Keep up with what’s happening at Lamar University and take a look at the university’s calendar for upcoming events.
The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum has been booming for 122 years and it’s no wonder the Southeast Texas community can’t stop gushing over it.
Read More ▸The VITA program is managed by Lamar University's Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations and includes nearly a dozen agencies or businesses that partner together to provide free tax preparation for qualified income residents earning up to$59,000.
Read More ▸Lamar University wraps up filming Amazon streaming series "The College Tour." Gordon Williams of LUTV News speaks to local ISD schools about content creation and all things production. The Showcase of Southeast Texas hosts first High School Band Day.
Read More ▸With a single piece of paper and a runway, three Lamar University engineering students –– Matthew Anderson, Kenneth Edwards and Mauricio Franco –– have designed the newest STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) exhibit at the Beaumont Children’s Museum.
Read More ▸Lamar University is gearing up to host Cardinal View on Nov. 12. This week on the LU Moment, LU Crew members Josh and Allaina share all the details on the university's largest open house event of the season.
Read More ▸Enjoy Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum by relaxing with music and wine on Thursday, Nov. 10 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Music and Wine Nights are simply that –– music and drinks with friends both old and new. Bring your friends and hear great music.
Read More ▸The mission of this organization is to be a group that transfer students can turn to when confused or needing help or just a group of people who “understand the journey.”
Read More ▸The Lamar University junior accounting major from Nederland, Texas has come a long way since her first dance pageant at the age of 7 when she donned a neon orange dress her mother picked out for her. Despite being a nervous wreck — running off stage and forgetting her dance — she was named first runner-up. Gonzales has been performing ever since.
Read More ▸Texas Academy hosted more than 50 students at its 30th annual Preview Day.
Read More ▸Red Day: “Stand Up and Holler” — the annual day of giving to colleges and programs at Lamar University — was a success, with $330,907 raised and 382 donors and 456 donations.
Read More ▸For the second year, the Lamar University Black Alumni Network will host its annual homecoming celebrations starting with a scholarship gala and Black alumni tailgate beginning Sept. 30.
Read More ▸"Stand Up and Holler" for the 2nd annual Red Day — a 24-hour event encouraging the community to give back to LU colleges and programs.
Read More ▸A little-known resource that works hard to ensure that no student at Lamar University goes hungry.
Read More ▸On Thursday, Sept. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Communication Building on campus, the LU Department of Communication and Media will celebrate “Democracy Day.”
Read More ▸On Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m., the Lamar University Black Alumni Network is set to host “Entrepreneurship 101,” a virtual workshop that aims to educate Black LU alumni on how to start and manage a successful business.
Read More ▸The Lamar University College of Engineering recently hosted its Project Engineer camp for high schoolers to inspire their interest in robotics.
Read More ▸Since 2014, Lamar University has inspired a love of engineering in the area’s youth. Last week, the university hosted its Lamar Introduction to Engineering, or LITE, summer camp for 7th and 8th graders.
Read More ▸Save a life by stopping by and donating blood from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, July 18 in the Mamie McFaddin Ward building room 103.
Read More ▸With a series of upcoming trainings and workshops, the Lamar University Recovery and Resilience Academy is on a mission to ensure that the local community is prepared and educated not only on natural disaster preparedness, but also crime control post-disaster.
Read More ▸The Dishman Art Museum has launched After School Special: The Fourth Juried Alumni Art Exhibition at LU and the first in-person juried show for the museum since the start of the pandemic.
Read More ▸In the newest building of the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, community members along with Lamar University President Jaime Taylor and Beaumont City Mayor Robin Mouton gathered to see the newest exhibit, Cawley’s: From Machining to Automation, on June 11.
Read More ▸After 19 years of partnership with CHRISTUS Health St. Elizabeth, LU has been hosting high school students at this two-day event, allowing participants to get an inside look at the nursing program.
Read More ▸The City of Beaumont is excited to announce that this year’s Juneteenth Celebration will be held from 4-9 p.m. on Sunday, June 19 on Main Street in downtown Beaumont.
Read More ▸The LU College of Engineering partnered with Emerson Automation, a manufacturing and training company, in a four-day training on DeltaV hardware and troubleshooting, hosted at Lamar University’s Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship in the Emerson Advanced Technology Center.
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