News at Lamar

Over 100 students were recognized at Lamar University’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.

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.

A tradition returns to Lamar University 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 gameday experience in 1967.

Lamar University 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.

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.

Lamar University 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.

The Lamar University 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.

Serdar Ilban, associate professor of voice opera and director of the Lamar Opera Theatre in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at Lamar University has been invited to present workshops and performances in Jiaozuo City, China.

Lamar University’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.

Edward Doan, Luke Nguyen and Naomi Raczkovi, honors students in Lamar University’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.

The bilingual culture of Barcelona provided new bonds in learning for eight Lamar University Deaf Studies/Deaf Education students who participated in a Study Abroad trip this summer.

Lamar University 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 Lamar University in the 20th spot among the Top 50 Best Value Engineering Schools for 2018 in the nation as reported by BestValueSchools.com.

The geology of Texas captivated the attention of nine Lamar University Earth Science and Geology majors recently as they spent two weeks exploring and camping in classic geologic outcrops in Central and Trans-Pecos Texas.

Saving energy proved rewarding today as Lamar University received a $90,348 energy conservation incentive check from the Entergy Texas Entergy Solutions Program.

College Choice has recognized three of Lamar University’s online master’s degree programs in their rankings, and Online MBA Today has ranked LU among the top online MBA programs in Texas.

Naomi Raczkovi of Beaumont, was able to take a part in San Francisco Partners in the Park June 25-29, thanks to support from Lamar University’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.

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.