Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog Revised 9-13-16
Core Values
• Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement.
• General education / core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community.
• Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus.
• Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment.
• Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by
successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum.
• Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity.
Principles
Lamar State College Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be:
• Treated with dignity and respect;
• Afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience;
• Given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and,
• Provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.
Facilities
The Lamar State College Port Arthur campus contains 28 buildings situated on approximately 40 acres. Most of these facilities were donated for the creation of the institution, including contributions from Port Arthur College, the City of Port Arthur, the Port Arthur College Foundation, Southern Union Gas, the First United Methodist Church of Port Arthur and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Gates Memorial Library
The Gates Memorial Library is one of the most attractive academic library buildings in Texas. The two-story Classical Revival building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
After a major $ 2.1 million addition and renovation completed in 2004, the library now includes a 50- station open student computer lab, a quiet study carrel area, group study areas, a periodical reading room, extensive stack areas, individual audio-visual rooms, a multi-purpose conference room and expanded reference and access services areas. Plenty of soft seating inside the library complements an idyllic outside fountain garden surrounded by year-around patio seating.
The online public access catalog is available 24 hours a day on or off campus and is part of a system that automates the major library components.
The library is open five days per week for a total of 58 hours during regular semesters.
Collections are developed in support of all of the college’ s educational programs.
Materials are accessible in many formats, including paper, DVDs, CD-ROMs, videotapes and online. Through password authentication, students and faculty have continuous access to the library’ s electronic holdings, from anywhere on or off campus.
The total volume count numbers more than 55,000. An e-book collection provides an additional 29,000
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