News Archive 2018
Click on the month for a list of news posts, then on a headline to read the full article.
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December 2018
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ĻӰ Staff Recognized for Service
Staff members at ĻӰ were recognized recently at the annual staff awards ceremony in the Mary and John Gray Library for over 1,700 years of service to the university.
Posted: December 05, 2018 -
Couch Honored with 2018 Rogers Community Service Award
Dr. P.J. Couch, an assistant professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at ĻӰ, has been honored as the 2018 Julie and Ben Rogers Community Service Award recipient.
Posted: December 14, 2018
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November 2018
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Tokgoz awarded one-year research contract from U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Cagatay Tokgoz, assistant professor in the Phillip M. Drayer Department of Electrical Engineering at ĻӰ, was awarded a one-year research contract in the amount of $83,472 from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct research in computational electromagnetics.
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Two Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences faculty awarded esteemed Shapiro Prize
The College of Fine Arts and Communication is pleased to announce Vinaya Manchaiah, Jo Mayo Endowed Professor and associate professor of audiology, and Eldre Beukes, post-doctoral researcher, both in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, as recipients of the prestigious Marie and Jack Shapiro Prize by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) for the second consecutive year.
Posted: November 13, 2018 -
LU Collegiate Archers Win Gold at National Competition
The LU Collegiate Archers, an archery sport club sponsored by the department of Recreational Sports, won first place at the US National 3D Collegiate Championships on October 28.
Posted: November 13, 2018 -
LU Honors Veterans
In honor of LU military veterans the office of Diversity and Inclusion, Veterans Affairs and Alumni Affairs hosted a luncheon to unite fellow veterans and educate the LU community on how to serve our veterans better.
Posted: November 15, 2018 -
LU announces 2019 David J. Beck Fellows
ĻӰ announced two recipients of the 2019 David J. Beck Fellowship as well as the finalist for the 2019 Presidential Summer Fellowship at the annual reception Monday, November 19.
Posted: November 19, 2018
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October 2018
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Doctoral Student Recognized for Research in Reducing Emissions
ĻӰ doctoral student Jialin Xu was awarded second place at the 2018 Chinese American Petroleum Association’s Petroleum and Petrochemical Technical Symposium in Houston for her research on ‘Plant-Wide Scheduling for Profitable Emission Reduction in Petroleum Refineries’.
Posted: October 30, 2018 -
Natalie Tindall recipient of two prestigious professional honors
The College of Fine Arts and Communication is pleased to announce Dr. Natalie Tindall, chair and associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media, has been inducted into the Arthur W. Page Society, an organization that recognizes and celebrates those who make a substantial contribution to the advancement of the communications profession.
Posted: October 30, 2018 -
Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences selected as first Pan American Vocology Association university chapter
The Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences is pleased to announce they have been selected as the first university chapter for the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA).
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LU Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Ghosts
ĻӰ Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Henrik Ibsen classic Ghosts in an adaptation by British director and playwright Richard Eyre. The production will run November 8-11 in the ĻӰ Theatre.
Posted: October 30, 2018
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September 2018
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ĻӰ launches Master of Science in Management Information Systems
The popularity of graduate Management Information Systems (MIS) courses within the MBA program and repeated inquiries from prospective students made the leaders in the College of Business see a demand for a graduate degree in MIS that could be met.
Posted: September 19, 2018 -
ĻӰ Students Earn Hispanic Excellence Award
Over 100 students were recognized at ĻӰ’s first Celebrating Hispanic Excellence Reception for excelling academically and for serving as student leaders at this institution. These students, in the company of their family members and friends, were recognized at this formal reception, which helped kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias Foundation establishes seventh endowed scholarship for LU students
The Babe Didrikson Zaharias Foundation is continuing their support of ĻӰ students with the first installment of $7,500 for this newly created, endowed scholarship in honor of Suzanne and Jennifer Pate. The scholarship will be funded over seven years for a total gift of $50,000.
Posted: September 21, 2018 -
Jazz Band concert features trumpet legend
The ĻӰ Cardinal Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Lab Band will present their first concert of the fall semester on Thursday, October 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall on the LU Campus.
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Wormholes, black holes, and the theory of time travel topics of Nobel Prize-winning Kip Thorne in LU Academic Lecture October 16
The ĻӰ Academic Lecture Series presents a distinguished lecture featuring Dr. Kip Thorne, winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. The free public event will be hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences on October 16, 2018 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the University Theater.
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Department of Theatre & Dance presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The ĻӰ Department of Theatre and Dance presents their first production of the fall semester, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the novel by Mark Haddon and adapted by Simon Stephen. The production, which will run October 5-7 and 11-13, will be guest produced by Carolyn Johnson.
Posted: September 28, 2018 -
First Employee Resource Group Launched at LU
ĻӰ’s Office of Global Diversity and Inclusive Excellence, in partnership with the Department of Human Resources, has launched its first Employee Resource Group for multigenerational professionals. ERGs are voluntary, member-led groups that share a common purpose, background or activity and are aligned with the organizational mission and business objectives.
Posted: October 05, 2018
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August 2018
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Gladys City announces Fall Class schedule
Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown announces its popular class schedule for the fall. The classes include bladesmith, blacksmith, photography, leatherworking, and the new woodworking class. The class prices range from $75 to $175.
Posted: August 06, 2018 -
A SAN FRANtastic time with Partners in the Parks
Naomi Raczkovi of Beaumont, was able to take a part in San Francisco Partners in the Park June 25-29, thanks to support from ĻӰ’s Reaud Honors College. The trip, “Partners in the Parks–Golden Gate National Recreation Area,” was co-sponsored by Tacoma Community College and the National Collegiate Honors Council.
Posted: August 06, 2018 -
ĻӰ online M.B.A. and education master’s programs recognized
College Choice has recognized three of ĻӰ’s online master’s degree programs in their rankings, and Online M.B.A. Today has ranked LU among the top online M.B.A. programs in Texas.
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Energy savings nets rewards as LU receives incentives
Saving energy proved rewarding today as ĻӰ received a $90,348 energy conservation incentive check from the Entergy Texas Entergy Solutions Program.
Posted: August 07, 2018 -
Two-week tour traverses time, students visit Texas geologic outcrops
The geology of Texas captivated the attention of nine ĻӰ Earth Science and Geology majors recently as they spent two weeks exploring and camping in classic geologic outcrops in Central and Trans-Pecos Texas.
Posted: August 12, 2018 -
LU engineering tapped 20th among Top 50 Best Value Engineering Schools
ĻӰ produces some of the highest paid engineers in the country – in fact, a diploma from LU often leads to salaries of $75,000 or more within five years of graduation. Facts like this helped land ĻӰ in the 20th spot among the Top 50 Best Value Engineering Schools for 2018 in the nation as reported by BestValueSchools.com.
Posted: August 14, 2018 -
Bilingual in Barcelona: LU students expand ASL proficiency in experiential learning
The bilingual culture of Barcelona provided new bonds in learning for eight ĻӰ Deaf Studies/Deaf Education students who participated in a Study Abroad trip this summer.
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LU students partnered with San Francisco parks
Edward Doan, Luke Nguyen and Naomi Raczkovi, honors students in ĻӰ’s Reaud Honors College, travelled to San Francisco June 25-29 to participate in “Partners in the Parks–Golden Gate National Recreation Area,” joining nine other students from across the country.
Posted: August 20, 2018 -
Academic Convocation signals new year of opportunity
ĻӰ’s new year opened today (August 21) with fanfare as faculty and staff gathered to hear the annual “state of the university” address from President Kenneth Evans. Fall semester classes begin Monday, August 27.
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Lamar Opera Theatre director invited to present workshops, perform in China
Serdar Ilban, associate professor of voice opera and director of the Lamar Opera Theatre in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at ĻӰ has been invited to present workshops and performances in Jiaozuo City, China.
Posted: August 22, 2018 -
Office of Alumni Affairs Announces 2018-2019 Alumni Advisory Board
The ĻӰ Alumni Advisory Board has elected Chris Bates ’08 of Port Arthur to serve as president for 2018-2019. Tony Landry ’94 of Nederland will serve as past president and Bard Brown ’81 of Beaumont will serve as president-elect.
Posted: August 22, 2018 -
ĻӰ announces 2018-2019 Ambassadors
ĻӰ has selected 16 students to serve as Lamar Ambassadors. They will join 41 returning ambassadors in representing the student body at official university events during the 2018-2019 academic year.
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Presidential Summer Fellow Emily McCall studies snails, parasitic flatworms in Kenya
LU junior biology major Emily McCall, of Orangefield, traveled to Africa this summer to participate in field research thanks to a Presidential Summer Fellowship. The Fellowship provided a $10,000 grant to fund her research in Kenya on Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium, parasitic flatworms estimated to afflict more than 200 million people worldwide.
Posted: August 24, 2018 -
LU serves as undergraduate research site for eight students in 10-week NSF program
ĻӰ recently hosted two research teams comprised of eight students and four faculty members in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by the National Science Foundation. The $263,980 NSF grant will support additional students and junior faculty in the summers of 2019 and 2020.
Posted: August 28, 2018 -
Bell Returns to Provost Umphrey Stadium
A tradition returns to ĻӰ football beginning in 2018 as bells are re-introduced at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The bells, which were rung after the Cardinals scored a touchdown or field goal, were originally added to the game experience in 1967.
Posted: August 30, 2018
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July 2018
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Gift propels LU research into drone-based remote sensing
A remote-sensing program using state-of-the-art drone technology will soon be added to ĻӰ’s Department of Geology thanks to a $500,000 gift from former Texaco plant supervisor Ed Hogenson of Port Neches, in honor of his son, Bill Hogenson of Houston, a ĻӰ geology graduate and vice president with Zone Oil and Gas LLC.
Posted: July 03, 2018 -
Gender gap in programming focus of all-girls coding camps
ĻӰ is working hard to reduce the gap between men and women in computer programming/coding fields with the introduction of three coding camps this summer for 6th through 8th grade girls.
Posted: July 05, 2018 -
Couple’s gift creates Rice Family Scholarship in Business
Business students at ĻӰ have new opportunities thanks to the generosity of Rodney and Norma Rice whose recent gift to the ĻӰ Foundation has created the Rice Family Scholarship in Business as “a way of saying thank you to a fine institution in the fabric of Southeast Texas.”
Posted: July 09, 2018 -
ĻӰ Cardinal Adventures Travel Program announces 2019 trips
The ĻӰ Cardinal Adventures Travel Program is excited to announce its 2019 collection of travel destinations, plus one option already scheduled for 2020.
Posted: July 18, 2018 -
Putting art at the center of learning with STEAM
ĻӰ took STEM curriculum and placed ‘art’ back at the center of learning with the STEAM Summer Art Camp, an intensive week of exciting hands-on integrated learning activities and art projects for students who are entering 9th through 12th grades.
Posted: July 20, 2018 -
Students dance their hearts out at LU Summer Dance Intensive
The ĻӰ Summer Dance Intensive (LUSDI), hosted by the Department of Theatre and Dance, gave area students opportunity to experience the life of a collegiate dancer while studying with well-known names in the professional and collegiate dance industries.
Posted: July 20, 2018 -
Duerler receives Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning award
Caitlin Duerler, instructor of French at ĻӰ, has been selected to receive the Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award.
Posted: July 23, 2018 -
Former cheer duo tapped Homecoming Grand Marshals
ĻӰ alumni Janey Phelan and Larry Lawson know how to root for the Cardinals. It will be a reunion of sorts for the pair as they serve as ĻӰ’s Grand Marshals for Homecoming celebrations September 22. Phelan and Lawson were cheer partners from 1964 to 1967.
Posted: July 24, 2018 -
Local teachers learn about environmental issues and solutions through summer program
Hands-on learning and first-hand experiences were on tap for early childhood through 12th grade teachers and undergraduate students as they learned about local environmental issues through ĻӰ’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences annual Teaching Environmental Science summer institute July 9-20.
Posted: July 24, 2018 -
LU receives NCAA Academic Support Grant
ĻӰ has received a $900,000 Accelerating Academic Success Program (AASP) grant announced the NCAA Monday evening. LU is one of just nine schools to receive the grant, and one of only three schools within the Lone Star State.
Posted: July 24, 2018 -
LU recognizes ADA 28th anniversary, celebrates support and opportunities
ĻӰ faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered to recognize the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the landmark legislation. The ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990.
Posted: July 26, 2018
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June 2018
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After School Special: The ĻӰ First Juried Alumni Art Exhibition
ĻӰ will showcase the art of its alumni in its first-ever juried show for LU alumni. After School Special: The ĻӰ First Juried Alumni Art Exhibition will run from June 15 to August 3. The exhibition celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Dishman Art Museum.
Posted: June 04, 2018 -
LU receives $397,800 NIH grant for tinnitus relief research
Vinaya Manchaiah, associate professor and Jo Mayo Endowed Professor in ĻӰ’s Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders for $397,800 to study relief efforts for tinnitus sufferers in the U.S.
Posted: June 05, 2018 -
LU names students to President’s List
A total of 668 ĻӰ students earned places on the President’s List for the 2018 spring semester, President Kenneth Evans announced. Students who qualify for the President’s List carry a full course load of 12 semester hours or more with grade point averages of 4.0 for that semester. They automatically earn places on the Dean's’ List.
Posted: June 06, 2018 -
ĻӰ names students to Deans’ List
A total of 1,149 ĻӰ students earned places on the deans’ List for the spring 2018 semester, deans of Lamar’s five academic colleges announced. To qualify for the Deans’ List, a student must carry a full course load of 12 semester hours or more and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for that semester. Students with GPAs of 4.0 qualify for the President’s List and automatically earn places on the Deans’ List. Their names are not listed here.
Posted: June 06, 2018 -
LU wins big at Press Club Awards
The Press Club of Southeast Texas hosted its annual Excellence in the Media/Newsmaker of the Year Awards ceremony June 8. Faculty, staff and students from ĻӰ took home a total of 43 awards for their hard work this past year.
Posted: June 11, 2018 -
Middle-school girls X-plore electrical engineering
A new world of opportunity is opening up for sixteen 7th and 8th grade girls from the southeast Texas area, as they explore principles of engineering and robotics at ĻӰ’s third annual X-plore LUEE summer camp.
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Students spice up their summer in Bernard Harris STEM Camp
ĻӰ focuses on promoting real-world research experiences with the younger generation through the College of Education and Human Development’s, Bernard Harris Summer STEM Camp (BHSSC).
Posted: June 15, 2018 -
LU hosts Camp College to introduce prospects to college application process
In partnership with the Texas Association of College Admission Counseling (TACAC), ĻӰ hosted Camp College June 11-13. The college preparation program helps prepare students from across the state of Texas for the college application process.
Posted: June 16, 2018 -
ĻӰ marketing team members receive Blackboard Catalyst Award
Four members of ĻӰ's Office of Marketing Communications have been selected as winners of a 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award in the “Optimizing the Student Experience” category, university officials announced today.
Posted: June 19, 2018 -
Generous gift establishes David J. Beck Teaching Excellence Award
Through a generous gift to the ĻӰ Foundation, Houston attorney David J. Beck has established the David J. Beck Teaching Excellence Award at ĻӰ.
Posted: June 19, 2018 -
LU teaching certificate program gaining ground globally
An innovative LU teaching certificate program is proving popular globally as it prepares teachers to effectively use the latest technology in their teaching. Recently, the first graduates in the United Kingdom received their certificates.
Posted: June 21, 2018 -
Southwest Chemical Association establishes scholarship
Future chemical engineering majors at ĻӰ will benefit from the establishment of the Southwest Chemical Association Scholarship in Chemical Engineering at ĻӰ.
Posted: June 22, 2018 -
ASCE Student Chapter competes in national steel bridge competition
The ĻӰ ASCE Student Chapter competed in the 2018 National Student Steel Bridge Competition hosted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, recently, receiving valuable experience and earning a second-place finish in the display category.
Posted: June 25, 2018 -
More than 1,600 receive degrees in spring commencement exercises
ĻӰ conferred 1,633 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies
Posted: June 29, 2018
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May 2018
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Center for History and Culture names three faculty Fellows
The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast has named three faculty members as 2018-2019 Fellows. Appointed are: Richard Gachot, associate professor of art; Mahmoud Salimi, assistant professor of communication; and Miguel Chavez, assistant professor of history.
Posted: May 01, 2018 -
Speakers set for LU Spring Commencement programs
Commencement speakers representing diverse fields have been chosen to address students at ĻӰ’s Spring 2017 commencement ceremonies held May 11 and 12 in the Montagne Center.
Posted: May 01, 2018 -
Therapy dogs allow students to 'paws' for finals
ĻӰ students had the opportunity to relax with therapy dogs provided by Paws 4 Love Southeast Texas Pet Therapy.
Posted: May 01, 2018 -
LU hosts Texas Workforce Commission Camp Code for Girls
ĻӰ will host Camp Code for Girls, a one-week no cost day camp sponsored by the Texas Workforce Commission designed to provide computer coding/programming summer camps for gifted and talented female students entering grades 6-8 in Fall 2018. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m., May 18.
Posted: May 02, 2018 -
LU alum Larry Lawson to receive prestigious Horatio Alger Award
ĻӰ alumni, administrators, faculty, staff and students are invited to join in honoring LU alum and Southeast Texas native Larry Lawson on his induction into the prestigious Horatio Alger Association at a news conference at the Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship on Monday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.
Posted: May 02, 2018 -
Students benefit from new Mary Jo Lampson Broussard Ford Scholarship in Art
Students pursuing majors in ĻӰ’s Department of Art in the College of Fine Arts and Communication will benefit from the newly established Mary Jo Lampson Broussard Ford Scholarship in Art. The scholarship was created through the generosity of Joseph Broussard IV and Katherine Broussard.
Posted: May 04, 2018 -
LU alumnus Larry Lawson honored with Horatio Alger Award
HeartcoR Solutions founder and CEO Larry Lawson, a ĻӰ alumnus who attended LU in the 1960s and received the honorary doctor of humane letters in 2012, has been inducted into the prestigious Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education
Posted: May 07, 2018 -
Study abroad offers immersion learning
ĻӰ junior Cheyenne Graham, of Cleveland, Texas, is expanding her understanding different cultures through the power of language. Although she is a biochemistry and forensic chemistry major, her interest in French led her to a French minor and a semester abroad in Quebec, Canada.
Posted: May 09, 2018 -
ABS, the American Club and ĻӰ join to improve maritime workforce safety
ABS, the American Club and ĻӰ are launching a new initiative aimed at reducing maritime-related safety incidents. The initial focus of the partnership’s analysis and industry guidance will be on slips, trips and falls, a significant cause of maritime injuries.
Posted: May 10, 2018 -
The Gladys City Games
Join Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum in celebrating National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day) on Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. GO Day was developed to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun at sites across the nation.
Posted: May 16, 2018 -
Reena nets Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award
Ismatara Reena, an adjunct instructor in biology at ĻӰ, has been awarded the Phi Kappa Phi “Love of Learning Award.”
Posted: May 17, 2018 -
Associate Provost Brenda Nichols named distinguished member of Phi Kappa Phi
ĻӰ Associate Provost Brenda Nichols has recently been honored as a distinguished member of the honor society Phi Kappa Phi. The award was presented to Nichols by LU’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.
Posted: May 17, 2018 -
LU announces 2018 Research EXPO winners
ĻӰ recently hosted the fifth annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities EXPO in the newly renovated Setzer Student Center presenting awards to a number of students for their research efforts.
Posted: May 23, 2018 -
AtmoSpark Water Generation team tapped a finalist in TAMU New Ventures
AtmoSpark Water Generation, developed at ĻӰ by Tejus Mane, a recent graduate with a master’s degree in chemical engineering, and Aniket Khade, a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering, was named a finalist and placed 6th among 16 semi-finalist teams in the 2018 Texas A&M New Ventures competition, earning the pair a $5,000 prize.
Posted: May 24, 2018 -
Carothers awarded TSUS Grow Your Own scholarship
Rory Carothers, assistant director for transfer admissions at ĻӰ, has been awarded the Texas State University System Foundation 2018 Grow Your Own scholarship to support his work toward a doctoral degree. The Grow Your Own scholarship is offered to a nominated Texas State University System candidate who is a member of an underrepresented population with the desire to become a part of the host university faculty. Carothers is the fourth recipient for ĻӰ since the scholarship was established in 2005.
Posted: May 29, 2018 -
Gladys and Bill Hammond Scholarship supports LU communication students
Students pursuing communication degrees in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at ĻӰ will benefit from the new Gladys and Bill Hammond Scholarship thanks to the generosity of their daughter, Judy Hammond.
Posted: May 29, 2018
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April 2018
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Emily McCall awarded Presidential Summer Fellowship grant for research on flatworms in Africa
Emily McCall, a junior biology major with a pre-medicine concentration from Orangefield, was named a Presidential Summer Fellow and was awarded a $10,000 grant to fund her research in Kenya on the Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic flatworm estimated to afflict more than 200 million people worldwide according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted: April 02, 2018 -
LU’s Maxine Johnston honored by Audubon Texas
ĻӰ alumna Maxine Johnston has been honored with a 2018 Terry Hershey Award by the Audubon Texas.
Posted: April 01, 2018 -
LU invites young students to Discover Engineering
ĻӰ will host a free community event for young students to get hands-on exposure to the world of engineering. Discover Engineering will be held at the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum Saturday, April 7 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Posted: April 02, 2018 -
UP staff earn 45 awards, Best-in-Show honors
The University Press staff earned 45 awards in competition of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association for work published during 2017. The UP was awarded Overall Excellence among non-daily newspapers and UPbeat, the publication’s semesterly magazine, was awarded Overall Excellence magazine. The UP, the student newspaper of ĻӰ, also earned Best-in-Show honors.
Posted: April 05, 2018 -
LU Society of Women Engineers inspire STEM interest in young minds
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) organized a SWENext engineering competition for girls from 14 Southeast Texas middle and high schools in the Cherry Engineering Building on March 31. SWENext is an initiative taken by the International SWE, to encourage young girls to be involved in science, engineering, and other technical fields and to become members of SWENext.
Posted: April 05, 2018 -
Natarajan nets national honor
ĻӰ’s Associate Professor Vivek Natarajan has been awarded the 2018 Federation of Business Disciplines Distinguished Educator Award by the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators.
Posted: April 06, 2018 -
Social Work director Gummelt receives inaugural Inspirational Woman Award
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has honored Ginger Gummelt with the inaugural Inspirational Woman Award at ĻӰ.
Posted: April 06, 2018 -
Native son Dan French returns to helm business college
After a thorough national search, President Kenneth Evans has named Dan W. French as the next dean of ĻӰ’s College of Business. French, who has nearly 40 years of teaching, research and service, is returning to his alma mater as a seasoned academic leader with a passion for collaboration and growth.
Posted: April 09, 2018 -
Hoch nets grants for coral reef and salt bayou watershed studies
Matthew Hoch, associate professor of biology at ĻӰ, has received two research grants for the study of microorganisms and their effects on coral reefs in Belize and the Salt Bayou Watershed in Jefferson County. His research will help determine what actions can be taken in both locations to reduce the negative impact of human activities on those environments.
Posted: April 10, 2018 -
Nursing programs granted continuing accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree programs at ĻӰ have received continuing accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the commission announced recently.
Posted: April 10, 2018 -
LU senior Chris York receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Chris York of Buna, a senior double major in mathematics and computer science at ĻӰ, has been selected to receive the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Posted: April 10, 2018 -
Provost announces faculty fellowships for teaching, research and creative activity
ĻӰ’s Office of the Provost recently announced the award of Distinguished Faculty Teaching Fellowships and Distinguished Faculty Research/Creative Activity Fellowships to five faculty members beginning in Fall 2018.
Posted: April 10, 2018 -
SeoulTech student Soojin Jin attends LU
Since the department was established, the Office of Study Abroad has been instrumental in furthering the education of students around the globe by sending Lamar students abroad to learn unique lessons in exciting locations, as well as by inviting students from a number of foreign universities to spent time at Lamar and immerse themselves in the university both socially and academically. During the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters one such student Lamar has is Soojin Jin, a senior from Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech).
Posted: April 11, 2018 -
Center for Advances in Port Management to host 2018 hurricane plan workshop
ĻӰ’s Center for Advances in Port Management will host a workshop on April 24 on “Emergency Response Planning (ERP) - A Focus on 2018 Hurricane Plan Review.”
Posted: April 12, 2018 -
Crowds endorse LU’s newly renovated Setzer Student Center in Grand Opening
Hundreds of ĻӰ students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members and dignitaries from across the state and beyond gathered under clear skies to celebrate the grand opening of the newly renovated Setzer Student Center, the culmination of an 18-month project that took the facility from dated to state-of-the-art.
Posted: April 12, 2018 -
Research and Sponsored Programs announces University Scholar, Research Enhancement Grants
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at ĻӰ has awarded the University Scholar award and 14 Research Enhancement Grants to faculty members for research projects across a wide spectrum of academic disciplines.
Posted: April 13, 2018 -
Speech and Hearing Science graduate students win 2018 Praxis Bowl
Four ĻӰ graduate students in Speech and Hearing Science and their faculty sponsor recently brought home top prize, at the annual Praxis Bowl, a competition for graduate speech pathology students hosted by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Posted: April 16, 2018 -
Modeling seeks to minimize impacts of closures on Houston Ship Channel
Faculty members at ĻӰ in the Center for Advances in Port Management, are tailoring a tool in the planning “tool kit” to help address an upcoming, major disruption to traffic through the Houston Ship Channel (HSC).
Posted: April 16, 2018 -
AtmoSpark Water Generation team named semifinalist in TAMU New Ventures Competition
AtmoSpark Water Generation, developed at ĻӰ by Tejus Mane, a recent graduate with a master’s degree in chemical engineering, and Aniket Khade, a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering, has been named a semifinalist in the 2018 Texas A&M New Ventures competition.
Posted: April 17, 2018 -
Undergrads share in Fifth Annual Research and Creative Activities Expo
The breadth and depth of undergraduate research will be on display Friday, April 20, at the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Expo at ĻӰ.
Posted: April 18, 2018 -
Fifteen undergrads net summer research fellowships
Fifteen ĻӰ students have been named as 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows, the Office of Undergraduate Research announced. Each will receive a $2,000 stipend and up to $1,000 for research support, as well as free housing on campus while working under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
Posted: April 18, 2018 -
Center for History and Culture presents 1930s Beaumont Voices
The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast presents “1930’s Beaumont Voices” on Monday, April 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the ĻӰ Theatre. The event in free and open to the public.
Posted: April 19, 2018 -
Almquist selected to head Mary and John Gray Library
Arne Almquist of Union, Kentucky, has been selected to serve as dean of the Mary and John Gray Library, ĻӰ Provost James Marquart announced today. Almquist’s appoint follows a national search for new leadership for the position that is at the heart of the university’s academic endeavors, Marquart said.
Posted: April 19, 2018 -
Dance Team spring show ‘Opposites Attract’ to run May 4 and 5
Lamar’s Dance Team will present their annual spring show, “Opposites Attract” at The Jefferson Theatre Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased at the theater ticket window on the day of the show.
Posted: April 24, 2018 -
ASCE Student Chapter places third in regional steel bridge competition
The ĻӰ ASCE Student Chapter excelled at the Texas-M.E.xico Regional Steel Bridge Competition in Bryan, Texas, recently, beating out nuM.E.rous teams and landing in the third spot overall among 17 teams at the event. The team’s performance allows them to advance to national competition.
Posted: April 24, 2018 -
Public invited to engineering Senior Design Symposium
The ĻӰ College of Engineering will host the 3rd annual Senior Design Symposium Thursday, April 26 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Live Oak Ballroom in the Setzer Student Center, capping off the school year with more than 40 projects engineering students have spent months preparing. The event is free and open to the public.
Posted: April 23, 2018 -
Martin tapped for 2018 Faculty Mentor Award
Christopher Martin, associate professor of organic chemistry, was tapped for the Faculty Mentor Award at the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Expo at ĻӰ recently. Martin has mentored 40 undergraduate students in research, presented this work at five national meetings, and published with undergraduate co-authors in peer-reviewed journals seven times.
Posted: April 24, 2018 -
LU students collect and deliver more than 300 books for children in Swaziland
As part of a course on Sub-Saharan Africa taught by visiting professor Sarah Schwartz, a group of ĻӰ students worked with Margaret Swope and the College of Education and Human Development to collect more than 300 children's books for Siphilile Maternal & Child Health, a non-government organization based in Swaziland.
Posted: April 24, 2018 -
Marching band, students to benefit from Jean and Rudy Williams Scholarship in Music
ĻӰ music students, ĻӰ’s music program and the university marching band The Showcase of Southeast Texas, will benefit from the Jean and Rudy Williams Scholarship in Music, officials in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music and the College of Fine Arts and Communication announced Friday.
Posted: April 30, 2018 -
Gonzalez nets prestigious fellowship in immunobiology at Yale
Omar Gonzalez, a senior biology major at ĻӰ from Port Neches who will graduate in May, has been accepted into the Ph.D. immunobiology program at Yale University to begin in August and will receive the Gruber Science Fellowship.
Posted: April 27, 2018
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March 2018
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Marco Born Named LU Athletics Director
Marco Born has been named ĻӰ Director of Athletics announced President Dr. Kenneth R. Evans Thursday morning. Born will take over for Norman Bellard who has been serving on an interim basis since November.
Posted: March 29, 2018 -
Schwartz’ students study South Africa, Swaziland
Sarah Schwartz, visiting assistant professor of geography at ĻӰ, is preparing a study abroad trip to Swaziland and South Africa, March 7-18. Students will study World Regional Geography and Geography of Tourism covering topics from dark tourism, food tourism, medical tourism and sex tourism to an overview of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Posted: March 01, 2018 -
SeoulTech student Youngsang Yoo attends ĻӰ
Youngsang Yoo is a senior from the Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech) who, through the partnership between ĻӰ and SeoulTech and the efforts of LU’s Office of Study Abroad, is spending the school year living and studying at LU.
Posted: March 06, 2018 -
American College Dance Association Conference comes to LU
ĻӰ’s Department of Theatre and Dance will host the 2018 South-Central Conference of the American College Dance Association March 13-17 for a culturally-enriched week that will promote multiple styles and genres of dance as it invites participants to celebrate under the anthem “Everybody Cut Loose!”
Posted: March 07, 2018 -
Saur recognized with Frances Hernandez Teacher-Scholar award
Distinguished Professor Emerita of English and Modern Languages Pamela Saur, was the 2018 recipient of the Frances Hernandez Teacher-Scholar award at the Conference of College Teachers of English (CCTE) at Tarleton State University, earlier this month.
Posted: March 07, 2018 -
Center for History and Culture to award inaugural Book Prizes
Three authors will be awarded the first-ever Center for History and Culture Annual Book Prizes, March 26 at a 5 p.m. reception in the University Event Center on the 8th floor of the Mary and John Gray Library on the campus of ĻӰ in Beaumont, Texas.
Posted: March 13, 2018 -
Wrinkles in Time: Colloquia to give understanding of the science of LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory)
The ĻӰ Department of Physics will host a colloquium with Anamaria Effler, staff scientist at LIGO in Livingston, Louisiana, on Friday, March 23. The free public event will be held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the LU campus in the Archer Physics Building, Room 108.
Posted: March 21, 2018 -
Coast Guard Admiral headlines LU Center for Port Management’s 2nd Annual Symposium on Resilient Ports
The ĻӰ Center for Advances in Port Management will hold its second annual symposium at the Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (CICE) on April 6, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The symposium’s theme is, “Resilient Ports and Waterways in 2030.”
Posted: March 23, 2018 -
Reefs threatened worldwide, scientific film ‘Chasing Coral’ shows in free event April 17
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world in the documentary “Chasing Coral.”
Posted: March 23, 2018 -
Kumer Das named American Council on Education Fellow
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced recently that Kumer Das, interim associate provost for research and director of the office of undergraduate research at ĻӰ, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2018-19.
Posted: March 23, 2018 -
Gladys City Live - Witness the museum come alive
Have you ever wanted to go back in time to see what life was like back then? Have you ever wanted to shop at 1901 prices with money of that time? Here is your chance. Take a trip back in time to 1901 to Gladys City on April 21.
Posted: March 26, 2018 -
LU announces 2018 Summer Camps
ĻӰ invites students of all ages to a variety of summer camps to be held on campus this summer. Camps are offered for a variety of ages and interests with both daily and residential opportunities.
Posted: March 27, 2018 -
LU to award its first Inspirational Woman Award
On Thursday, March 29, ĻӰ will host its first Inspirational Women Award Ceremony in honor of National Women’s History Month. Each of the women nominated for the award will be recognized at the event, and the award recipient will have an opportunity to address the audience and share her advice on how can ĻӰ continue to inspire other women.
Posted: March 28, 2018
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February 2018
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University offers Cardinal View events for prospective students
ĻӰ will offer Cardinal View, a look at academic majors, campus life and all that the university has to offer prospective students on two Saturdays this spring.
Posted: February 01, 2018 -
LU alumni office offers ‘A Dinner and Conversation’
The ĻӰ Office of Alumni Affairs will be hosting a dinner designed to connect current Lamar students with successful alumni.
Posted: February 01, 2018 -
Sigma Xi presents expert on wetlands and climate change
The ĻӰ student chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, will present Dr. Beth Middleton, research ecologist at the Wetland & Aquatic Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lafayette, Louisiana since 2002, in a presentation “Wetlands & Climate Change: The Reconnection of People and the Land,” on Thursday, February 22.
Posted: February 06, 2018 -
ASD College Connect looking for new members
ASD College Connect is a recently founded group that aims to provide support and community for ĻӰ students with autism in order to help them overcome the obstacles of college life. Starting Wednesday, February 7 and Thursday, February 8 the group will begin meeting in room 171 of the Speech and Hearing building twice a week.
Posted: February 08, 2018 -
Delores Black tapped for 2017 TSUS Regents’ Staff Award
Delores Black, administrative associate senior in Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at ĻӰ, has been selected to receive the 2017 Texas State University System Regents’ Staff Award.
Posted: February 09, 2018 -
‘Photobombing’ in the Italian Renaissance
“What’s He Doing in There? Photobombing in the Italian Renaissance” a talk by Azar Rejaie, in the Art History Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of Art at ĻӰ, will be held April 18.
Posted: February 12, 2018 -
Disparity deepens between developed and developing world: Expert says smart villages are the answer
The technological revolution and wealth creation it drives in the 21st century disproportionately favors big cities over rural areas. The chasm is wide in developed nations, but is far worse in the developing world, says Narayanan Komerath, professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Posted: February 12, 2018 -
Business scholarship honors mentorship of Robert and Marleen Swerdlow
The ĻӰ Foundation recently announced the newly endowed Todd and Jennifer Hoffman Scholarship in Business honoring Drs. Robert and Marleen Swerdlow. The endowment will provide financial assistance to business students who classify as sophomores or higher.
Posted: February 12, 2018 -
Celebrating African-American History Month by honoring living legends in the community
ĻӰ and the ExxonMobil BEST (Black Employees Success Team) join in celebrating African-American History Month by honoring living legends in the community at a special event, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, in the ĻӰ Event Center, 8th Floor of the Mary and John Gray Library.
Posted: February 12, 2018 -
LU confers 1,415 degrees in December exercises
ĻӰ awarded 1,415 degrees at its December 2017 commencement. The university conferred 22 doctoral degrees, 822 master’s degrees and 571 bachelor’s degrees during the commencement ceremonies.
Posted: February 12, 2018 -
Spindletop Museum to host Magnolia Brass Band Festival, feature music of John Philip Sousa
ĻӰ’s Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum will provide a historically accurate backdrop for an outdoor music festival on Saturday, March 24, commemorating John Philip Sousa and celebrating the music of the Magnolia Band. The event is funded by a grant from the Center for the History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast.
Posted: February 13, 2018 -
LU Brass Festival brings music, master classes, and more on March 1-3
The 3rd annual ĻӰ Brass Festival, March 1-3, on the LU campus, will feature trumpet artist Phil Snedecor, trombone artist Thomas Hulten, and horn artist Natalie Brooke Higgins, as well as many unique concerts and events, including a performance by the Brass Festival Artist Ensemble.
Posted: February 14, 2018 -
Tax assistance available through LU's V.I.T.A. program
The ĻӰ Community Outreach Program was recently awarded a grant from Entergy Texas to enhance its activities by increasing earned income tax credit (EITC) awareness and education and providing tax preparation services, financial education and economic development.
Posted: February 16, 2018 -
Kay-Alana Turner focuses on ecotourism for global communities as Presidential Summer Fellow
2018 Presidential Summer Fellow Kay-Alana Turner, a ĻӰ senior from Lumberton, is using her passion for culture to help unite organizations and communities in their efforts to create ecotourism.
Posted: February 21, 2018 -
ĻӰ invites Southeast Texans to celebrate the arts at Le Grand Bal, March 24
ĻӰ (LU) invites Southeast Texans to Le Grand Bal, a gala evening of art, fine dining, dancing and entertainment on Saturday, March 24, 2018. This year’s theme, “We ART LU,” features a celebration of the many talented alumni artists, students and faculty of ĻӰ. Presented by ĻӰ’s Friends of the Arts, Le Grand Bal, now in its 42nd year, is the major annual fundraiser for the College of Fine Arts and Communication.
Posted: February 23, 2018 -
Film, TV, and Literary Festival focuses on Southeast Texas
The ĻӰ Department of English and Modern Languages and the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast are coming together to present a Film, TV, and Literary Festival with events Feb. 27-28, and March 26, to provide interested Lamar students the opportunity to meet with experts from all three fields.
Posted: February 26, 2018 -
New scholarship honors Gabriel 'Tony' Martin
The ĻӰ Foundation has endowed a new scholarship in memory of Gabriel “Tony” Martin. Martin spent the majority of his career at ĻӰ, starting as an adjunct professor of deaf education in 1989. The Dr. Gabriel A. “Tony” Martin Memorial Scholarship has been established in the ĻӰ Foundation through the generosity of friends and family.
Posted: February 27, 2018 -
Students excel in High School programming contest
Thirty high school computer science students recently competed in ĻӰ’s ACM High School Programming Contest. The contest, hosted by First Year Success and Lamar Chapter of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) on Feb. 24, is part of First Year Success’s College Readiness pilot program.
Posted: February 27, 2018 -
Jazz On The Lake features the Lamar Cardinal Jazz Orchestra
The City of Beaumont will present a concert as part of its annual Jazz On The Lake series on Thursday, March 22 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Event Centre. The concert will feature the Lamar Cardinal Jazz Orchestra, directed by Rick Condit, and the Jimmy Simmons Group.
Posted: March 05, 2018 -
LU tapped a top military-friendly online college
In a list recently compiled by online education research publisher SR Education Group, ĻӰ was named as meeting the qualifications to be considered a top military-friendly online college.
Posted: March 01, 2018
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January 2018
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Four tapped 2018 Distinguished Alumni
The ĻӰ Office of Alumni Affairs has named James Bell, Angela Blanchard, Ellen Rienstra and Don Shaver as Distinguished Alumni for 2018, noting that their dedication to their professions, service to their communities and loyalty to their alma mater epitomizes the ĻӰ spirit, officials said.
Posted: January 03, 2018 -
Research Experience Inspires David J. Beck Fellow Sakurah Fisher
ĻӰ junior Sakurah Fisher of Port Arthur is gaining real world experience in her pursuit of her passion for psychology and was recently announced as a 2018 David J. Beck Fellow at LU giving her resources to engage in research this summer.
Posted: January 04, 2018 -
AtmoSpark team nets NSF Innovation Corps grant
AtmoSpark Water Generation, developed by Tejus Mane, a master’s student in chemical engineering at ĻӰ, has received a National Science Foundation Innovation Corps grant for $50,000 to facilitate a 7-week customer discovery tour.
Posted: January 08, 2018 -
Education's Barbara L. Michiels Hernandez receives Texas Honor Award
Barbara Michiels Hernandez, a professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at ĻӰ, has been tapped for a 2017 Texas Honor Award from the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD).
Posted: January 08, 2018 -
Big Red partners with Astros to help local family
With help from the defending World Series champions of Major League Baseball, ĻӰ’s baseball team took time from its preparation for the 2018 season to help a local family in need. The Cardinals and Houston Astros spent several hours Wednesday helping the still-ongoing recovery effort at a Port Arthur home damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Posted: January 11, 2018 -
Beck Fellow David Quispe to shine light on renewable energy
David Quispe, ĻӰ electrical engineering and mathematics double major, is using his summer to focus on a new solar energy material thanks to the 2018 David J. Beck Fellowship. Quispe will spend 10 weeks at Arizona State University researching the transparent conductive oxide layer in silicon heterojunction solar cells, comparing materials for this layer.
Posted: January 12, 2018 -
Thousands of area children participate in 2018 JASON Project
Some 6,500 Southeast Texas students in 4th through 8th grade are engaging in entertaining and educational activities to further expand their interests in mathematics, technology, science, and engineering thanks to the JASON Project.
Posted: January 12, 2018 -
ĻӰ to present Collage Concert February 1
More than 115 ĻӰ student and faculty musicians will perform in the University Theatre as the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music presents its inaugural Collage Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 1. KVLU radio host Joe Elwell will serve as master of ceremonies.
Posted: January 16, 2018 -
University seeks nominations for Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
ĻӰ is seeking nominations for the 2018 honoree in the Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series, sponsored by ExxonMobil. LU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and retired faculty and staff are invited to nominate outstanding teacher/scholars for the award, which is now in its 32nd year.
Posted: January 18, 2018 -
Clark receives Special Judges’ Citation from The American Prize
Jacob Clark of Beaumont, an assistant professor in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at ĻӰ, has received a Special Judges' Citation for "Excellence in Unusual Repertoire" from The American Prize Lorin Hollander Award in Piano contest, in the professional concerto division.
Posted: January 23, 2018 -
Humor in Aluminum: Twisted Tales from the Texas Historical Markers Files
The Center of History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast will host “Humor in Aluminum: Twisted Tales from the Texas Historical Marker Files” on January 29 at 5 p.m. in the University Reception Center, 8th floor of the Mary and John Gray Library on the campus of ĻӰ. The reception, lecture, and book signing are free and open to the public.
Posted: January 23, 2018 -
LU names students to President’s List
A total of 716 ĻӰ students earned places on the President’s List for the 2017 fall semester, President Kenneth Evans announced.
Posted: January 26, 2018 -
Alumnus Larry Lawson tapped for 2018 Horatio Alger Award
HeartcoR Solutions founder and CEO Larry Lawson, a ĻӰ alumnus who attended LU in the 1960s and received the honorary doctor of humane letters in 2012, has been selected for membership in the prestigious Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
Posted: January 26, 2018 -
College of Business offers experience in Central America
The College of Business will host a study abroad trip to Central America. The trip, led by Associate Professor Frank Badua, will take place from March 9 to March 16.
Posted: January 29, 2018 -
Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities offers Open House Feb. 17
The Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities (TALH) at ĻӰ will host an Open House Saturday, February 17, in the Mary and John Gray Library. The Academy is an early entrance college residential honors program at ĻӰ.
Posted: January 29, 2018 -
Deans' List announced for Fall 2017
A total of 1,302 ĻӰ students earned places on the Deans’ List for the fall 2017 semester, deans of Lamar’s five academic colleges announced.
Posted: January 29, 2018
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