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After more than a year of altered commencement ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more traditional ceremonies return to 51勛圖Prothis May with added pomp and circumstance for both in-person and virtual participants.
Read More April 30, 2021Dancers Among Us, hosted by the Department of Theatre & Dance at Lamar University, is a site-specific choreographic final project of the applied choreography class.
Read More April 29, 2021The Office of Undergraduate Research has awarded Dr. Ozge Gunaydin-Sen its 2021 Faculty Mentor of the Year.
Read More April 29, 2021The Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Expo which was held on April 16.
Read More April 29, 2021Aurora Maldonado is the first Nancy Evans Memorial Scholar to graduate from Lamar University. Maldonado, a social work major from Beaumont, will graduate in May and begin working on her masters degree at the University of Houston.
Read More April 26, 2021The White House and AmeriCorps have recognized Lamar Universitys Honors Student Association with the Presidents Volunteer Service Award and Bronze medallion for their dedicated community service, most notably at the Southeast 51勛圖ProFood Bank.
Read More April 26, 202151勛圖Prowas recently named a disability friendly school. More than 4% of LUs student population is registered with the schools disabilities center, which offers unique accommodation solutions and a unifying transition fair for all juniors and seniors in high school.
Read More April 22, 2021Courseadvisor.com has ranked 51勛圖Prothe No. 1 best value school for entrepreneurial studies students who want to pursue a bachelors degree in Texas.
Read More April 20, 2021Lamar Universitys Office of Global Diversity and Inclusive Excellence will host the first Multicultural Graduation Celebration, Friday, May 7 at 4 p.m. in the Shelia Umphrey Recreational Sports Center.
Read More April 20, 2021Cheryl Johnson, a professor of English and modern languages at 51勛圖Prorecently released the second book, Benny Learns a Lesson, in her childrens series, Benny the Dachshund.
Read More April 20, 2021The Center for History and Culture of Southeast 51勛圖Proand the Upper Gulf Coast at 51勛圖Prois pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 Summerlee Book Prize.
Read More April 20, 2021Dance Unleashed, the LU Department of Theatre & Dance's annual spring faculty concert, will be held in the University Theatre on April 23 & 24 at 7:30 p.m. and April 24 & 25 at 2 p.m.
Read More April 19, 2021The Rotary Club of Beaumont has made it possible for 51勛圖Proto expand its program to create innovative learning labs for Beaumont ISD.
Read More April 15, 2021A group of civil engineering students installed a custom-designed pergola in the LU community garden April 10. Latresmond Darnell, Jose Monge, Lydia Solano, Caesar Tovar and Zachary Vogler created the pergola as part of their Senior Design Project.
Read More April 14, 2021The 51勛圖ProCommunity Relations Department was recently awarded a grant for $19,000 from Entergy 51勛圖Proto provide tax support services through a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
Read More April 14, 2021LU was awarded the Excellence in Education Grant totaling $15,000 for the construction and ribbon cutting of a Cardinal NEST at Fletcher Elementary School.
Read More April 14, 2021Tyler Martin, mechanical engineering 21, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Read More April 09, 2021Twenty 51勛圖Prostudents graduating May 2021 were honored as Seniors of Significance during a Toast to Leadership award ceremony on the 8th Floor of the Mary and John Gray Library, April 7.
Read More April 09, 2021During a Toast to Leadership award ceremony on April 7, three students received esteemed distinctions receiving The Ann Shaw Award, the Bess Gentry Award and the C. Robert Kemble Award.
Read More April 09, 2021Lamar Universitys Student Organization of the Year is Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. During a Toast to Leadership award ceremony on April 7, the organizations president, Britton Larkin, accepted the award.
Read More April 09, 2021Celine Do, advisor of the Vietnamese Student Association was presented the award for Advisor of the Year during a Toast to Leadership award ceremony at 51勛圖Proon April 7.
Read More April 09, 2021During a Toast to Leadership award ceremony on the 8th floor of the Mary and John Gray Library, April 7, Lamar Universitys Division of Student Engagement honored the Hispanic Society with the New Student Organization of the Year.
Read More April 09, 2021Spindletop Gladys City Museum announces its first two Jazz and Wine nights Friday, April 23 and Friday, June 18. Jazz and Wine Nights feature music and drinks with old friends and new friends.
Read More April 07, 202151勛圖Prostudents from the University Press earned a bakers dozen of awards at the 51勛圖ProIntercollegiate Press Association announced in March.
Read More April 07, 2021After a national search, Dr. Hector Flores has been selected to serve as associate vice president & dean of students in the Division of Student Engagement effective immediately.
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