Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-17 Catalog | Seite 59

Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
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The driver may not drive more than 48 hours in
a week.

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Every driver must take a rest period of at least
12 hours between driving periods.

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.

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The maximum number of hours any passenger
car or van may be driven during any calendar
day is 12 hours.

Counseling services referral can be arranged for
students by contacting the Vice President for
Student Services.

Fitness Center

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.

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.

Campus Security

The Fitness Center is located in the Carl Parker
Building.

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’.

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.

Port Arthur Higher Education
Foundation

Far sighted leaders formed the Port Arthur Higher
Education Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization in 1973. Its purpose is to promote the
arts, sciences and programs of Port Arthur College,
which later became Lamar State College Port
Arthur.
The Foundation’s early role included assisting the
College in acquiring property surrounding the
campus and in making special contributions, such as
providing $125,000 to purchase books for the Gates
Memorial Library after city voters donated the
library to the College.
The Foundation’s current primary purpose is to
administer more than five million dollars in
permanently endowed scholarships for Lamar State
College Port Arthur students. The awards bear the
names of longtime community members, celebrities
and local social and civic clubs, including Robert
Rauschenberg, H.S. and Bernice B. Anderson, Lloyd
and Joe Hayes, Sydalise Fredeman, G.W. Bailey and
the Port Arthur Rotary Club.

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