Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog Revised 9-13-16
Other Services
Alumni Association
The Alumni Association, which includes former students, current and former employees and friends of the College, supports the school and provides six student scholarships every academic year. The group’ s activities include an annual banquet meeting in October.
The association traces its beginning to the Port Arthur College Alumni Association organized in 1917 and active until the early 1950s. In 1986, with the encouragement of Lamar State College Port Arthur former President, former PACAA members, faculty and staff reactivated the group as the Lamar University-Port Arthur Alumni Association. The organization changed its name in 2000 to reflect the change of the institution’ s name.
Campus Security
Community Service officers help to provide a safe environment for students, visitors and college employees. They provide escort service to vehicles upon request and provide parking lot surveillance. The College also utilizes video and other forms of surveillance to aid in providing a secure and safe operation. The campus also relies on the Port Arthur Police Department when in need.
Campus emergencies must be reported to the Security Office by dialing‘ 0’.
Fitness Center
Lamar State College Port Arthur has a state of the art fitness center composed of cardiovascular machines such as treadmills, bikes and rowing machines as well as strength training equipment such as free weights and Pre-Cor weight machines. A dance studio is adjacent to the Fitness Center where classes are offered. The basketball court is available for free play. The Fitness Center is student-driven and works with the interests of the student body to form such things as basketball contests, fun runs and club / intramural sports activities.
The Fitness Center is located in the Carl Parker Building.
Counseling Services
Lamar State College Port Arthur recognizes that stressful personal and family problems can have an adverse impact on the academic performance of college students. While no program can eliminate all personal problems, efforts to provide timely assessment and effective counseling are steps that can be taken to address such concerns. In an effort to provide support in this area, Student Services offers assistance to students in the form of personal counseling to help students confront and cope with today ' s problems.
Counseling services referral can be arranged for students by contacting the Vice President for Student Services.
Intercollegiate Athletics
The College also has a Division I intercollegiate athletic programs; men’ s basketball and women’ s softball. The teams compete in Region XIV, a conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association( NJCAA). Region XIV is known as one of the strongest conferences in the NJCAA.
Men’ s Basketball
Lamar State College Port Arthur sponsors a Men’ s Basketball Team that competes in NJCAA Division I. Each year, approximately 14 student-athletes represent the Seahawks playing some of the best teams in the country. In 2011, the Seahawk Basketball team earned a spot in the National NJCAA Basketball Tournament by winning the Region XIV Tournament. Students interested in
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