Ho Chi, Minh, Vietnam
MANAGEMENT (ONLINE): Kristen Ann Brown, DeRidder; Scott R. Deshotel, Elton; Megan Hiatt Windsor, Grand Chenier; Stephanie Diane McBride Stickell, Grand Lake; Mandy Cathlynn Edmaiston Lopez, Kimberly Renee' Nunez, Iowa; Kelly N. LeGros, Jennings; Chantel Dauzat, Kenner; Alexis D. Bellow, Dylan Jeffrey Dozart, Monte Lynn Hickingbottom, Shelby Dawn Hanks Yeates, Lake Charles; Tammara R.Richard, Opelousas; Autumn Dawn Mathews, Singer; Michelle Dominick, Ville Platte; Jasmine Shanell Lewis, Youngsville; Tonia Nicole Aymond, Lockahart, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Marketing:

MARKETING: Demi Raye O'Neal, DeRidder; Jillian L. Derouen, Grand Lake; Thomas J. Ducote, Hackberry; Patrick F. Hardey, Lake Charles; Jody Ryan Doucet, Sulphur

Bachelor of Science in Nursing:

NURSING: Adrienne B. Thibodeaux, Basile; Victoria L. Brian, Kimberliegh P. Scott, Baton Rouge; Tracy Ann Miller, Church Point; Tracey Shae Satchell, Crowley; Logan Edwin Spivey, DeRidder; Ashley Babineaux Medina, Elton; Katelynne A. Reed, Baly Rose Wilkinson, Iowa; Hillary L. Primeaux, Kaplan; Desmond R. Woodward, Kinder; Keyontae Campbell Francis, Lake Arthur; Danielle Nichole Bushnell, Jordan E. McCann Gouldburn, Bethany N. Hebert, Karli Maurine Klein Monceaux, Devin Garrett Morris, Ashley Nicole Prudhomme, Lexie Madison Reed, Brooke Gabrielle Rozas, Monique LaDawn Trahan, Miles Gagnon Watts, Lake Charles; Brittany Leigh McMurry, LaPlace; Chad R. Myers, Longville; Ellon Margaret Key, Mansfield; Keovonnie S. Wilson, Oberlin; Schalacy Scharell Washington, St. Martinville; Audie Angelic Ardoin, Kristina DaLynn Brooks, Hannah Kathryn Cupit, Dustin Michael Darbonne, Kerri Cherie Hebert, Amanda Jane Lyons, Colby Troy Navarre, Laken Tess Patin, Holden Drew Rogers, Sulphur; Jacob Cole Chandler, Vinton; Kendall Claire Broussard, William Don Leger, Welsh; Shradha Rajbhandari, Kathmandu, Nepal; Bri-Anna Elizabeth Hernandez, Columbus, Texas; Danielle D. Broussard, Fort Worth, Texas
NURSING - RN TO BSN (ONLINE): Brittany Bouley, Breaux Bridge; Cynthia Barrett Hamilton, DeRidder; Megan N. Galloway, Sorin Marius Munteanu, Malia Marie Mitchem Richardson, Lake Charles; Erica Fontenot McPhatter, Mamou; Chad A. Feaster, Alum Bank, Pa.; Olive M. Spellman, Bonwier, Texas

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates:

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 1-5: Corey James Dotson, DeRidder; Karen Michelle Adams Rasberry, Elizabeth; Marcie Kay Braud, Lake Charles
MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION GRADES 4-8 (MATH): James D. Foshee, Lake Charles
MULTIPLE LEVELS GRADES K-12 (ART): Erin Nicole Barker, Lake Charles
MULTIPLE LEVELS GRADES K-12 (HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE): Cade Philip LaFargue, Kinder
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12 (BIOLOGY): David Vincent Glover, Jennings
SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADES 6-12 (ENGLISH): Katherine Lea Phillips Simon, Sulphur

Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies:

PARALEGAL STUDIES: Janet M. Jones, Jennings; Carah E. Mancuso, Morgan L. Mancuso, Ty Darrienne Swire, Lake Charles; Sierra Brittany Jones-Demouchet, New Iberia; Ashley M. Austin, Alex Paul Huck, Sulphur

Associate of General Studies:

GENERAL STUDIES: Maricel B. Funderburgh, San Diego, Calif.; Sepideh Hassan Kouzehforoush, Atlanta, Ga.; Shelita R. Hebert, Abbeville; Lauren Michelle Moses, Alexandria; Gwendolyn Dashaun Walker, Baton Rouge; Johnnie L. Marsaw, Collinston; Ravyn Rene' Cormier, Crowley; Katie L. Thompson, DeRidder; Allen K. Lockett, Franklin; William Gabriel Roberts, Iowa; Gregory Gene Lessigne, Jennings; Katrina Marie McGee, Johnson Bayou; Bryce G. Zaunbrecher, Cara M. Zaunbrecher, Lake Arthur; Dwight Erroll Barker Jr., Eleisha L. Brown, Chace K. Champagne, Cyanna A. Darbeau, Ryan Michael Doiron, Justin Keith Fontenot, Ryan W. Kurth, Sara M. Washington, Lake Charles; Amber K. Hardwick, Merryville, Skylar Nicole Manuel, New Iberia; Randi Lynn Smith, Oakdale; Alayna Ann Hains, Rayne; Tasha Gayle Bruno, Vinton; Kaitlyn Elyse Sonnier, Welsh; Tiara Chavon Scott, Cleveland, Ohio; Breyauna Kristine Jackson, Houston, Texas; Emily L. Silva, Lucas, Texas

Associate of Science in Engineering:

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: Kevin G. Alford, Hackberry; Blake Lee John Vidrine, Iowa; Alana S. Jennings, Robbie Wayne Watkins, Lake Charles

Associate of Science in Nursing:

NURSING: Diana Z. Veillon, Dodge City, Kan., Tanya Marie January, Cameron; Paula Renee Farrar, Crowley; Pamela Yvonne Anderson, Tera Ann Fisher, DeRidder; Callie Lynell Banks, Dry Creek; Joni Anne Christ Copper, Courtney Rae DeRouen, Amanda J. Deshotel, Monica Jean Engel, Michael J. Narcisse, Jennifer A. Zerangue, Lake Charles; Atrina Biyoka Thomas, Rayne; Rachel Ann Doucet-Kyle, Holly Patricia McGee, Sarah Elizabeth Savant, Sulphur; Nicole Lynn Smith, Welsh; Ashleigh Nycole Richardson, Westlake

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McNeese Fall Honor Graduates

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McNeese Fall Honor Graduates

(December 10, 2016) Thirteen McNeese State University students received the Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00) designation in fall commencement ceremonies held Saturday, Dec. 10, at Burton Coliseum.

Two students were recognized for earning a 4.0 GPA throughout their college careers - Paula N. Gomez, Prairieville, in English, and Elizabeth Jean Heurtevant, Sulphur, in sociology.

The other honor students recognized were:

SUMMA CUM LAUDE: Ana Carolina Da Cruz Correa, Orlando, Fla.; Martin Eriksson, Orebro, Sweden; Victoria N. Hayes, Lake Charles; Bethany N. Hebert, Lake Charles; Linda R. Johnson, Eunice; Ethan Eli Jones, Lake Charles; Julia Kral, Teublitz, Germany; Karah Michelle Pierce, Welsh; Lacey Ann Porter, DeRidder; Grant Domonique Wild, Welsh; and Wuke Zhang, Dalian, China.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.70-3.89): Jarian Trevonne Alexander, Lake Charles; Madeline K. Allen, Beaumont, Texas; Robert B. Benton, Denham Springs; Brooke Ellen Bertram, Grand Lake; Tamara Jo Callais, Iowa; Samantha Kaye Courville, Lake Charles; Cyanna A. Darbeau, Lake Charles; Missty L. DeCelle, Lake Charles; Erica Michelle Fisher, Lake Charles; Ariel Enrique Hargrove, Rosepine; Derek J. Lee, Abbeville; Emily Hope McGee, Lake Charles; Morgan A. Miller, Lake Charles; Tanner K. Moreau, Lake Charles; Paige M. Newton, Lake Charles; Trenton E. Pelloquin, Basile; Lucas Benjamin Peterson, DeRidder; Jordan D. Polito, Lake Charles; Heidi Marie Reed, Fenton; Susan Regmi, Kathmandu, Nepal; Alyssa A. Richard, Lake Charles; Wallace Paul Rogers, Anacoco; Brittany Jenkins Sansone, DeRidder; Olive M. Spellman, Bonwier, Texas; Chase S. Vincent, Morse; Megan Ortego Vincent, Westlake; Alexandria Rose Wade, Highlands, Texas; Casey L. White, Ragley; and Skylar Nichole Young, Reeves.

CUM LAUDE (3.50-3.69): Andrea Blair Brasseaux, Lake Charles; Kendall Claire Broussard, Welsh; Jacklynn Renee Campbell, Sulphur; David Garrett Caraway, Welsh; Katie Nicole Doxey, Iowa; Megan N. Galloway, Lake Charles; Klaudia Dorota Gawlik, Nowy Sacz, Poland; Kaily Lynn Glover, Westlake; Jordan Lynn Hebert, Kinder; Tori R. Hebert, Lake Charles; Catelyn R. Henry, Lake Charles; Laken Nicole Hickman, Lake Charles; Guadalupe Vianey Howell, Angier, N.C.; Jacob P. Johnson, Lacassine; Janet M. Jones, Jennings; Katherine Danielle Lee, DeRidder; Rae Ann Lilly, Sulphur; Carissa Fruge Mabini, Jennings; Lauren Paige Mansell, Sulphur; Victoria L. Mendoza, Lake Charles; Tori B. Miller, Maurice; Darbi Kay Montie, Grand Lake; Sorin Marius Munteanu, Lake Charles; Amber Lynn Petry, Lake Charles; Kade P. Petry, Gueydan; Malia Marie Mitchem Richardson, Lake Charles; Chirayu J. Shah, Jennings; Santosh Shrestha, Besishahar, Nepal; James B. Smith, Katy, Texas; Logan Edwin Spivey, DeRidder; Colleen M. Stratton, Lake Charles; Ceaira Megan Taylor, Leesville; Adrienne B. Thibodeaux, Basile; Jasmine N. Thomas, Beaumont, Texas; Sarah V. Thomas, Orange, Texas; Truc Linh T. Truong, Lake Charles; Josephine B. Vajko, Windsor, Canada; Jasmine A. Vallian, Lockport; Jennifer Ann Waite, Sulphur; and Elena C. Williams, Lake Charles.

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Agricultural Sciences receives grant from US Poultry Foundation

December 13, 2016, 12:54 pm

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Agricultural Sciences receives grant from US Poultry Foundation

(December 13, 2016) The Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences at McNeese State University has been awarded a $3,000 grant by the USPOULTRY Foundation as part of its Industry Education Recruitment Funding program, which provides annual recruiting and retention funds to colleges and universities to attract students to their poultry programs. The McNeese grant was made possible by an endowing gift from Cal-Maine. On hand for the presentation are, from left, agricultural sciences students Spencer Albert and Heidi Gruspier, Dr. Chip LeMieux, school director, Angela Queenan, McNeese Foundation board of directors member, and agricultural sciences instructor Devin Gandy.

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Intercollegiate Honor Band Weekend

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Intercollegiate Honor Band Weekend

(January 2, 2017) McNeese State University will host the 2017 Louisiana Intercollegiate Honor Band Jan. 13-15. Eighty college musicians representing nine universities from across the state - including 17 McNeese students - will converge on the McNeese campus for this event.

After rehearsals Friday and Saturday, the honor band will perform in a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, in Tritico Theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex. The group will be conducted by Richard Clary, director of wind ensemble studies at Florida State University.

University band directors nominate the most outstanding students from their respective programs who apply for the honor band, according to Jay Jacobs, McNeese director of bands. “The band is selected from these nominations.”

Persons needing accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator at 337-475-5428, voice; 337-475-5960, fax; 337-562-4227, TDD/TTY, hearing impaired; or by email at cdo@mcneese.edu.

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