March 2023 News

Dr. Kathryn Washington, assistant professor of educational leadership leads the Texas Council of Women School Executives.

Lupus Warriors, volunteers and supporters will gather for the Walk to End Lupus NOW at Lamar University on Saturday, March 25 at 8 a.m. Their goal: is to bring awareness to the cruel and debilitating disease that attacks the body from the inside out. 

Andy Coughlan is a man of many trades. Aside from being the director of the Lamar University Press and a journalism instructor in the Department of Communication and Media, Coughlan spends his time in the world of fine art. With a love of theatre, he has written a number of plays and has had the opportunity to direct some over the course of his life. Coughlan doesn’t just write stories, but he also communicates them through a different medium: a canvas.

Dr. Mohamad Hamza, professor of clinical mental health counseling, recently presented on the “Rise of human devastation syndrome in Syria” for the Academy of Medical Psychology.

Something’s cooking in the College of Education and Human Development. The college recently welcomed its newest top chef to the culinary program and his recipe for success may have the Lamar University campus, and Southeast Texas community, hungry for more.

Recently, the Cardinal Ideas Pitch Competition gave teams of student and community entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop and present their business ideas to a panel of judges from the regional business and investment community.

As the mixture of orange and yellow light faded to black, the cast of “The Heidi Chronicles” took one final step onto the stage of the Lamar University Theatre and bowed to an audience on their feet who presented all of those involved with a heavily-deserved standing ovation. After weeks of auditioning, rehearsing and planning, the Lamar University Department of Theatre & Dance presented “The Heidi Chronicles,” for four consecutive days.

The Lamar University Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences is home to two areas of study: speech-language pathology and audiology. The areas of study are not simply a lecture-based programs. Rather, there is a component that allows for hands-on learning, experience and opportunity to provide services to the community of Southeast Texas. That component is the two state-of-the-art clinics housed in the Speech and Hearing building on the campus of Lamar University.

The Lamar University campus was abuzz just days ago as nearly 1500 guests piled in for spring Cardinal View –– record-breaking numbers for the open house event that shatters previous records of attendance.

If you’re looking for another reason to love Lamar University, we can give you five. U.S. News & World Report has ranked five Lamar University online programs among the best in the nation.