Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
located on the second floor of the Student Services
Building or call (409) 984-6192.
SKILLS, U.S.A.™
Skills USA is an international organization that
serves students who are enrolled in training
programs in technical, skilled, and service
occupations. Skills USA prepares America's high
performance workers by providing quality
educational experiences for students in leadership,
teamwork, citizenship, and character development.
Participation in Skills USA builds and reinforces
self-confidence, work attitudes and communication
skills while emphasizing total quality at work, high
ethical standards, superior work skills, lifelong
education and pride in the dignity of work. Skills
USA programs include local, state, national, and
international competitions in which students
demonstrate occupational and leadership skills.
SOAR Student Book Clubs
In January 2013, Lamar State College Port Arthur
(LSCPA) implemented the College’s Quality
Enhancement Plan (QEP), as described by
Comprehensive
Requirement
2.12
and
Comprehensive Standard 3.3.2 in The Principles of
Accreditation:
Foundations
for
Quality
Enhancement. The College’s QEP is entitled
Seahawks SOAR (Students Obtaining Achievement
in Reading).
One aspect of the Seahawks SOAR project is hosting
Student Book Clubs for the duration of the five year
study. Led by a faculty or staff member, the Student
Book Clubs will meet three times a semester. At
each meeting, the leader will guide the students in a
discussion of one popular work of fiction or
nonfiction, selected by a sub-committee of the
Seahawks SOAR Advisory Committee. This process
of reading the text and bringing the author or
relevant speaker to address the student body is the
model for subsequent semesters. Sign up for
participation in a book club occurs during Welcome
Week each semester. The College offers incentives
for the students to participate in the student book
club activities, including drawings for giveaways, Tshirts, wristbands, and gift cards. For more
information contact the Director of Student
Activities on the second floor of the Student Center.
Eligibility for Extracurricular
Activities
An extracurricular activity is an activity
representing the student body, a student
organization,
any
department
or
division
organization or any activity representing the
College.
Any half-time student not on disciplinary or
scholastic probation, who is officially registered, is
eligible to become a candidate and/or to hold student
office or to represent the College in any
extracurricular activity provided such student has a
grade point average of at least 2.0 for both the whole
of college work completed at Lamar State College
Port Arthur and that of the preceding semester.
For the purpose of establishing eligibility, two sixweek summer terms may count as one semester.
Transfer students have the same eligibility as
freshman students until completion of one semester
at Lamar State College-Port Arthur.
Students participating on an intercollegiate level in
any one of the certified sports of the National Junior
College Athletic Association shall conform to the
requirements of the Rules of Eligibility, the rules
and regulations of the Region XIV conference, and
the rules of the College at which the students are
attending and participating.
Student Publications
“Expressions” is an annual student publication
which encourages and promotes the literary, artistic
and photographic expression of LSCPA students.
Students write literary works and submit them for
evaluation. Entries are judged by a qualified panel
of judges. Entries are received during the fall
semester and published during the spring semester.
Students from all majors and fields of study are
encouraged to make submissions.
Compact with Texans
In response to the Agency Strategic Plan for Fiscal
years 2001-2005, issued jointly by the Governor’s
Office of Budget and Planning and the Legislative
Budget Board, Lamar State College Port Arthur
developed a “Compact with Texans,” which
addresses the services provided to students,
business and organizations that are part of the
LSCPA community. The goals of the State of Texas
include quality services to the customers of our state
colleges. The College heartily supports this goal and
commits to guidelines for quality of instruction and
services.
Services Provided: The College provides accessible
post-secondary education and training opportunities
for a diverse population of Southeast Texas,
including students pursuing a degree for the first
time, students returning for personal or professional
enhancement, students seeking career changes or
promotion and organizations seeking to upgrade the
skills of their workforce.
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