November 2012 www.mcneese.edu

Founded in September 1939, McNeese State University has an

annual economic impact of more than $335 million. Students

enrolled at the University come from over 50 parishes, 30 states

and 40 foreign countries.

More than 80 degree programs are offered in the Colleges of

Business, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Liberal Arts,

Nursing, Science, Burton College of Education, General and Basic

Studies, and the Doré School of Graduate Studies.

The University consists of a 121-acre main campus, 503-

acre McNeese farm, 65-acre athletic complex, the Louisiana

Environmental Research Center, nearly 1,600 acres of donated

farm property used for research and farming and the Center for

the Advancement of Meat Production and Processing located on

16 acres near Lacassine in Jefferson Davis Parish.

More than $50 million in construction and renovation projects are

underway on the campus and funding for these projects comes

from several sources including the state capital outlay fund, local

and federal grants, FEMA and insurance settlements, students’

self-generated assessments and private donors.

Add that to the recently completed $17.8 million Shearman Fine

Arts Building Annex, the $10.5 million expansion and renovation

to the Jack V. Doland Field House, a $1.3 million project to

revitalize and update the Quad and you can see that the campus is

undergoing quite a makeover!

The McNeese Foundation has facilitated the purchase of nearly five

acres of property adjacent to the campus that was formerly the site

of the Charles Cinema. This property is being used as a temporary

parking lot while the parking garage is under construction. Other

recently acquired property includes the former cleaners on Ryan

Street and Miller House of Sports on Common Street.

Take a Closer Look at McNeese!

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John McNeeseMcNeese State University is the only public university in the state that is named for an educator. The University’s namesake was born on July 4, 1843, to Scottish immigrant parents near Baltimore, Md. He moved to Texas and became a successful entrepreneur with thriving cattle grazing and mercantile businesses. In 1873, John McNeese decided to start a new life in what is now Calcasieu Parish after a failed cattle drive ended in Southwest Louisiana.

He supported himself as a professor of penmanship and music and married the daughter of one of the area’s earliest settlers, William Bilbo. John and Susan McNeese had nine children.

He practiced law briefly, but his passion was education. He worked to establish an organized public school system in what was then Imperial Calcasieu. Starting as superintendent of schools in 1888 with practically nothing, he led the effort to construct school buildings, increase enrollment and improve teacher qualifications.

He served as superintendent until his retirement in 1913, and he is remembered as a great pioneer educator for the many innovations he brought to the school system. John McNeese died in 1914 at the age of 70 and is buried in Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles.

January

2 University reopens at 7:45 a.m.

9 Regular spring registration ends

11 Freshman Orientation, 8 a.m., F.G. Bulber Auditorium

14 Late registration begins

16 Classes begin

17 Late registration ends

21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University offices closed.)

February

9 ACT National Test

11-13 Mardi Gras Holiday (University offices closed.)

17-23 Engineering Week, McNeese campus

25 Spring Career Fair, place to be announced

27 Spring Grad Fest, place to be announced

March

12 Mid-Term

22 Speech & Play Rally on the McNeese campus

23 Spring Cowboy Q&A Day, F.G. Bulber Auditorium and the Quad

23 Literary Rally, McNeese campus

25-29 Spring Break (Classes will not meet March 23 and 30. University offices closed March 28-29.)

April

13 ACT National Test

15 Spring Teacher Fair, Burton Complex

17 Caps and Gowns Pick-up, Alumni Center

May

1 Priority deadline for Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA)

8 Classes end (Evening classes will meet.)

9 Study Day (Final examinations for evening classes begin.)

10 Final examinations begin

15 Final examinations end

16 Radiologic Sciences program’s pinning ceremony, Room 101, Frasch Hall Annex

16 College of Nursing pinning ceremony F.G. Bulber Auditorium

18 Commencement, 10 a.m., Burton Complex

Other spring events to be announced are:

Beta Gamma Sigma Initiation CeremonyPhi Kappa Phi Induction CeremonyRing ReceptionRing PresentationScholarship Donor/Student BrunchUndergraduate Scholar Program

Calendar dates are subject to change.

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fall 2012 Regular Semester • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •November

1 Regular spring registration opens for all students

19-23 Thanksgiving Holiday (Classes will not meet Saturday, Nov. 24. University offices closed Nov. 21-23.)

28 Caps and Gowns Pick-up, Alumni Center

30 Ring Reception

December

1 Ring Presentation, F.G. Bulber Auditorium

1 Priority deadline for scholarship applications

3 Last date to apply for spring semester admission

4 Classes end (Evening classes will meet.)

5 Study Day (Final examinations for evening classes begin.)

6 Final examinations begin

8 ACT National Test

11 Final examinations end

12 Phi Kappa Phi Fall Induction Ceremony Stokes Auditorium, Hardtner Hall

13 College of Nursing pinning ceremony F.G. Bulber Auditorium

15 Commencement, 10 a.m., Burton Complex

18 University closes at 4:30 p.m. and reopens on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 7:45 a.m.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Spring 2013 Regular Semester • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Academic calendar

Student ProfileEnrollment 8,58874% are full-time students72% are from Calcasieu, Allen, Beauregard, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishesOver 40% are first generation college students62% are female22% are minority71% work an average of 11-20 hours per week89% are commuters70% are under 25 years of age

Quick FactsMore than 600 high school students from Allen, Beauregard,

Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Pointe Coupee parishes

are taking dual enrollment courses in English, history, biology,

college algebra, pre-calculus, calculus, communications,

psychology, art appreciation, sociology, Spanish, introduction to

engineering, statistics and nursing that will give them both high

school and college credit.

McNeese has partnered with PPG Industries, Lake Charles

Complex, to manage PPG’s Naturelab, an outdoor learning

facility often used by McNeese students to conduct research

on plant and soil sciences, resource conservation and wildlife

behavior. The “classroom in the woods” is located on 600 acres

just west of the PPG complex and includes more than 10,000

feet of trails. Naturelab provides hands-on learning through

field trip opportunities for local schools and educational groups.

For more information on visiting Naturelab, call 475-5817.

Chozen HallChozen Hall, located at the corner of McNeese and Ryan streets,

is a former residence hall that is being revitalized and will

reemerge as a new one-stop shop for prospective students.

Bringing together several offices currently located in three

buildings will provide for a more efficient admissions process.

Alumni AssociationThe number one goal of the Alumni Association is to offer innovative

programs and services that strengthen alumni ties and encourage

lifelong support of McNeese. For more information, call 475-5232.

Alumni Association 2012-2013 events:

• Nov. 13 – Alumni Donor Holiday Bookstore Sale

• Dec. 7 – Black Alumni Chapter Social

• April 13 – Maverick Luau

• April 28 – Annual Crawfish Boil

OutridersThe Outriders – the association for McNeese retirees - is dedicated

to continued support of the University and to the development

of programs and services that keep retired faculty, staff and their

families connected to the University. The Outriders Christmas Party

is scheduled for Dec. 13. For more information, call 562-4191.

McNeese FoundationIncorporated in 1965, the original mission of the McNeese Foundation was to raise funds to support endowments for student scholarships. Through the years, the Foundation’s mission expanded to include support for endowed professorships and awards for teaching excellence, cultural programming, research and other specific needs that are critical for McNeese to remain a strong and viable university. You can become a McNeese Foundation Circle member with an annual contribution beginning at the $100 level. For membership levels and benefits, visit www.mcneesefoundation.org/giving and then click on “Memberships” or call the Foundation Office at 475-5588.• Nov. 8 - Board of Directors Meeting• Feb. 21 - Board of Directors Meeting• May 9 - Board of Directors Meeting• Spring Scholarship Donor/Student Brunch to be scheduled.

Online DegreesMcNeese offers several online, accelerated, baccalaureate degree programs through the CALL (Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana) program. Almost 300 students are enrolled in these programs – criminal justice, sociology, sociology with a concentration in family and child studies, RN to BSN in nursing, and management. McNeese will soon offer a new, 100% online, Bachelor of Arts degree in organizational leadership with a concentration in strategic and global communication as part of a collaborative effort by the nine universities in the University of Louisiana System.

The College of Nursing holds a pinning ceremony on the Thursday before fall and spring graduations for students receiving their Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in nursing. Approximately 80 percent of the nurses working in Lake Charles and the five-parish area are McNeese graduates.

Student-AthletesMake The GradeMcNeese student-athletes are making the grade in the classroom! During the spring 2012 semester, 175 of the 343 student-athletes made the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, including 19 with a 4.0 grade point average. Four McNeese student-athletes have a cumulative 4.0 GPA for their academic careers!

McNeese athletics has garnered a total of 43 Southland Con-ference championships, 26 NCAA appearances, three NIT appearances, 2 FCS national championship games in football, 147 individual SLC champions in track and cross country as well as 2 NCAA individual champions.

McNeese will play host to both the SLC Soccer Championships Nov. 1-4 and the SLC Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 10-12.

Scheduled Games4

Men’s & Women’s Basketball Date Time LocationMen’s Basketball vs Louisiana College 11/9/2012 7 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball at Vanderbilt 11/10/2012 2 p.m. Nashville, TNMen’s Basketball at Louisiana State University 11/13/2012 7 p.m. Baton RougeMen’s Basketball at Southeast Missouri State University 11/15/2012 7 p.m. Cape Girardeau, MOWomen’s Basketball vs Texas Southern 11/17/2012 Noon Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball vs University of Houston 11/20/2012 7 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball at University of Mississippi 11/20/2012 7 p.m. Oxford, MSSouthern Mississipp Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Women’s Basketball vs Talladega College 11/23/2012 7:30 p.m. Hattiesburg, MSWomen’s Basketball vs TBA 11/24/2012 TBA Hattiesburg, MSWomen’s Basketball vs Centenary College 11/27/2012 5:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Centenary College 11/27/2012 7:30 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball at Rice University 12/1/2012 1 p.m. Houston, TXMen’s Basketball vs University of Texas at Tyler 12/3/2012 6:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs University of Louisiana at Lafayette 12/8/2012 7 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball at Louisiana Tech 12/12/2012 7 p.m. RustonMen’s Basketball vs Louisiana Tech 12/12/2012 7 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball at Texas Tech University 12/16/2012 7 p.m. Lubbock, TXWomen’s Basketball vs Southern-New Orleans (Exhibition) 12/18/2012 7 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball at Louisiana State University 12/21/2012 2 p.m. Baton RougeMen’s Basketball at University of North Carolina 12/22/2012 11 a.m. Chapel Hill, NCTulane Double Tree Classic Women’s Basketball vs University of Mississippi 12/29/2012 3 p.m. New OrleansWomen’s Basketball vs TBA 12/30/2012 TBA New OrleansWomen’s Basketball at Northwestern State University 1/3/2013 5:30 p.m. NatchitochesMen’s Basketball at Northwestern State University 1/3/2013 7:30 p.m. NatchitochesWomen’s Basketball at Stephen F. Austin State University 1/5/2013 4 p.m. Nacogdoches, TXMen’s Basketball at Stephen F. Austin State University 1/5/2013 6 p.m. Nacogdoches, TXWomen’s Basketball vs Nicholls State University 1/7/2013 5:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Nicholls State University 1/7/2013 7:30 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1/10/2013 5:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1/10/2013 7:30 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball vs Sam Houston State University 1/12/2013 1 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Sam Houston State University 1/12/2013 3 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball vs Lamar University 1/19/2013 1 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Lamar University 1/19/2013 3 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball at University of Central Arkansas 1/24/2013 5:30 p.m. Conway, ARMen’s Basketball at University of Central Arkansas 1/24/2013 7:30 p.m. Conway, ARWomen’s Basketball at Oral Roberts University 1/26/2013 5 p.m. Tulsa, OKMen’s Basketball at Oral Roberts University 1/26/2013 7:30 p.m. Tulsa, OKWomen’s Basketball vs Stephen F. Austin State University 1/30/2013 5:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Stephen F. Austin State University 1/30/2013 7:30 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball vs Northwestern State University 2/3/2013 2 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Northwestern State University 2/3/2013 4 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball at Sam Houston State University 2/7/2013 7:45 p.m. Huntsville, TXWomen’s Basketball at Sam Houston State University 2/7/2013 TBA Huntsville, TXWomen’s Basketball at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/9/2013 1 p.m. Corpus Christi, TXMen’s Basketball at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/9/2013 7 p.m. Corpus Christi, TXWomen’s Basketball at Lamar University 2/16/2013 4 p.m. Beaumont, TXMen’s Basketball at Lamar University 2/16/2013 6 p.m. Beaumont, TXWomen’s Basketball vs Southeastern Louisiana University 2/19/2013 5:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Southeastern Louisiana University 2/19/2013 7:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball at Sears Bracket Buster 2/23/2013 TBA Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball vs Oral Roberts University 2/28/2013 5:30 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs Oral Roberts University 2/28/2013 7:30 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball vs University of Central Arkansas 3/2/2013 1 p.m. Lake CharlesMen’s Basketball vs University of Central Arkansas 3/2/2013 3 p.m. Lake CharlesWomen’s Basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University 3/7/2013 5:15 p.m. HammondMen’s Basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University 3/7/2013 7:15 p.m. HammondWomen’s Basketball at Nicholls State University 3/9/2013 2 p.m. ThibodauxMen’s Basketball at Nicholls State University 3/9/2013 4 p.m. Thibodaux

For more information about McNeese athletics, go to www.mcneesesports.com or call 562-4MSU.

R.C. Slocum - McNeese alumnus and former Texas A&M University head football coach - is being inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame Dec. 4. Slocum (’67, ’68) is the winningest football coach in Texas A&M history and has been inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the McNeese Athletic Hall of Fame.

McNeese has the only college rodeo team in the state and has won 3 national team championships and 12 men’s and women’s national individual championships from 1957-2011.

5Volleyball Date Time Locationvs Oral Roberts University 11/1/12 7 p.m. Lake Charlesvs Central Arkansas 11/3/12 2 p.m. Lake Charlesat Sam Houston State University 11/8/12 7 p.m. Huntsville, TXat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11/10/12 1 p.m. Corpus Christi, TX

Men’s Golf Date Time Locationat Rice University 2/4-5/13 TBA Houston, TXat University of Texas-San Antonio 2/11-12/13 TBA San Antonio, TXat Louisiana Tech 3/4-5/13 TBA Choudrantat Florida Atlantic University 3/29-31/13 TBA Lake Worth, FLat Texas State University 4/8-9/13 TBA Dallas, TX

Women’s Golf Date Time Locationat Stetson University 11/5-6/12 TBA DeLand, FLat Northern Arizona University 2/11-13/13 TBA Flagstaff, AZMcNeese Golf Tournament 2/17-19/2013 TBA Broussardat South Alabama 2/25-26/13 TBA Mobile, ALat Morehead State University 3/17-19/13 TBA Ocala, FLat University of Arkansas - Little Rock 3/24-26/13 TBA Little Rock, ARat Houston Baptist University 4/1-2/13 TBA Houston, TX

Football Date Time Locationat Nicholls State University 11/3/12 3 p.m. Thibodauxat University of Texas-San Antonio 11/10/12 4 p.m. San Antonio, TXvs Lamar University 11/17/12 7 p.m. Lake Charles

Southland Conference Championships - www.southland.org/championshipsSPORT LOCATION DATESoccer Lake Charles Nov. 1-4, 2012Volleyball Conway, AR Nov. 16-18, 2012 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Katy, TX March 13-16, 2013Indoor Track and Field Norman, OK Feb. 22-23, 2013Women’s Golf Frisco, TX April 15-17, 2013Men’s Golf McKinney, TX April 22-24, 2013Men’s and Women’s Tennis Beaumont, TX April 25-27, 2013Softball Natchitoches May 9-11, 2013Outdoor Track and Field Lake Charles May 10-12, 2013Baseball Sugar Land, TX May 22-25, 2013

Women’s Tennis Date Time Locationat Alcorn State 1/19/13 10 a.m. Alcorn, MSat University of South Alabama 1/20/13 11 a.m. Mobile, ALat University of Houston 1/25/13 TBA Houston, TXvs University of Louisiana at Monroe 2/1/13 2 p.m. Lake Charlesat Grambling State University 2/9/13 TBA Gramblingat Louisiana Tech 2/9/13 TBA Rustonvs Southern Mississippi 2/10/13 TBA Natchitochesat Southern University 2/16/13 11 a.m. Baton Rougeat Xavier (N.O.) 2/23/13 2 p.m. New Orleansat University New Orleans 2/24/13 11 a.m. New Orleansat University of Louisiana at Lafayette 3/1/13 10 a.m. Lafayettevs University of Missouri - Kansas City 3/2/13 2 p.m. Houston, TXat Lamar University 3/10/13 11 a.m. Beaumont, TXvs Illinois State 3/14/13 2 p.m. New Orleansat Southeastern Louisiana University 3/16/13 TBA Hammondat Nicholls State University 3/17/13 TBA Thibodauxvs Oral Roberts University 3/29/13 Noon Lake Charlesvs Central Arkansas 3/30/13 10 a.m. Lake Charlesvs Arkansas State 3/31/13 TBA Lake Charlesat Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 4/6/13 11 a.m. Corpus Christi, TXat Sam Houston State University 4/7/13 Noon Huntsville, TXvs Stephen F. Austin State University 4/13/13 1 p.m. Lake Charlesvs Northwestern State University 4/14/13 TBA Lake Charles

COMPUTERBeginning Computer I: Learning the BasicsWed/Mon Nov7,12,14 6-8pm $69 Farrar315Beginning Computer II: Working with Folders and FilesTues/Thurs Nov27,29 6-8pm $49 Farrar315NEW-Creating a Custom PhotobookSat Nov10 9-11:30am $29/$35afterNov3 Farrar315MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007Styles and Templates Thurs Nov8 8:30am-12:30pm $49 Farrar315More FunctionsThurs Nov15 8:30am-12:30pm $49 Farrar315Working with Large Data ListsTues Nov29 8:30am-12:30pm $49 Farrar315MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2007Refining the Presentation Tues Nov6,8 6-8pm $49 Farrar315Advanced Topics Tues Nov13,15 6-8pm $49 Farrar315

ARTS AND CRAFTSNEW-Basic Lace TattingSat Nov10 9:30am-noon $45/$49afterNov3 Farrar305Make Christmas Earrings--Simple and Beautiful Gifts for the HolidaysTues Nov13 5:30-7:30pm $18+$12supplyfee,toinstructor Farrar305

COOKING Fullrefundsuntil72hoursbeforethestartofclass.The Mystery of Thai with Chef Richard LiptonTues Nov13 6-8pm $49/$59afterNov6 Gayle201

DANCEBallroom Dance: Waltz & Foxtrot MonNov19,26,Dec3,10,17 6:30-7:45pm$59single/$99couple/$39/$59McNeesestudent LaJeunesse

HEALTH & SAFETYQuackery or Life-Saving Medical Information? How to Use the Internet to Tell the DifferenceSat Nov10 1-2:30pm $19/$25afterNov3 Farrar315

KIDS/TEENSEinstein Art Camp (Ages 6 - 12) Mon,Tues Nov19,20 10am-2pm $59/$69afterNov5 GayleAuditorium

MEDICALNEW-Medical Billing - IntermediateTues/Thurs Nov6,8,13,15,27,296-7:30pm $199 Frasch107

MUSICIntermediate Guitar Tues Nov6,13,20,27,Dec4,117:30-8:30pm $89/$79untilOct30 LaJeunesse

SPORTS & RECREATIONConcealed Handgun Tues/Thurs Nov6,8 5:30-9:30pm $125 Frasch106

Fall 2012 DeRidder Crochet & KnittingKnitting for Intermediates with AbiMon Nov12,19 6-8pm $39/$45afterNov5(incl.supplies) 401W.1stSt,DeRidder

Cooking Full refunds until 72 hours before the start of classFrench Cajun Fusion with Chef Shauna St. Pierre FuselierSatNov10 2pm$59/$69afterOct20 BeauCAREHeadStart,308MartinLutherKingDrive

6 McNeese Leisure Learning ClassesCourse descriptions for leisure learning classes can be found at www.mcneese.edu/leisurewhileonlinecourselistingsfored2gocanbefoundat www.ed2go.com/mcneese. Check the websites for spring courselistings.Formoreinformation,call475-5616.Sign up early for course discounts!

The McNeese Center for the Advancement

of Meat Production and Processing (CAMPP)

is one of the few facilities of its kind in the

United States. The 7,350 square-foot meat

processing facility is located on 16 acres just

off I-10 near Lacassine and serves as a hands-

on teaching and research facility focused on

the agricultural and food science industries.

Education programs at the center support

workforce development by preparing

McNeese students for a wide variety of jobs

in the agricultural and food science industry.

The CAMPP facility is unique because it

focuses on meat processing and all of

the related aspects including packaging,

preservation, marketing, transportation and

food safety.

McNeese is also using the facility for

community outreach, including clinics and

field trips for area high school FFA groups and

to provide workforce training workshops and

continuing education seminars on food safety,

basic meat processing, product preparation,

packaging and food industry marketing.

There is also equipment for sausage making

and custom meat processing, commercial

refrigeration equipment and a retail sales

area. McNeese hopes to soon offer a limited

range of fresh beef, pork and lamb products

for retail sale.

McNeeseOpens CAMPP

UPCOMING COURSES

Basic Petroleum Refinery Operations with ApplicationsWed. - Thurs., Nov. 7-8; 8 am - 5 pm; $500The course presents basic petroleum refining operations with applications from an operator’s perspective.

OSHA 10-Hour Standards for General Industry (29 CFR Part 1910)Thurs. - Fri., Nov. 15-16; 8 am - 4:30 pm (Nov. 15) and 8 am - 11:20 am (Nov. 16); $380This 10-hour training is an OSHA outreach program. Intended for entry-level workers. Training emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention.

Fluid Film BearingsTues. - Thurs., Nov. 27-29; 8 am - 5 pm; $750This is a practical three-day course teaching the principles of operation, manufacturing, installation and troubleshooting of fluid film bearings.

Grant Writing 101Thurs., Dec. 6; 8 am - 4:30 pm; $100The purpose of this course is to teach participants the tools and techniques to prepare and produce proposals. This course will introduce grant writing concepts and procedures to beginners, while also improving skills for experienced grant writers.

Pump & Seal Operator Training - FLOWSERVE®Tues., Wed. or Thurs.; Dec. 11, 12 or 13 (one-day course); 8 am - 5 pm; $525This program will emphasize principles and procedures that will optimize pump and seal life through proper operation. Participants will also identify causes of rotating equipment failure through operation and discuss methods to make corrections.

Pump Reliability Engineering Certificate ProgramThe College of Engineering and Engineering Technology in collaboration with Flowserve Corporation is now offering a Pump Reliability Engineering Certificate Program. This new certificate program is accessible anywhere in the world to those in the industry as an independent online study program. The online program includes five three-credit-hour courses and is open to mechanical engineering graduates or graduates of other engineering degrees in related fields with experience in pump systems. Depending on their work schedules, practicing engineers may skip one or more sessions without losing any credits earned. Certificates can be completed within 12 to 18 months. The program is offered as a post-baccalaureate certificate and a graduate certificate. The program supplements the typical knowledge conveyed in traditional mechanical engineering degree programs with specific knowledge in the field of pump reliability engineering and is designed for practicing engineers who want to be competitive in today’s knowledge-driven economy. For more information, go to www.mcneese.edu/pumpreliability.

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For more information about the program or spring courses, go to www.mcneese.edu/iiec or call 562-4268.Institute for Industry-Education Collaboration

Continuing education classes, certificate programs and industry-specific, short-term courses and training are offered through the McNeese Institute for Industry-Education Collaboration.

McNeese is just the second university in the country to offer the Innovation Engineering Career Accelerator Program. These unique courses are designed to help students learn new thinking skills that will help them in the creation, communication and commercialization of innovative ideas. The courses are open to students of any major and will teach students how to be innovative in every discipline, every major and endeavor they choose.

The Engineering Innovation minor consists of five courses that build upon how to collaborate and generate meaningful ideas as well as solutions while learning to be flexible and adapt to changing environments.

Students in the Innovation Engineering classes will use the Innovation Lab to brainstorm, generate ideas, test theories and create solutions. The Innovation Incubator will offer students space, technology and tools to transform their entrepreneurial ideas into new businesses.

The Innovation Center, will be located in the new Southwest Louisiana Entrepreneurial and Economic Development (SEED) Center that is under construction on seven acres of McNeese property on the west side of Ryan Street.

Known as the “Career Accelerator Program,” the Innovation Engineering curriculum was developed by Doug Hall at the University of Maine. Hall has been called the “innovation guru” to America’s top corporations including Disney, Nike, and his former employer, Proctor and Gamble.

Innovation Engineering

S O U T H W E S T L O U I S I A N A E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L A N D E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T C E N T E R

SEED CenterThe new SEED Center, which is scheduled for completion in March, was funded with grants from the parish and from state and federal programs. The 50,341-square foot building is located on seven acres of McNeese property on the west side of Ryan Street. The SEED Center will centralize economic development and entrepreneurial activities for Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes and will house the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese as well as accommodations for training, conferences and classrooms.

Members Opening Gala presented by IBERIABANK- Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m.Lake Charles Civic Center, 3rd FloorJoin us as we open our 2013 season! This members-only event is one of the benefits of being a Banners Cultural Series supporter. It will offer exceptional food and entertainment. We will also provide a preview of the season showing the artists and a snapshot of what we will see in 2013.

Mark O’ConnorSaturday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusGrammy Award-winning violinist/composer/fiddler Mark O’Connor is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest talents of his generation. Mark O’Connor incorporates many musical styles and genres into a sound that is uniquely his own. The performance will be presented as a quartet. This quartet offers an unforgettable evening of explorations in new musical territory.

Maceo ParkerFriday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles Civic CenterCo-sponsored with the City of Lake CharlesMaceo Parker simultaneously represents and connects the history of soul and funk music in one golden thread. For nearly half a century, the soft-spoken saxophonist from North Carolina has been a major component of funk as the key soloist heard in the live bands and recordings of James Brown, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. With his own band, Parker continues the funk legacy.

Richard BauschSaturday, March 2, 7 p.m.Co-presented with the McNeese Master of Fine Arts Program

Koresh Dance CompanySaturday, March 9, 7:30 p.m.Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles Civic CenterCo-sponsored with the City of Lake CharlesRenowned for its powerful stage presence and high-energy style, Philadelphia’s Koresh Dance Company has been hailed as a vital force on both national and international stages. Founded in 1991 by Israeli-born choreographer and Artistic Director Ronen Koresh, this troupe presents its audiences with an exciting and emotional blend of ballet, modern and jazz molded into a style of choreography that is both eloquent and explosive.

Christopher O’RileyFriday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusPerformance with the McNeese Wind Symphony

Christopher O’RileySaturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusSolo PerformanceAs host of the popular NPR music program, “From the Top,” Christopher O’Riley is well known for his eloquent and compelling musings on music and popular culture. His latest performances stretch the piano beyond the classical repertoire and into the rich uncharted territory of contemporary and alt-rock. O’Riley is recognized as one of the leading American pianists of his generation, touring extensively as a recitalist and chamber musician and appearing with every major orchestra.

Juan ValdesTuesday, March 19, 7 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusValdes is the official geographer of the National Geographic Society. He guides and assists the Map Policy Committee in setting border representations, disputed territories and naming conventions. He also serves as the director of editorial and research for National Geographic Maps, where his prime responsibility is to ensure accuracy and consistency for all maps and map products. During his lecture, he will share his experiences from his recent trip to Cuba.

McLeod Lecture SeriesThursday, March 21, 7 p.m.Ralph Squires Recital Hall, McNeese campusThe 10th Annual McLeod Lecture Series examines how partisan politics have impacted state legislators and government at all levels. How can elected officials work better across the aisle? The panel will address the challenges of holding firmly to one’s beliefs while working collaboratively with those holding opposing views. The McLeod Endowment, in memory of former legislator and judge, Bill McLeod, supports this series and the Southwest Louisiana Legislative Archives at McNeese.

26th Annual McNeese

National Works on Paper ExhibitionMarch 21-May 9Presented by the McNeese Department of Visual ArtsGrand Gallery, Shearman Fine Arts AnnexOpening Reception, 6-8 p.m., March 21

The SpencersFriday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles Civic CenterCo-sponsored with the City of Lake CharlesWhat the Spencers create is “theatre” in the truest sense of the word. Audiences cross over a threshold of disbelief and are captivated only moments after Kevin and Cindy take the stage. By combining original theatrical elements with cutting-edge illusions, audience interaction, dramatic lighting, special effects, beautiful scenery, music, movement and stage magic, the Spencers have propelled the age-old art of magic into the present.

Equinox OrchestraSunday, April 7, 7 p.m.Burton ComplexLive from Savannah , Ga., raised in the Louisiana Delta and now performing across the nation, Jeremy Davis is proud to present his Fabulous Equinox Jazz Orchestra. Don’t expect a concert or a jazz recital, but a one-of-a kind, high-energy stage show featuring some of the best entertainers and musicians the industry has to offer. This fresh approach to the Great-American Big-Band revival developing across the nation is revolutionary.

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Each spring since 1993, the McNeese Banners Cultural Series has brought nationally and internationally known artists and sculptors, musicians, authors and lecturers, and exhibits to Southwest Louisiana for Lake area residents to enjoy.

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Andy NarellFriday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusOver the course of 11 solo albums and two more as co-leader of the Caribbean Jazz Project, Andy Narell has pioneered the role of the steel pan in contemporary music. In 1999, Narell became the first foreigner to compose for Trinidad’s Panorama Steel Band competition, guiding the 100-player Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra to the finals of both the 1999 and 2000 Panoramas. He will also provide a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.

Roy KeseySaturday, April 13, 7 p.m.Co-presented with the McNeese MFA Program

The Dali QuartetSunday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusWith an artist’s grace and a Caribbean soul, the Dali Quartet is today’s freshest voice in classical and Latin-American music. Anchored in both Venezuela’s El Sistema and in American classical conservatory traditions, this exciting young quartet combines the best of both worlds. The Dali Quartet’s captivating performances of traditional string quartet and Latin-American repertoire create an extraordinary concert experience that takes listeners on an eclectic journey of rhythm and sound.

Einstein’s Jewish Science: Steve Gimbel Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and ReligionThe Nazis referred to the theory of relativity as “Jewish science” to denigrate it. While their reasoning for this label was flawed, we do see the influences of religion and politics in the theories of space and motion

that came before that of Einstein. Are there similar traces of these times and background in Einstein’s scientific reasoning?

Pokey Lafarge Saturday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeee campusOf the many roots musicians traveling the world and spreading the early American music tradition, Pokey LaFarge is next in line to make a significant impact on music enthusiasts everywhere. From St. Louis, Mo., this group’s creative mix of early jazz, string ragtime, country blues and western swing rings true and fine, making it among the most innovative of all the purists performing American roots music today.

Perilous Journeys with Karin Muller Tuesday, April 23, 7 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusThis Swiss-born author, filmmaker, photographer and adventurer set out to travel the world’s historic highways. Karen Muller is an expert lecturer for the National Geographic Society and Smithsonian. Her high-energy, multi-media performance is guaranteed to inspire your spirit of adventure, with insights into world traveling that few ever experience. Perilous Journeys is a behind-the-scenes look at living (as a woman, alone) in war zones, communist countries, among the Maasai and the Bushmen, and a dozen other cultures from Cuba to Sudan, Vietnam, Japan and South America.

Ruthie FosterSaturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles Civic CenterCo-sponsored with the City of Lake CharlesThose who have followed Ruthie Foster’s eclectic musical history know that she can

burn down any stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. In addition to leading her own band and touring with it around the world, Foster has also collaborated on stage and recordings with a diverse list of artists including Warren Haynes, Big Head Todd, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Bibb and Paul Thorn. She’s a regular favorite at an equally diverse list of festivals such as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Monterey Blues Festival, Merlefest and the Kate Wolf Festival.

Lynn TrefzgerFriday, May 3, 7:30 p.m.Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles Civic CenterCo-sponsored with the City of Lake CharlesLynn Trefzger is a ventriloquist/comedienne with a trunk full of zany characters that have accompanied her to stages throughout the country. Audiences are treated to Lynn’s vocal illusion talents, when they may meet a drunken and lovable camel, a grumpy old man, a feisty little girl, and may even see some other audience members who are brought up for the action. Her off-the-wall audience interplay is riotously funny, no two shows are alike.

McNeese Jazz Festival featuring Wycliffe GordonSaturday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.F.G. Bulber Auditorium, McNeese campusOne of the world’s leading trombonists and most prolific composers, Wycliffe Gordon is a true gem among jazz musicians. Handpicked right out of college to join the original Wynton Marsalis Septet, Wycliffe has been making a name for himself ever since.

The Banners Cultural Series is

supported by membership fees, corporate

sponsors and grants. Information about

joining is available on the website at www.

banners.org or by calling the Banners

Series office at 475-5123.

A basic membership, which includes

two tickets to all performances and

invitations to special receptions, is

available for $150. Friend memberships,

which include four tickets to all events,

are $250. Patron memberships, which

include six tickets, are $500. All

membership levels include reserved

seating areas. Tickets to individual

performances will be available at the

door at $20 for adults, $5 for students

and free to McNeese students with IDs.

Lectures are open free to the public.

The Dali Quartet

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McNeese Theatre 2012-2013The 73rd season of the McNeese Theatre Bayou Players is underway with three theatre productions remaining on the schedule. Theatre majors take part in all aspects of a production, backstage and on-stage, to gain hands-on experience.

Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for McNeese faculty/staff, senior citizens and youth, and free for McNeese students with a current ID. Season subscriptions are $45 for adults and $30 for McNeese faculty and staff, senior citizens and youth (K-12). All season subscriptions support McNeese Theatre scholarships. For more information, call 475-5040.

Nov. 7-11Shearman Fine Arts Theatre

Deborah Brevoort’s play, “Women of Lockerbie,” gives a powerful voice to a disturbingly contemporary anguish – how to respond to suffering caused by a terrorist attack. A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103 on Dec. 21, 1988. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. The play is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional.

McNeese Department of Performing ArtsThe Department of Performing Arts hosts numerous senior recitals, band and choral concerts and a faculty/guest recital series each semester that are open free to the McNeese community. For recital times and more information, contact the department at 475-5028.

November 5 Senior Recital, Flute Simone Santiny Ralph Squires Recital Hall

7 Woodwind/Brass Quintet/ Chamber Music Concert Ralph Squires Recital Hall

9 Faculty/Guest Artist Recital Lin He, violin, and Constance Carroll, piano Ralph Squires Recital Hall

12 Senior Recital, Flute Stephanie Hulsey Ralph Squires Recital Hall

13 Faculty/Guest Artist Recital Carol Lines, Soprano, and Lina Morita, Piano Ralph Squires Recital Hall

15 Senior Recital, Guitar Joseph Guidry Ralph Squires Recital Hall

27 Band Spectacular Concert Shearman Fine Arts Theatre

December 4 Choir Concert Shearman Fine Arts Theatre

McNeese Named Top-Tier Regional University McNeese was named one of the best regional universities in the South in the 2013 Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report. McNeese was ranked the highest Tier One Louisiana regional public university in two categories: Best Regional Universities-South category, where McNeese was the second highest rated Louisiana university; and in the Top Public Schools-Regional South category, where U.S. News ranked McNeese in a tie for 43rd place. There are 625 institutions nationwide included in the regional category, with 134 regional institutions in the South.

MFA Program Ranks No. 24 in NationMcNeese’s Master of Fine Arts program has been ranked for the second year in a row as one of the top 50 MFA programs in the United States by Poets & Writers magazine. The McNeese program is at No. 24 – a jump from No. 40 in the nation last year. Housed in the Department of English and Foreign Languages in the College of Liberal Arts, the McNeese program ranked better than major programs at Boston University, Columbia University, University of South Carolina, University, University of Mississippi and the University of Arkansas.

SHRM Chapter Recognized as Top 10 Chapter in NationThe student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management was recognized as one of the top 10 Outstanding Student Chapters in the nation for 2011-2012 for the second consecutive year. This award recognizes SHRM student chapters whose programs, activities and levels of participation distinguish them from more than 475 student chapters.

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A fundraising effort is currently underway to name the new theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex for Anita and Joe Tritico, in memory of their long-time support of McNeese Theatre. For more information, contact the McNeese Foundation at 475-5588.

Feb. 20-24Ralph Squires Recital Hall

Shearman Fine Arts Building

“Almost, Maine,” a romantic comedy by John Cariani, opens the spring season. Searching for love on a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways.

April 17-21Shearman Fine Arts Theatre

Exploring the foibles of love, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare contains some wonderfully lyrical expressions of lighter Shakespearean themes, most notably those of love, dreams and the stuff of both - the creative imagination itself. Written in the mid-1590s, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of his strangest and most delightful creations. Shakespeare takes the audience back and forth through the human world and the fairie world with wonderfully endearing characters - with all of the quirkiness of humanity.

Fall SAGE SeriesMcNeese’s SAGE (Senior Adult Group Encounter) program offers a series of topics each fall and spring for area adults age 50. The lectures are held on Monday afternoons on the McNeese campus. This fall’s theme is “Celebrating the Louisiana Bicentennial” and the remaining lectures will be held in Room 103 of Hardtner Hall on campus.

Fall SAGE lecture dates, topics and presenters are:• Nov. 5 - An Inside Look at Louisiana Legal Issues - Michael Veron• Nov. 12 - Does It Really Matter Who Killed the Kingfish? - Dr. Michael Martin• Nov. 26 - No Man’s Land: Louisiana’s Rough Ride - Dr. Keagan LeJeune

The spring SAGE lecture series has yet to be announced. For more information, call 475-5616

Senior Adult Group Encounter

McNeese Department of Visual Arts The Department of Visual Arts hosts various student, faculty and guest artist exhibitions in both the Grand Gallery and in Abercrombie Gallery in the Shearman Fine Arts Building throughout the year that are open free to the public. Spring events, including the spring art sale, are to be announced. For more information, contact the department at 475-5060.

Student HandmadeBook DisplayFrazar Memorial LibraryThrough Dec. 5

Inkteraction ExhibitionAbercrombie Gallery/Shearman Fine Arts BuildingThrough Nov. 8

Drawing InvitationalGrand Gallery/Shearman Fine Arts AnnexThrough Dec. 21

Fall Senior ExhibitionNov. 15 – Dec. 13Abercrombie Gallery/Shearman Fine Arts Building

Holiday Student Art SaleNov. 30 / 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.Grand Gallery/Shearman Fine Arts Annex

26th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper ExhibitionMarch 21-May 9Grand Gallery/Shearman Fine Arts Building.

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Admissions InformationThere is no better way to learn about McNeese and all the campus has to offer than with a visit and a personal tour. Admissions counselors are available Monday through Friday and tours are personalized for each student. Drop by the H.C. Drew Enrollment Information Center, located at the corner of Ryan Street and Beauregard Drive, to learn more about the application process, including TOPS, scholarships and financial aid. For more information or to schedule a personal campus tour, call 475-5504 or go to www.becomeacowboy.com which will take you directly to the McNeese Office of Admissions and Recruiting website.

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New Admissions Standards

Changes in Louisiana public university admissions requirements for first-time freshmen, graduates of home schools, out-of-state high schools, transfer students and non-traditional age students are having an impact on four-year college enrollment numbers statewide. The changes for first-time freshmen include calculating the high school grade point average only on the “core curriculum” that increased from 17.5 to 19 units and includes an additional natural science or math class and a social science class. Also effective this fall, students wishing to transfer to McNeese are meeting higher standards as set by the Board of Regents. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 18 hours of college-level courses including a college level English and math course. The previous requirement was completion of 12 or more hours.

Quick Facts McNeese awards nearly 70% of the public four-year college degrees earned by residents of Southwest Louisiana. Students who graduated during 2009-2010 had an 86% acceptance rate into medical schools—double the national average of 43%. McNeese is one the few four-year universities, and the only university in the University of Louisiana System to have a model chemical plant to train future engineers and technicians. More than 13,000 students have graduated from McNeese in the past 10 years. More than 70% of the educators in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes earned a degree from McNeese. McNeese nursing graduates make up approximately 80% of all nurses working in Lake Charles and the five-parish area. Approximately one-third of all engineers working in the local petrochemical industry are McNeese graduates.

The Harold and Pearl Dripps Department of Agricultural Sciences maintains approximately 1,000 acres of farmland in three operating farms located in Allen and Calcasieu parishes. Students participate in hands-on learning for careers in agribusiness and farm operations. In addition to growing rice, corn, soybeans and hay, livestock including cattle, sheep, goats and swine are produced and raised on the farms.EEO/AA/ADA McNeese is a member of the University of Louisiana System. OPR 10/12