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In 1986, Lamar University–Orange and Lamar University–Port Arthur were granted accreditation separate from the main campus. Lamar Institute of Technology was created in 1990 in Beaumont to provide technical, business, health and industrial education through programs two years or fewer in length. [9] In 1995, the Lamar University System was ...
In 1983 Lamar added softball as a Division I sport and competed in the Southland conference. When Lamar left the Southland Conference in the 1987 season, the sport was dropped. On April 22, 2011, athletic director Larry Tidwell announced plans to reinstate college softball as an NCAA Division I sport at Lamar University. [62]
The Lamar University System was a state university system established in 1983 with four existing institutions: the flagship Lamar University, and the member institutions Lamar State College–Port Arthur, Lamar State College–Orange (both two-year community colleges), and Lamar Institute of Technology.
The Lamar Cardinals football program represents Lamar University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. The Cardinals are members of the Southland Conference and play their home games in the 16,000 seat Provost Umphrey Stadium . [ 4 ]
The Mary and John Gray Library is an eight-story University Library for Lamar University and the Lamar Institute of Technology [1] in Beaumont, Texas. The library is part of the Federal Depository Library Program that aims to provide government documents free to the public. The library serves as the university's primary research and study center.
The term "Lamar Cardinal," which comes from Lamar's mascot "Big Red," a cardinal, refers to current and former students of Lamar University. The class year of each former student indicates the year four years after their enrollment year, and does not necessarily represent graduation year.
In the fall of 1998, the Lamar University faculty numbered 423 and student enrollment was 8,241. Since the reorganization, Lamar University's enrollment has continually increased with enrollment reaching 14,889 students in 2014. [10] Recently numerous construction projects have revitalized or replaced aged buildings and facilities.
[11] [12] During the same halftime ceremony Lamar also honored Billy's 78-79 Cardinal squad the first team in Lamar University history to advance to the NCAA tournament. A small piece of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament East Regional – Syracuse, New York is now part of the Montagne Center. The goals used in the Syracuse ...