LU News: Student Life

On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the College of Engineering hosted their annual Teacher STEM Seminar. This seminar gives a chance for local K-12 educators to receive the latest content and applications to drive future engineers and scientists.

Lamar University Ambassadors represent the study body at official executive level university functions. Individuals chosen to serve as LU Ambassadors work to promote university pride among students, alumni and friends of the university.

For the 5th year, the Lamar University Office of Admissions, Reaud Honors College and Texas Academy have partnered together for a special holiday project called “Home for the Holidays,” an initiative that seeks to bring together current LU students with high schools in both regional and local areas in Southeast Texas during the academic holiday break.

For senior public relations major and upcoming graduate Mattie Hamilton, it all started as a standard research paper for an eight-week online class during the fall 2021 semester. Following a conversation with Professor Andre Favors in the Department of Communication & Media, Hamilton continued her research.

While most may view students at Lamar University as future educators, engineers, scientists, politicians and beyond, Caleb Buse looks around and sees one thing –– future entrepreneurs. Now, the Silsbee native is the brainchild, and president, behind the new LU student organization Future Entrepreneurs Organization, chartered in early November.

For the third year in a row, Lamar University student organization AIChE, or American Institute of Chemical Engineering, has been named Outstanding Student Chapter at the national AIChE Annual Student Conference.

From Honors Scholars Day and Texas Academy's Experience Day to our Cardinals getting out into the community and more, it's been an eventful week at Lamar University. Check out the week in photos: Oct. 24-30.

From "Red Shirt" day with the Dishman School of Nursing to communication and media students enjoying dinner and the symphony with the dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication and more, it's been an eventful week at Lamar University.

Senior industrial technology major Jordan Lewis shares his journey through his fall internship with Chevron.

It's been an eventful week at LU. Here's a look back at the week of Oct. 10-16 in photos.

When it comes to transferring universities, there are a lot of preconceived notions that these students are able to just jump right into the classroom and successfully finish off their last two years, especially since they have already had the college experience. Ryan Litchfield, assistant director of the Office of Admissions, shares his advice to help our students transferring to LU.

On Oct. 17-21, Lamar University joins colleges and universities across the nation in celebrating National Transfer Student Week. 

It's been an eventful week at LU. Here's a look back at the week of Oct. 3-9 in photos.

On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Lamar University Collegiate 100 chapter welcomed 13 new members with a formal induction ceremony featuring guest speaker and member of the 100 Black Men of Greater Beaumont Pastor Lee Fields, Jr., from East Mount Olive Baptist Church, Port Arthur.

In this Q&A, Dr. Hector Flores, a mentor himself, explains how the LU Hispanic Mentors programs helps to enrich and support the lives of students.

Four Lamar University teams participated in the University of Texas at Dallas Invitational Moot Court Tournament on Oct. 1. The teams competed virtually resulting in two students –– Kiera Figgins and Kaylee Goodspeed –– being ranked among the top speakers overall for the tournament. 

In this Q&A, Luis Arevalo, junior chemical engineer with a Spanish minor, shares his background, culture and what Hispanic Heritage Month means to him and his family.

There’s a new student organization piquing the interest of Cardinals across campus: The Nigerian Student Association.

Osborne and Siegmund complete projects started in marketing class for the college's marketing department

New year. New faces. Welcome home, class of 2026! It's a whole new world for incoming freshman who joined the Cardinal family this fall. Tioluwaniiyin Akiwunmi, an electrical engineering major from Abeokuta Nigeria, shares what she's most excited about during her journey here at LU. 

In this Q&A, Tracy Ramirez, a senior communication-broadcasting major, shares her background, culture and what Hispanic Heritage Month means to her and her family.

For as long as she could remember, Emily Smith, a history major, always had her sights set on attending University of Texas in Austin. But when it came down to choosing the best university for her, the Port Neches native said LU was a perfect fit.

On Thursday, Sept.15, the College of Engineering hosted the annual fall LU Engineering Career Fair. Students were welcomed in the Live Oak Ballroom in the Setzer Center with ore than 70 prospective employers awaiting their arrival, the largest career fair in the college’s history to date.

New year. New faces. Welcome home, class of 2026! It's a whole new world for incoming freshman who joined the Cardinal family this fall. Alli Gross, a biology pre-med major, is an incoming junior in the Texas Academy Program, an early entrance honors program for local high school juniors and seniors. For the Orange, Texas, native it's been an exciting journey so far discovering all that Lamar University has to offer.