McNeese State University Foundation

The McNeese Autism Program stopped by our office today for their candy Crawl 🎃🍬🍭 We loved seeing all the costumes and happy, smiling faces!

We’ve got an exciting Homecoming Tailgate this weekend!

Join us in the Grove before the big game on Saturday! Face painting by Tasha’s Creative Face Painting, fun giveaways from Calcasieu Parish Public Library, chili sponsored by Turner Industries and the opportunity to grab a photo with a special guest!

Tailgate opens at 3pm.

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McNeese Foundation staff members Laura Bowers and Jennifer Leger participated in the Rise Against Hunger meal packing event. This was a joint effort between the Rotary Club of Lake Charles, Sulphur Sunrise Rotary Club, Sulphur Rotary Club and LOTS of community volunteers! Together we packed 20,000 meals!

Laura is a member of the Sulphur Rotary Club and Jennifer is a member of the Rotary Club of Lake Charles.

Today was a perfect fall day with the McNeese Outriders! We made a reversible scarecrow/snowman craft at the VanMetre Home followed by a visit to Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center for the scarecrow festival! Special thanks goes out to our gracious hosts Sharon and Buddy VanMetre. 💙💙

Outriders is the membership group for retired McNeese faculty and staff and those who served for five or more years. Membership keeps them connected to McNeese and each other!

Tailgate at HCU along with the Greater Houston Area Chapter of the McNeese Alumni Association this Saturday prior to the McNeese vs HCU football game. See y’all around 3:00!

Jambalaya from The Ragin Cajun will be on the Menu!

BYOB-and conceal it in a non-transparent cup

Today for , we are sharing how McNeese State University graduate 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐤𝐬 is 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 for future generations of McNeese students through the 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐂. 𝐄𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. Click the link below to find out how a young man from Virginia came to McNeese and how his time in Lake Charles impacted his life.

Our team is proud to serve our great University!

Success! Metrics are to be celebrated, so we were pleased to join the McNeese Foundation's team at Pasta Lab today.

The Contractors’ Educational Trust Fund (CETF) has donated $50,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation in support of engineering programs within the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics and construction management curriculum.

On hand for the presentation are, from left: Greg Weston, CETF trustee; Dr. Charles Stewart, McNeese College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics dean; Kenneth Naquin, CETF secretary/treasurer; and Dr. Srinivasan Ambatipati, McNeese Department of Engineering and Computer Science department head. McNeese Photo

The Rotary Club of Lake Charles has donated $10,000 to the McNeese State University Foundation for the Rotary Club of Lake Charles Scholarship. The scholarship will provide assistance to more than 10 students during the 2024-25 academic year.

On hand for the presentation are, from left, Michael Gardner, Rotary Club of Lake Charles immediate past president and Dalton Hinton, Rotary Club of Lake Charles president. McNeese Photo

Good news 🎉

McNeese Announces Enrollment Increase | McNeese State University McNeese State University’s enrollment for the fall 2024 semester increased by 3% to 6,243 students. In the fall of 2023 enrollment was 6,061. “We have 6,243 reasons to celebrate,” exclaimed Dr.

McNeese to Resume Normal Operations | McNeese State University McNeese State University will resume normal campus operations effective Thursday, Sept. 12. All offices will open for normal business hours, campus dining will resume their normal schedules and all…

Campus Closure for Tropical Storm Francine Out of an abundance of caution, the McNeese State University Executive Leadership Team has determined that the campus will move to online course delivery effective noon tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 10.

See you there! 💙🤠💛

Join us today as the Pokes take on Southern University!💛🤠💙
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Tailgating: Gates open at 3pm & close at 6pm
Kickoff is at 7pm!

Don’t forget your Rowdy Card to get in!
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Poke Nation turned out for tonight’s Block Party! 🎉🎤🎷

POKE NATION! It’s that time for the Cowboy Block Party to return and give you the best Friday night experience! This Friday at the Robert Noland Alumni Pavillion, will be performing for all. Also on site will be an amazing line up of food trucks ready to serve you all! We hope to see you there Pokes! 💙🤠💛 🎸

Food for thought today 🌾

Wishing all our Cowboys and Cowgirls the best first day of the semester!

Welcome back on campus Pokes! We hope everyone has an amazing first day at !

We had the best time last night supporting McNeese Football at Cowboy Bag Bingeaux! Our players and coaches are working hard every day - be sure to cheer them on this season in Cowboy Stadium!