Lamar University News

November 22, 2009 Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:51 PM CST Last updated: November 21, 2009, 10:17 PM CST Six people are competing for every listed job available across the country, a Texas economist said, and it's probably the toughest job market since the last recession in the early 1980s.

One suspect is at large and two are in custody after Lamar University police spotted a stolen car out of Houston on the campus late Monday night.

Beaumont native Eleanor Mitchell, who was sworn in as the 42nd postmaster of the Beaumont Post Office this week.

From Lamar University - Lamar University is entering a new era, thanks to increasing enrollments and graduating classes too large for a single commencement ceremony.

Heath Burns, superintendent of Angleton Independent School District south of Houston, is the sole finalist to be chief of the Abilene Independent School District.

From Lamar University - A new scholarship has been established in honor of the late Helen and Blakey Locke, both longtime fixtures in the Beaumont community.

The College of Education and Human Development of Lamar University honored Mr. Joe Chenella with the announcement that he has been named to the Lamar University Education Hall of Fame.

One night after elections in Texas - seven Hardin County officials united in making an announcement that they will change their party affiliation from democrat to republican.

Dog feces and parasites might sound like an odd field of study. But for Lamar University junior Michael Zarzosa, this research proposal earned him a full academic scholarship for one year and up to $10,000 to finance his work.

Lamar University's MBA program has been selected as one of the nation's best, according to this year's listing by the Princeton Review.

Committee: We'll keep - knowledge, experience and expertise' Story date: Oct. 30, 2009 Aldermen unanimously agree intern not the right choice for city engineer post By Mary Kincy managingeditor@couriernews.com Alderwoman Freddie Harris summed it up in a single sentence.

Texas State Technical College-Marshall will play host to 25 different companies and several colleges when the school has its semi-annual Industry Career Day Event Thursday.

Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a "revolutionary" packaged wastewater treatment system invented by its scientists, and it has formed a company to further develop, market and sell the systems.

Exhibits "A Certain Alchemy: Photographs by Keith Carter" and "Fireflies: Photographs of Children by Keith Carter" run through March 13 at the Wittliff Collections in the Alkek Library at Texas State University in San Marcos.

The Shell Eco-marathon Americas will be held in Houston next year, the first time the event has taken place outside Southern California since it began in 2007.

After almost a week of intense testimony, members of two families embraced after Kimberly Gore Brown was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for the drunken driving deaths of Kassie Nichole Lee and her unborn daughter who was to be named Zoey.

As flu season rages on, many employers are finding it difficult to get through even one work day without someone calling in sick.

Lamar University biology Professor Richard Harrel modestly shrugged off the award to be conferred upon him Saturday.

Lamar University's residential dual-credit program for high school juniors and seniors will offer its semiannual glimpse into the opportunities provided for gifted and talented high school seniors at its fall preview day, Monday, Nov.

Richard Ashmore, Instructor of Geology at Lamar University and national award-winning photographer, will present a solo exhibition of his work, entitled 'Embracing the Light: Perspectives on Mortality', this month in Orange.