2022 News

When the word “legacy” was mentioned, KVLU Station Manager Byron Balentine had to pause. It was a word he had not thought of until that moment. As he stared off thinking about that word, he prepared to talk about it, because after 45 years of service with KVLU radio at Lamar University, Balentine will be signing off for the final time and leaving his legacy imprinted on the university at the end of 2022.

For a decade, the Lamar University Office of Undergraduate Research has championed undergraduate research and creative activities efforts at Lamar University. As the program moves into the start of a new decade, Dr. Cristian Bahrim, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, reflects on the success of the program for the 2022 year.

The Texas Association of School Administrators has named the 2023 recipients of its Johnny L. Veselka Scholarship, which recognizes the leadership of Dr. Johnny L. Veselka, who dedicated nearly 44 years of service to the association, including 32 years as TASA’s executive director.

Ashley Wilbourn '13, along with several other educators in the Beaumont Independent School District, has been honored with the Above and Beyond Award, given to educators within the district for their dedication to student success.

In late November, three Lamar University communication students –– Alexis Miller, Katie Bourgeois and Willie Carrierre –– attended the 38th International Radio and Television Society Foundation Multicultural Career Workshop in New York, New York.

In the third in a series of articles on the production of N*s for The Innovation Platform, Lamar University’s Professor Philip L Cole discusses the importance of using both high-intensity pion and electron beams for revealing the inner structure of excited protons (N*s) in the second and third resonance regions that decay through the two-pion channel.

The holiday season is fast-approaching and there's been a lot to celebrate on the Lamar University campus! 

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.

The Lamar Department of Art and Design invites you to join them for “Sanity Not Found,” the fall 2022 senior thesis show in which art students fulfill the requirements for their degree by presenting their thesis projects. “Sanity Not Found” will be in exhibition Dec. 2-10 at the Dishman Art Museum.

Lamar University choirs of the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music will present one of the most beloved choral works, Handel’s Messiah, on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Cathedral Basilica.

For the second time, Cardinal Lights, a spectacular holiday light display, has returned to the Lamar University campus for the Southeast Texas community to enjoy. For the entire month of December, families are invited to take a slow drive through campus to enjoy the lights and other holiday decorations.

According to our Culinary Arts Department within the Lamar University College of Education and Human Development, here’s what some of your favorite holiday meals say about you:

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.

Lamar University’s second band concert of the 2022-2023 academic year, featuring the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the Julie Rogers Theatre in downtown Beaumont.

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.

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.

After taking part in hearing screenings during the Texas Special Olympics, Lindsey Sanford, Valerie Valdez, Desiree Cooper, Kelsey Spencer, and Sierra Hunnicutt, doctoral audiology students in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, have been invited to volunteer at the Special Olympics in Berlin, Germany in June of 2023.

The Department of Theatre and Dance will present their “Fall & Recovery” dance concert on Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 19 with two show times at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All performances will be held in the University Theatre located on the campus of Lamar University.  

Three Lamar University teams participated in the Texas A&M University School of Law Regional Moot Court Tournament on Nov. 4-5.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is set to host its 9th annual Humanities, Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Education and Business — or HASBSEB — Conference, featuring keynote speaker professor Dr. Juan Llopis, professor of business organization and director of Institutional Relations and Projects at the University of Alicante. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 19.

A team of researchers at Lamar University have been awarded a $45, 000 grant to bolster the team’s outreach initiative on MIND –– mental health intervention, networking and diversion.

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.

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.

The spotlight will soon shine on ten Lamar University students who will star in the next episode of “The College Tour,” an award-winning series streaming on Amazon Prime Video. 

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.

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.

The Lamar University Department of Art & Design is set to host a digital art exhibition featuring Christopher Troutman, associate professor of art and show curator, and several LU art students. https://www.lamar.edu/news-and-events/news/2022/07/fine-arts-students-work-featured-in-japan.html

When the cast and crew are applauded, the production is over and everyone goes home, a light is left on in the theatre. But for whom? According to theatre professor Alan Brincks, the “ghost light” tradition is something that is familiar to any theatre worker, but the origin of the tradition is not entirely known. 

Speaker of the House appoints LU alumna Dr. Wendy Elmore, provost and executive vice president of Lamar State College Orange to the Industry-Based Certification Advisory Council.

Kim Steinhagen will be presenting a behind the scenes look at Lamar University’s public art collection on Nov. 16 at the Dishman Art Museum on the campus of Lamar University.

This week on the LU Moment, Nathan Kogut, a 20-year coaching veteran who joined Lamar University Athletics in April of 2022, talks about how he's managed to lead the women’s soccer team into the best start in program history.

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.

Twins Keyara and Teyara Watson-Love took social media by storm in early summer just after simultaneously graduating from LU with master’s degrees in speech-language pathology –– a field with only 3% of Black women. Now, the pair are headed to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention to present research.

Lamar University alum Monica Fricke '14 was recently awarded Region 6 Counselor of the Year award.

The Lamar University College of Business presents a screening event for Beyond Zero, a feature-length documentary film which chronicles the revolutionary journey of Interface's founder, Ray Anderson, who embarks on a mission to create a 100% sustainable enterprise. The event will include a Q&A with the film's writer and director, Nathan Havey, and Interface's Danny Airhart.

Cynthia Stinson, Ph.D., APRN, CNS, R.N.-BC, department chair and associate professor of nursing within the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing, has received the Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing award from the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence.

On Oct. 17-21, Lamar University joins colleges and universities across the nation in celebrating National Transfer Student Week. This week on the LU Moment, Ryan Litchfield shares all the details of LU's week-long celebration of transfer students.

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.

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.”

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.

In this Q&A, Hispanic mentor and instructor of social work April Loya-Boggs shares her background, culture and what Hispanic Heritage Month means to her and her family.

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

Junior civil and environmental engineering major Melissa Tan’s research was recently accepted into the 14th annual GCURS at Rice University.

In this Q&A, Hispanic mentor and instructor of social work Angela Clavijo shares her background, culture and what Hispanic Heritage Month means to her and her family.

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

Nathan Kogut, a 20-year coaching veteran who joined Lamar University Athletics in April of 2022, has led the women’s soccer team into the best start in program history.

This semester the College of Business Cardinal Communities class has taken on new initiatives to better help incoming freshman be set up for success. These classes, which are requirements for incoming freshman to complete via the university’s Passport Program, are a resource that has been available to students since 2017. In 2020, the College of Business saw great success in improving retention rates by making the class mandatory to incoming business freshman. This practice has since been adopted university wide. The College of Business has continued to look for ways to improve the course and in 2022 has decided to incorporate a new program to continue to mold successful and prepared student s. One such initiative includes teaching Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students.